Blog by Mrs Shepherd
Autumn PE
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We've had weekly lessons focussing on building our throwing and catching skills.
Our focus has been chest passes and bounce passes while trying to outwit defenders.
This week Kestrel class have been thinking about rules, fair play and sportsmanship and how this can change the game that we…
Posted by /blog/author/jshepherd/page:3 on 11 October 2022
Category: Kestrels
Group maths
This week we have been thinking about exchanging when adding two numbers together.
Yesterday, we worked in small groups to show the different ways we could show how we do this using place value charts alongside the column method.
Posted by /blog/author/jshepherd/page:3 on 11 October 2022
Category: Kestrels
Stone Age Painting
On Monday, half of the class enjoyed a special lesson with Mrs Hicks. As part of our project on the stone age the children tried to make their own paint as they did 1000's of years ago.
The rest of the class will go next Monday.
Posted by /blog/author/jshepherd/page:3 on 6 October 2022
Category: Kestrels
What is a river?
We have started thinking about what makes a river.
How does a river start?
Where does it end?
Kestrels class made a mini river at school, gathering different materials to make embankments.
Posted by /blog/author/jshepherd/page:3 on 29 September 2022
Category: Kestrels
What makes a friend?
Today we've been discussing what makes a good friend and thinking about what makes are friendships work as well as how to overcome any problems we might face trying to get along with each other.
Posted by /blog/author/jshepherd/page:3 on 22 September 2022
Category: Kestrels
Classroom cave art
Today we created some of our own cave art, by drawings on walls and under tables.
Posted by /blog/author/jshepherd/page:3 on 22 September 2022
Category: Kestrels
Great start to the year
Well done to all of Kestrels for an excellent start to the year.
The whole class is excited about our first topic of the Stone Age. We've explored caves, spent time hunting and gathering food and learning about cave art.
Here are a few pictures from our time in class so…
Posted by /blog/author/jshepherd/page:3 on 19 September 2022
Category: Kestrels
Summer 1
Kestrels are really enjoying their topic on Ancient Greece.
This week we have been writing our own versions of Greek myths. We will add these to our class library with our other writing. The children love picking up these books, finding their own and work and reading their classmates.
We…
Posted by /blog/author/jshepherd/page:3 on 15 May 2022
Category: Kestrels