History Spring 1
In History we have been learning about the Ancient Egyptians. We learnt how to write out names in hieroglyphics.
French Spring 1
In French, we have been learning how to say and spell different musical instruments.
Science Spring 1
In Science, we have been investigating light. We have created different experiments to see how light travels and how it bounces off objects. After half term, we will be investigating shadows!
DT Spring 1
In DT this half term, we have created pouches to hold microbits. We programmed an online microbit to create a safety harness for when we are riding our bicycles in the dark.
Spring Term 1
Welcome back Penguins! I hope you all had a magical Christmas and are ready for another fun filled term! Below are few key things about are learning over the next tern!
We are going to be very busy! I can't wait to see you back at school in January!
Miss Allen
Art Autumn 2
In Art this term we have been looking at different ways of creating pictures. In week 4, we explored different textures before tearing up our paper to make new pictures, in a frottage style!
Science Autumn 2
This week in science we went on a magnetic hunt! In groups we went round the classroom and tested which objects were magnetic and which were non-magnetic.
Autumn 2
Mr Hockley was very kind and brought us in some Stone Age artefacts for us to look at!
Autumn 2 French
We have been learning how to say and spell different animals in French.
Science Autumn 2
We have been learning about different types of forces.
French - Autumn 1
Bonjour! We have started to learn some French. We know how to say hello, how are you and good bye. We also spent a lesson focusing on France and we looked on the map at all the different cities there are. It was interesting to find out which other countries speak French as well.
DT- Autumn 1
In DT, we have been thinking about healthy eating including seasonal fruit and vegetables. We started the topic off by making some very yummy fruit skewers!
Autumn 1 - Sneak peek into our learning!
Maths
We will begin the year by focusing on place value, followed by addition and subtraction. We will be using lots of practical resources to support our learning as well as using times table rockstarz to learn our 3,4 and 8 times tables.
History
In History, we will learn all about the Stone Age to the Iron Age. We already had a quick look at the Stone Age during move up day where we enjoyed creating Stone Age cave paintings using the same techniques they did all those years ago.
RE
We start the year off by looking at the Creation Story and what this means for Christians. we will be exploring the Big Frieze and discussing what is wonderful in our world.
PE
Our first PE topic will be orienteering. We will be using maps, coordinates and symbols to navigate ourselves around the school field.
Science
In Science, we will be looking at fossils and rocks. We learn how fossils are formed and also all about different types of rocks and what they are used for.
Doesn't that sound exciting?!
Welcome to Penguins!
What an action-packed year of fun learning we have ahead of us! Penguins are very lucky this year to have 3 adults supporting them during our learning! The class teacher is Miss Allen, Mrs Rennis will be the teaching assistant and Miss Wallis is joining us whilst she completes her teacher training.
Please see below for some key reminders and updates for you to ensure we start off the year smoothly:
I can't wait to get started! Please remember to check back here to see our super learning this year in Penguins!
See you in September!
Miss Allen