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Year 1 and 2 had great fun classifying animals. They brought in a stuffed animal from home and began by thinking about the animals characteristics of their animal. They then learnt about the different groups that animals belong to and sorted them into groups. Year 2 had an extra challenge to sort…

 Class 1 have had a great week exploring Chinese new year. They enjoyed practising using chop sticks in the role play Chinese restaurant, measuring snakes, learning about ‘The Great Race’ and performing a dragon dance for the rest of the school. What a super fun week we have…

Class 2 have been learning to import sounds and have started to plan their podcast ready to share with the school next week. They can’t wait! 
 

In science today we investigated how the amount of water effected the pitch and volume when tapping the glass. We measured the readings in decibels and calculated our averages. Lots of scientific skills shining through!

In French this week, Class 2 explored the story of the Chinese Zodiac. They then got creative to make springy snakes to celebrate the year of the snake.

Class 2 have enjoyed their PE unit focusing on health related fitness. They have completed a fitness test each week trying to beat their previous score. Great work getting your pulse rates higher children. We even finished off with a little meditation. 
 

Year 1 have had a great week exploring using using number bonds to add within 20. Great work children. 
 

Reception have had a busy week of learning! They’ve enjoyed so many fun lessons from music to science, and not forgetting handwriting practise! Another incredible week! Well done children.

This week in science our enquiry question was to discover the best way to create a sting cup phone. We tested different cups, materials of strings and lengths of strings to discover which made the clearest sounds. We used our knowledge of vibrations and how sound worked to adjust and measure the…

The children had a fabulous time in forest school during December, they took part in lots of natural craft activities, practised their fire lighting skills, they used Peelers and saws to create toadstools and snowman and as always perfected their den building skills.

In Science today we investigated how sound works.

We used a range of resources to explore vibrations and how we can see, hear and feel them.

The children in Year 1 have been learning about the spelling patterns for the ‘ow’ sound. They were able to use their phonic knowledge to write a selection of words containing the sound. Well done Year 1!