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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.…

This week has been a very Science focused week. We have had a go at being ‘Junior Palaeontologists’ using ‘Dig It Out’ kits. We also had the opportunity to look at, feel, smell and touch real fossils that Mrs Hanigan brought in for us. As well as these activities we created flow charts into how…

“This week we have been learning more about Florence Nightingale. We have been pretending we were soldiers writing a letter” – Oscar

“We were learning our 5x tables. 3x5=15” – Indy

“We have been learning the /I/ sound.” – Sophia

“Find has the /I/ sound in it.” – Nevaeh

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This week Mrs White has been teaching the class lots of new skills. In maths they have covered capacity; measuring out liquids to see which containers hold the most, finding half full, full and empty.  The class have enjoyed the practical skills pouring the liquids from one container to…

Wow. What a week we have had here in Moonbeam class. Mrs Dorota and I couldn’t wait to see the children again on Monday and we have all had a wonderful time, sharing our Christmas adventures and stories and the children have been so excited to see their friends again.

Our week started off…