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Planet HeroesBlog by Mrs Lees
Dragon Dancing
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To celebrate Chinese New Year this week the children have been creating their own dragons dances outdoors, using our parachutes and masks.
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Learning about the Inuit people
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This week we are learning about the Inuit people who inhabit the Arctic. Here, the girls made a hood to carry their baby, just as the Inuit do.
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Weighing
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This week we are exploring and learning all about weight. The children are doing this through a range of open ended and teacher led challenges and will be using language such as heavy, heavier, light, lighter, balance, measure and compare.
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Learning about the Arctic with Mr Redman
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Today the children got to experience what it is truly like to live in the Arctic through friend of the school and ex-parent, Mr Redman. As he lived in the Arctic for 15 years, he brought along an amazing collection of photos, food and drink, artefacts such as animals skins, clothes and a wealth of…
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geography Speaking and Listening visitor
Crazy about Capacity
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This week we are focusing on two mathematical concepts, capacity and weight. The children are weighing, ordering, comparing, balancing, filling and learning a range of new vocabulary to apply in their learning.
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Throwing in P.E
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In P.E we are working on our under arm and over arm throwing. These are both skills the children will be practising and refining over the coming weeks. See if your child can teach you the correct technique!
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Reading for fun!
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It has been so lovely to see our Ducklings so enthusiastic and keen to share their favourite story books from home. The children have enjoyed sharing their stories as part of our guided reading and this week's writing task.
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Number 4
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This week in Maths we are learning all about the number 4. It may only be a little number, but the children explore and investigate each number in lots of depth. We have been thinking about more and less than 4, what objects make 4 and all the different ways we can make 4. We have also been…
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Remembrance Day
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Today we have been talking about and remembering The Great War and the service men, women and animals who died. The children have bought and drawn poppies and observed a whole school minutes silence as a mark of respect.
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Learning about Harvest with Mrs Hicks
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Today the Ducklings got to venture into our amazing vegetable garden. We shared our knowledge of harvest with Mrs Hicks, who in turn told us all about how we harvest the vegetables in school, wash them, cook them and eat them as part of our school dinners!
We were amazed with just how much…
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outdoor learning Speaking and Listening Understanding the World
Meditation superstars
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In Ducklings this week we have been talking about midfullness, meditation and yoga. We have been making time each day to relax and be calm after a busy day.
Look at this amazing yoga pose!
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healthyliving Physical development
Chopping vegetables
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This week we are developing our chopping skills to chop up fruits and vegetables. We have got to consider holding the vegetable in a safe position and moving the knife forwards and backwards to chop carefully.
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