Outdoor Learning Day in Herons

Today in Herons we have been learning about Guy Fawkes. We made a bonfire out of leaves and sticks and we also created a firework painting using a stick as a paintbrush.

This morning we went on an Autumn walk. We saw lots of different coloured leaves, a bare tree, berries, pine cones and muddy…

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Bonfire night safety with Little Ted

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The children have been learning all about how to stay safe on Bonfire Night. They are taking the rules very seriously and I'm sure they will be able to tell you all about it at home. 

When we learned that Little Ted had injured his arm with a firework. He wrote a letter asking the children to…

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Outdoor Learning Day

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As part of our outdoor learning we investigated which 3D shapes can roll. We talked about why some shapes can't roll and why some can. 

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We're going on a shape hunt!

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For our outside learning this week, the children have been working in groups to investigate 3D shapes in our garden area. It was amazing how many shapes the children discovered and how confidently they are learning and applying the names of shapes.

Ayrton said 'Look, the shed roof is a…

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Giving meaning to our marks

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This week we've been drawing pictures and giving meaning to the marks we make when drawing. We've drawn our families, dinosaurs, spiders and lots of other things.

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Falcon's outdoor classroom day 2020

We had so much fun for outdoor classroom day. For maths, we did algebra using natural materials to solve calculations. We then used our senses to create fantastic poems about trees. To finish off we did a Geography country hunt taking us all around the playground. What was your favourite…

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Sorting 2D shapes

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In Maths this week we are sorting 2D and 3D shapes according to their properties. The children have been learning and using mathematical language like sides, faces, corners, etc. We have been sorting shapes as a whole class and during independent activities. 

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Information Leaflets

This week we have started to learn about Information Leaflets in our English lessons.  We have looked at a range of leaflets and identified some of the features that they have.  We spent some time outside looking at them and discussing how they are structured and how they grab the readers…

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Herons Update

Hi Herons,

I hope you are all having a great half term. Thank you so much to those of you who have been sending photos. It looks like you are having lots of fun.

 

Just a few reminders for our first week back. 

Wednesday is our new PE day. Please make sure you are wearing your outdoor…

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Owls Update 27.10

I hope you are all having a lovely break.  I've been contacted by some parents who have said that the book activity set for homework would not open.  I've reattached it on the Home Learning page.  Looking forward to seeing you all next week,

Mr. Vaughan

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The Little Red Hen

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The Ducklings have loved reading the traditional tale of The Little Red Hen and now know it so well that they love acting it out and retelling it using the repetitive story language.

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Taller and shorter

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Our maths challenge was to make a tower and compare it with our talking partner to see who had the tallest and who had the shortest.

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measure maths

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