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We have had a wonderful week in Moonbeam Class. Our Mathematics lessons have been all about telling the time. We have looked at o’clock and half past so far, on analogue clocks. The children have all picked it up so quickly and I am so proud of them all for working so hard. I definitely think the…

This week in rainbow class we have been very busy. 

The star of the week is Emily. Our merit certificate winners are Eliza and me (Ellie) well done.

In maths we have been doing Division  some with reminders in. On Friday we have been making chocolate in English we have been learning about…

Our heads have been in the sky this week with the class enjoying our new airport role play area. We have flown to a host of different destinations from visiting Mickey in America, to China to celebrate their new year.

The children have joined in with the Chinese festivities this week. We have…

This week the children have been working with money in Mathematics and they have worked really hard to recognise different coins and their value and make different amounts. In English we have been exploring Little Red Riding hood and after our amazing work on Wednesday, we went out into the snow…

This week we have considered the different adaptations that animals have made over time in order to survive in their extreme conditions.

This task was split into different tasks for us to complete by Mr Blackburn

• Consider the adaptation of a polar bear
• Research the adaptation of…

What a week we have had in sunshine class. In English we have continued with our topic, Polar Regions and we couldn’t have asked for more suitable weather conditions to inspire the children. This week have learnt about the differences between fiction and non fiction books which I’m sure you will…

A group of children from year 6 have been looking at the difference between formal and informal writing. We discussed how we can recognise the different style of writing and speech and when each would be most appropriate. We then looked at Gangsta Granny and highlighted the different levels of…

Another fun filled and busy week, in Moonbeam class. This week we have enjoyed Science looking at weather again, predicting what it will be like and what a great week of weather we have had for this. In English we have been working hard on our fairy tale topic, exploring different stories,…

The children have been working hard to earn golden tickets this week. 

We have started reading the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, linked to our English unit on chocolate. 

"We tasted chocolate." - Maryam

"We have been learning about where chocolate comes from." - Sophia

"The…

This week we have embraced the cold weather and have been learning all about penguins and their habitats. On Monday morning a suitcase was found in our classroom. The contents were somewhat different from normal as it contained snowballs, a small can of sardines and a small picnic blanket. We had…

This term the children are going to work with Bloom's Taxonomy, thinking about habitats. Bloom's Taxonomy helps us to work towards higher order thinking. One of the ways that this is done, is by using the idea of a ladder you can climb up.

The first 'rungs' on the ladder are: remembering,…

The end of week 2 already! This week we have completed lots of different challenges and activities and have worked hard in all subjects.

In English we have looked at new tales, making new questions from the point of view of the characters, performing the stories and retelling the stories.…