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The week we have been reading the Christmas Pine. The book tells the story of a Norwegian pine tree chosen to be the annual Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square. The story’s meaning symbolises peace and friendship as the tree is a gift from Norway to the UK. This week the children designed their own…

Expressive Arts & Design, Physical Development

The children have been learning about pitch and tempo through listening to different sounds and types of music. They have used their bodies to identify the tempo - moving and dancing quickly and slowly. Today they waved their scarves high and low…

Today we have been exploring what is the effect of water resistance. 

We discussed how water resistance is stronger than air resistance using the example of trying to move through the pool.

After, we investigated how shape affects the speed an object drops. 

Today we have been investigating square numbers.

We used arrays and multi link cubes to show a range of square numbers.

Year 1-English-Command words
 

We have had lots of fun today learning about command words in English. We rolled the dice in pairs and followed the different commands. 

”clap your hands” “stamp your feet” “bend your knees”

Science Year 1-What types of animals are there?

We have been looking at different types of animals including amphibians, reptiles, fish, mammals and birds. We talked about similarities and differences between each animal. The children then sorted the animal pictures into the different…

Today Year 2 took part in an online Titanic masterclass with many other schools. They were joined by Emma, Daniel and Nathan who talked about museums and the Titanic. They learnt lots of interesting facts about this famous ship and how, despite it never visiting Liverpool, it had strong links with…

We have made bird feeders using pinecones, lard and seeds. This afternoon, we took them to are woodland area and hung them on the trees.

We have been reading the beginning of The Christmas Story when Angel Gabriel told Mary she was going to have a baby and his name would be Jesus. The children have re-enacted the story and talked about how Mary may have felt. This week we talked about the meaning of love and created ‘hanging…

Communication & Language, Physical Development, Literacy

We are reading ‘I’m Going to Eat This Ant’ by Chris Naylor which is a story about an anteater who is tired of eating ants all the time. This week the children have looked at different images and clips of anteaters. We then asked them to…

We had an amazing time learning how to bowl. It was great fun learning the technique.

Yesterday we were really lucky to receive a visit from SWACA, a women and children’s charity that support families in our area.  They talked to the children about relationships and being kind to each other.  They challenged stereotypes in regards to toys and games the children play.  We celebrated…