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"...
How do Jewish people celebrate Shabbat?
Challah bread is a Jewish bread eaten on the Sabbath – a holy day of rest and celebration for Jewish people. The Sabbath begins at nightfall on Friday and lasts until nightfall on Saturday. Today we tried to plait some Challah bread dough. [gallery...
Hand to Mouth
Today we had a visit from Hand to Mouth. We developed our understanding of the Lord's Prayer.
Butterfly Lions create Air Raid Shelters in DT…
What is Shabbat and why is it important to have a day of rest?
Shabbat is on Saturday and is an exciting day of rest for Jewish people. It begins onFriday evening and ends on Saturday evening. We ordered the events of a Shabbat timetable. It shows how 3 children celebrate Shabbat. [gallery type="rectangular"...
HEDGEHOG HOMES!
The Hungry Caterpillars have worked in collaborative pairs during our Design and Technology project. The children worked together to design and make a home for a hedgehog after learning about hedgehogs. They used a planning sheet for their joint design and then used...
What is in our blood? Our Butterfly Lions find out…
THE SHINING STARS HAVE ENJOYED BEING IN ROLE AS POLICE OFFICERS, INVESTIGATING THE GOLDILOCKS CRIME SCENE IN THE EARLY YEARS PLAYGROUND!
The Shining Stars have been spotting clues at the Goldilocks crime scene, which they discovered earlier this week! The police officers saw 3 bowls, two still containing porridge and 1 small empty bowl. There was then a large chair, a medium sized chair and a broken...
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