Marvellous mirrors…
Our science topic this half term is all about light and this week we learnt about mirrors. We found out that mirrors reflect light well because their surface is smooth, shiny and flat. We wrote reverse messages to each other using mirrors and had lots of fun. ...
Plural Nouns
In groups we sorted the animals according to whether you add -s or -es for a plural.
Commands
We wrote commands starting with verbs.
Different types of sentences
Today we identified the difference between questions, statements, commands and exclamations. Writing Questions We also wrote questions to find out more information about a mystery bird. We then thought about which questions would obtain the most information? We...
The Shining Stars have enjoyed their NCETM maths meeting sessions and the linked activities in the provision over the last couple of weeks. The children have been finding sub groups within larger quantities as part of their learning about conceptual subitising. They...
We are learning about Islam in RE
We have made a good start to our learning about in RE and came up with actions to help us remember the 5 Pillars of Islam. There is only 1 God. You have to pray 5 times a day. You have to give money to charity. You have to fast during the months of Ramadan. You have...
Stone Age art
We are really enjoying our topic about the Stone Age and created our very own cave paintings depicting various animals. We used earth colours as these are the ones our ancestors used in prehistoric times by crushing different rocks and mixing them with animal fat. We...
We love playing the djembes
This week we have learned about djembe, a traditional drum from West Africa and created our very own piece of music in a call and response style. Everyone really enjoyed playing the djembes as a class and we also learned to sing some traditional songs from Ghana. ...
Different types of sentences
We have been identifying the difference between questions, statements, commands and exclamations.
Look At Me!
The Hungry Caterpillars used their sense of sight to see their face in a mirror and paint a self portrait. The children looked at the shape of their face and the colour of their eyes, hair and skin and created wonderful observational artwork. [gallery...
Working With Thousands
The Billionaires have been working hard in maths as we learn all about place value. We are learning about 4-digit numbers and how we can partition them in different ways. We've also learned what happens when we add or subtract thousands, hundreds, tens or ones. ...
Conscience Alley
What decision did Jonah have to make? We used Conscience Alley to help us to explore the question: Should Jonah go to Nineveh?
New Friends and EXPLORING NEW IN AND OUTDOOR RECEPTION CLASS PROVISION!
The Shining Stars have made lots of new friends and enjoyed playing in the provision. They have also been learning all of the new routines in Reception class. There have been lots of activities to take part in: Funky Fingers, sand and water trays, being in role as...
Our Five Senses
‘Who am I?’ is the enquiry question for the Hungry Caterpillars this half term in Nursery. The children have been finding out that we learn about the world around us by using our five senses. This week they explored their sense of taste. After listening to a...
Continent Twister
Today in our Geography lesson we learnt about the 7 continents of the world. We played a fun game of Continent Twister!
Our fantastic trip to Magna
Our last trip this academic year was to the science adventure park Magna. We had a wonderful day exploring the exhibits in the 4 different sections of the museum linked to Earth, Fire, Air and Water and watching a demonstration about steel making. We also took part in...
Our DT project
We really enjoyed our DT project making Greek...
Goodbye Service…
This week we walked up to Tankersley Church for the Goodbye Service for the Butterfly Lions. It was lovely to hear about all the fun and good times they had at Tankersley School, memories they will surely treasure forever. We sang some our favourite hymns and the Y6...
THE SHINING STARS HAVE ENJOYED AN EXCITING DAY AT THE TROPICAL BUTTERFLY HOUSE, ANSTON!
The children explored butterflies in the Tropical House, farm animals and a range of birds and small animals. They even joined an 'Animal Senses' guided workshop where they learnt lots of new information! It was so lovely to hear the children using vocabulary that...
A Super, Sunny Day Out at Sundown!
The Hungry Caterpillars enjoyed a super, sunny day out at Sundown Adventureland. The children had lots of fun exploring a variety of fantastic rides and brilliant play areas with their friends. A lovely time was had by everyone! [gallery type="rectangular"...
A FANTASTIC EARLY YEARS SPORTS MORNING!
Children in Nursery and Reception classes had a great time participating in a range of exciting physical activities. These included egg and spoon obstacle, javelin throwing, bean bag aiming, running and jumping races, long jump and the balancing water cup challenge....
Land of Blue
We really enjoyed reading and analysing the poem called the Land of Blue. It made us think about our emotions, what we do when we are not very happy and how we can support each other in times of difficulty. We tried really hard with writing our own versions of the...
Class 2 visit Scarborough
On Monday 14th July we went on our school visit to Scarborough. We went on the beach and used our buckets and spades to make sandcastles. We had a competition to see who could build the best one. After a while we had an ice-cream as a delicious treat because we’d all...
Animal poems
The Class 1 children have written some wonderful animal poems. If you could be an animal, what would you be? They had a wonderful time reciting the poems to their classmates. [gallery type="rectangular"...
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