As part of their learning in Design and Technology, the Year Two children have been working really hard, developing their sewing skills. They have learned how to thread a needle and also join two pieces of material together as they created their own piece of bunting. Each triangle has its own letter and the children have decorated their bunting very imaginatively with sequins. Can you spot the missing word in our message?
Year 2 love animals
Amazing Animal Creations in Year 4!
This is what the original, artistic children in year 4 have created! Well done to each one of these fantastic creations.
Today, the children came as animals. Here is the marvellous year 4 menagerie.
Our recent RE topic was Community. Here is the display about St Barts the children made.
The children have been enjoying learning about the Romans very much, including Julius Caesar. I hope you all have a lovely weekend.
Year 2 explore Everyday Materials
Year 2 have been enjoying exploring materials out and about. In particular, they have been finding out about the properties of a variety of materials and thinking about the suitability of different materials. They have been learning to use lots of new words such as transparent/opaque, absorbent/waterproof as well as flexible/rigid. They are great scientists!
The children have also enjoyed thinking about what it would be like if an unsuitable material was used for a particular object. Inspired by the poem, Woolly Saucepan by Michael Rosen, they created their own unsuitable matches! Here is just one of the poems created this week.
Chocolate Door by Mahdi, Rosanne and Rosie
Could I have a chocolate door
a metal biscuit, a fabric window
and a brick hammer, please?
Er, sorry, I mean a plastic mug
a cardboard table, a wooden blanket
and a glass hat, please?
Er, sorry, I mean … oh no!
You know what I mean, don’t you?
Nursery – 31.01.2025
This week in maths we looked at the number 4, we learnt about Pete and his groovy coat which can only have 4 buttons on. We found number 4 on our number fans and had a go at putting 4 cubes on a fives frame. We also looked at squares and rectangles and made these shapes using lolly sticks.
We did some yoga this week…
Important Dates
Friday 7th February – Reading Morning 8:45 – 9:00
Friday 7th February – Crazy Hair Day – Come to school with crazy hair to raise money for the PTA – £2 per child. Please wear full school uniform.
Monday 17th – Friday 21st February – Half Term
Have a lovely weekend
Miss Taylor
Reception – Brrrr it’s cold outside!
24.01.25
Hello and welcome to another week.
There is lots to share, as we are always busy learning, creating and playing. This week began by exploring a new equipment. It was so much fun doing the obstacle course and playing ‘hot lava’ game. The children did great balancing and maneuvering, making sure they hold on tight. Well done Reception!
Last week in Little Wandle we’ve learnt 4 new digraphs.
The children were reading words with the new digraph and even learning how to spell and write some of them.
We also learnt 3 new tricky words. They are already in your child’s blue book, ready for you to practice at home. The new tricky words are ‘was’, ‘they’ and ‘you’.
This week we learnt 3 new digraph and a trigraph. We played lots of games with the new sounds, so the children can get more and more familiar with them.
The new tricky words for this week are by, my and all.
In Maths we introduced the idea that all numbers are made up of small numbers and that these are referred to as parts. Learning to see a whole number and its parts at the same time is a key development in children’s number sense. We were partitioning a whole number 5 into 2 parts and by using practical activities the children understood that 5 can be 4 and 1, but also 2 and 3.
Understanding of the World
We started to think about how the seasons are slowly beginning to change when we spotted that some of the spring bulbs planted in September are starting to come out. We were very excited and very much looking forward seeing their beautiful blooms!
And finally but not least, congratulations for all your hard work and motivation! You truly deserve the awards, red sash and golden rosette!!!
Have a lovely weekend.
Looking forward seeing you all on Tuesday.
Mrs Solakova
Nursery – 24.01.25
This week in RE we learnt about a man named Simeon who had waited a very long time to meet the Lord’s Christ, the Messiah. He was able to meet Jesus when Mary and Joseph brought him to the temple. Simeon took Jesus in his arms and knew that he was the son of God. We role played this in class.
On Tuesday we went out to have a go on the trim trial….
We would be very grateful for any donations of boxes of tissues as we are getting through them very quickly.
Reminders
Grapes need to be cut in half lengthways.
Please put cutlery in lunch boxes if they have something that requires it.
Important Dates
Monday 27th January – INSET Day
Friday 31st January – Reading Morning 8:45 – 9:00am.
Friday 31st January – Therapy for Dogs Day – Wear clothes with an animal on – £1 Donation
Monday 17th February – Friday 21st February – Half Term
Enjoy the long weekend
Miss Taylor
wc 20th January in Year 4
The children are enjoying the trim trail. They had their trial on Monday but I’m sorry that no photos were taken.
We have come to the end of “Escape from Pompeii” and I have really enjoyed reading the children’s writing. They are using adventurous and appropriate adjectives and verbs to make their writing detailed and interesting. Keep it up, year 4!
We already have some fantastic entries to the “animal drawing” competition, with the deadline on Wednesday.
In RHE, the children have been learning that we are all different and unique, made that that way by God. One bright, breezy day – without the help of Storm Eowyn – we used the space outside to play a variation of “fruit salad” where we celebrated our similarities and differences – no two children are the same and each is unique, and loved by God.
The RHE learning involves role-play and the children enjoy playing the parts of Sophie and Aidan as we unpick the religious, health and social learning in the topics.
The children love technology and here they are using “data loggers”. In these photos they are recording different levels of sound around the school, as part of the Science topic Sound.
Have a great weekend!
Year 3: DT
In Design and Technology, we have been learning about electrical systems. Over the past few weeks, we have explored and built circuits, gaining a strong understanding of their components and how they function. We then applied this knowledge creatively and made cross-curricular links to history and created electrical posters.
January 24th 2025
Science experiment!
Carrying on from last week we have been testing materials (and our teamwork) to find the best waterproof materials to make an umbrella. We tested, cotton fabric, plastic, foil, tissue and paper. Which one do you think was the most effective?