Identifying geographical features in a traditional tale
Today the children identified different geographical features in the story ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’. They were able to identify and describe features such as the river, the mountains and the meadow. They then began to discuss how this is different to where we live in Stoke-on-Trent. We…
Forest School
Today we have enjoyed bug hunting, mud painting, making wands by tying knots and making observational drawings of insects.
Difficult decimals!
This week in Maths, we have had a challenging week but Manatees have shown resilience in tackling some tricky decimal questions!
The Great Bread Bake Off!
This week in Design and Technology we have been practising different shaping designs for when we make our own bread!
Character Roleplay!
This week we have taken part in some role play to explore our characters (in our new text 'The Firework Maker's Daughter) thoughts, feelings and emotions!
The Great Bread Bake Off!
This week in Design and Technology we have been practising different shaping designs for when we make our own bread!
Our Trip to Pets at Home
In Ducklings we have been learning all about pets. What makes a good pet, what would not make a good pet and how to take care of them. The children have learnt about animals basic needs such as food, water, medicine and their need for care and love.
we had a great time at pets at home because we…
Junk Modelling!
We love junk modelling! We thought about what we would like to build and then independently chose our resources. We thought about where and how to stick them, what shapes may represent my model and enjoyed describing them to our friends.
We had lots of different models such as rockets, cars,…
2D Shapes and their Properties
This week in maths we have used the play dough to make different 2D shapes. We are super confident with their names and we were able to discuss some of their properties. We focused on using words such as ‘curved and straight’. The children could recall how many sides and corners the shapes had and…
Moving in different ways-Gymnastics
Today in PE the children have been looking at moving in different ways. We role played being an alien flying to the moon and explored how an alien could move. We moved as a slow alien, a wide alien, a tall alien and an energetic alien. We also recapped the shapes we learn in gymnastics last week…
Oh I do like to be beside the Seaside!
Last week we learnt about the physical features of the seaside and this week we are learning about the human features. We were able to draw on our own experiences from the Seaside and enjoy the images and discussions about the following - lighthouse, promenade, pier, arcades and lifeboats.
Effective searching
Today in computing we started a unit looking at effective searching. We completed a quiz to secure our knowledge and understanding from the lesson. We even completed the closed procedure sentences using all the new key vocabulary we had learned.