Autumn 2

School Days

Today we sequenced events in order of time.  We looked at pictures of Little Red Riding Hood on her travels to granny’s house and then looked at parts of our day. We discussed the options available as there were a few possibilities due to the times we collect our coats and registering multiple times a day.

We have started our unit on time this week and to kick it off we’ve made paper chains to sequence the months of the year. 

After looking at the artist Friedrich Hundertwasser and his style of art, Elm 1 had a go at creating our own versions, here is a sample of our artwork.

To immerse ourselves in our Victorian Day, the children started the day lining up in separate rows of boys and girls and upon entering school paid their penny! They then came into the classroom and worked at desks in rows. (These were their best Victorian unhappy faces!) Hazel 1 then wrote their numbers to 100 and chanted their 2 and 5 times tables. The children even had a go at some very fancy letter formation and some dictated sentences that focused on the tricky words we have been learning. After watching a very old video of Victorian children doing their drills, we then replicated this ourselves. So we could do some still life drawing, we went outside to choose a leaf that we found interesting and drew it with just our pencils. In the afternoon, we watched a video showing some of the Victorian games and then we went outside and had a go ourselves. We played with hoops, skipping ropes and skittles.

We have been practicing a very special version of Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer as part of our Christmas performance. We are excited to perform it to our parents.

Finally in computing we collected a different set of data. We rolled a die 20 times, recorded the data and then created our own individual pictograms on Purple Mash, using the knowledge we had already learnt in these sessions. There was lots of fun had!

Having made our pictogram, Hazel class used their computing skills to create a digital pictogram of the data we had collected. After that, we had a look at how we could change the icons on the graph if we were going to collect a different set of data for a different pictogram. The ideas we came up with for information we could collect were hair colour, eye colour and shoe sizes.

We then looked at capturing our own data. We all drew and labelled our most used mode of transport when coming to school, we then laid them out in a pictogram and answered some questions on the data we had collected. We looked at the most popular mode of transport, the least popular, how many children were in class that day and then we talked about why coming to school in a car was the most popular.

Throughout this computing unit we have been looking at capturing data. We started off by ordering objects from biggest to smallest, or smallest to biggest.

During break this morning some of our children noticed the bulbs we planted together have started to sprout! We are excited to watch them continue to grow.

We have used an iPad to log into our purple mash accounts. We used magic badges for the first time, created an avatar and saved a piece of work.

We have been looking at materials to decide which would be best for a dog bed. We have looked at a variety of different materials and considered which ones they might use when designing their own dog bed, giving a reason why.

In Maths we have been ordering numbers to 20. We have looked at the cube representations and transferred this to a number line. We ordered from smallest to biggest and biggest to smallest!

Today we have been exploring poetry, in particular shape and acrostic poetry. We explored their features, read through some examples and then sorted them into two piles.

We have been learning how to log in to ‘Purple Mash’ using our magic badges. We changed our avatar to something more personal that reflected ourselves - choosing hair colour and style, eye colour and the occasional accessory! We also learnt how to save work to our own folders.

In DT we explored the journey of wheat from seed to harvest, learning how it is made into flour and then into bread. Using the skills of measuring, mixing and kneading, we then made a dough. After leaving it to rise we shaped the pitta breads and put them into the oven to cook. Finally we chose a filling and enjoyed eating the final product.

We love forest school and in our second session we learnt how to use tools to whittle. We found a stick and then used a peeler to whittle away the bark on our sticks. We then had some fun in the forest school grounds after learning our new skill.

As part of our Science curriculum, we have been observing seasonal changes. Part of this involves planting bulbs so that we can watch them grow and flourish throughout the seasons. We have also learnt that flowers do not only grow from seeds, but they also grow from bulbs too.

We have been creating repeating patterns. First, we focused on size and shape and then shape and colour.

Exploring shapes in Maths, we looked at some examples of pictures that have been created using shapes. We then had a go at creating our own shape pictures following a template and then we used our imaginations to create some of our own!

What an amazing day we had! The sun was shining, spirits were high, and every child gave it their all. From sprints to sack races, the energy and enthusiasm were incredible! A huge congratulations to both classes — you were all winners. Your determination, teamwork, and resilience made us so proud. It was fantastic to see everyone supporting each other and having so much fun along the way.