Curriculum Impact Tag: KS1

Today we have enjoyed bug hunting, mud painting, making wands by tying knots and making observational drawings of insects. 

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.

We have worked in groups to create an adjective word bank to help us to describe Jack, the Giant and the Beanstalk. We can use these to support our writing! 

We celebrate World Book Day by cosying up with a good book and a hot chocolate.

Today we have started our new topic of ‘Knowing different sounds’. We have listed to a new piece of music and used the glockenspiels to compose our own song. 

Here are our year 2s getting super creative with the play dough! We had some very interesting and detailed models!

In art we have learned all about architects and looking at different perspectives of of buildings and other structures. We looked at some famous buildings including the Taj Mahal, we then drew parts of the architecture to help us understand other people's work. 

Our Garage Band superstars produced some fantastic music including in a dance style, acoustic and even music from other cultures.

Year two showed our school values today by working together in teams to create and build a den. They showed super team work, determination, communication skills and friendship by supporting and encouraging eachother.

Today we used our i pad to create pictures of hedgehogs. We used different colours and techniques to draw their spikes, spines and to add detail to our picture. 

This week in Art we have begun our new Art topic - Exploring Watercolour. We have used the watercolours to try out a variety of techniques and to experiment with colour mixing.

Odd socks day! Why did we wear odd socks to School? Well the children in Year One can tell you. 

“It is okay to be different. We need to be kind to each other” - Darasimi

”We are wearing odd socks to show it’s okay to be different” - Hamd

”Bullying is not okay. It means being unkind over…