This week in Maths we have been counting in steps of 2, 5, 10s and even 3s! Our teachers were so impressed with our speedy counting. We have also been representing numbers to 100 in lots of different ways. We had lots of fun seeing how many different ways we could create our two digit numbers.
Year 2 have been enjoying R.E. this week. We have been learning about the importance of being thankful and the significance farmers have on producing food. We created some mosaics of different crops that are harvested at this time of year, to create these we used pearl barley and PVA glue. We loved creating this art work!
Year 4 have had a fantastic time during health week this week. We have enjoyed a range of different activities and learnt about how to keep our mind and bodies healthy. We really enjoyed circuits, completing the daily mile and practising our athletics! We loved trying some different fruits too, we found them very refreshing after working hard all day!
As part of our Geography lessons this term we have been leaming about erosion. We used soil and water to see the effects of erosion to our landscapes. We were fascinated to learn how much water can change our landscape.
In History this term we have been learning all about our local history of shipbuilding. We enjoyed having a visitor in school who worked on the shipyards and told us all about his experiences. We then a fantastic day walking along the riverside discussing what it looked like in the past and how objects from the past have changed. Have a look at us
During Volunteer Week, our School Council led a special assembly to help everyone learn about the importance of volunteers and the amazing work they do in our community. After the assembly, we made thoughtful cards and small gifts to thank volunteers at the Salvation Army for their dedication and kindness. We then delivered them in person, which was a wonderful way thank the wonderful
This term in computing we have been exploring Microbits. We have learnt they are tiny computers and that we can program using code to make pedometers, night lights and this week play rock, paper and scissors. We had lots of fun writing the code and transferring to the Microbit then seeing if you could beat the computer!
This week year 4 were lucky enough to have a talk with Miss Stronach’s Grandad, Billy, who used to work in the shipyards. He spoke about what his typical working day was like, how long it took to build a ship and how the ships were built. The children were extremely interested and asked a lot of fantastic questions!
