January
Some of the Winter themed artwork done by the students in Room 4
Our first theme of 2019 was Winter. In Room 4 we began learning multiplication skills in Maths and used counters to practice grouping and our Polar Products game using repeated addition was a real hit and got quite competitive at times!
In History, we were learning about the Inuit people (Eskimos) and their lives. This topic was a popular one and the students had lots of prior knowledge to contribute. In English, the class read an extract from The Last Polar Bears by Harry Horse and we used this as our inspiration for our Art lesson. The students experimented with pastels before designing a background for their polar bear scene. We think the final product looks great!
We also went shopping down town and bought blank postcards and then wrote a postcard back to the Grandfather from the story.
The second theme for January was Toys. We had a great discussion about what our favourite toys were when we were young. In History, we looked at the toys of the past and discovered that they are all still available today. We played some games that would have been popular in years gone by including Queenie Queenie. We experimented with magnetism using toy cars as part of our Science lesson.
November
The first theme this month was Occupations. This was a great theme as it led to lots of class discussions about preferred jobs, and the pros and cons of each. We also played lots of guessing games, including headbandz which the pupils were great at! The class watched some video clips of people in the community at work, and got to hear what their job involved, skills needed and what they liked and didn't like about their job. The students then researched an occupation that they are interested in and used the information to create wonderful projects!
Our class also spent an afternoon being scientists, investigating germs, and also experimenting with red cabbage water. The students all enjoyed the experiments despite the unpleasant smell from the cabbage water!!
Our class also spent an afternoon being scientists, investigating germs, and also experimenting with red cabbage water. The students all enjoyed the experiments despite the unpleasant smell from the cabbage water!!
Our class also tried our hands at being bakers with Mrs. Lynch and I think judging by the results we may have a few budding bakers in Room 4! The chocolate logs tasted as good as they looked.
In maths, this month we were learning about length. The students worked really well in pairs deciding whether to measure using centimetres or metres, and made great use of the rulers, metres sticks and measuring tapes.
Music was the second theme for November. We focused on Mary Poppins as only one of our students had seen the film before! We learned the song 'Let's go fly a kite' and made our own kites. Natasha brought in a kite for us to fly but the weather was too wet, hopefully we will get a chance to bring it out before Christmas. We began watching the film and you could hear a pin drop in the classroom..I guess it really is a classic!
We also looked at musical instrument families and made percussion and stringed instruments from recycled materials. The class are writing their own song for the Christmas show so work has begun on the lyrics and the tune, there are some talented lyricists in Room 4. Much more work to be done before the big reveal!
We also looked at musical instrument families and made percussion and stringed instruments from recycled materials. The class are writing their own song for the Christmas show so work has begun on the lyrics and the tune, there are some talented lyricists in Room 4. Much more work to be done before the big reveal!
SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER
We have had a very busy first half term. As well as plenty of hard work in class. We have found time for some fun activities and Halloween spookiness!
We started the year by revising our work on time. We also had time to go and collect blackberries to put into a tart in cookery.
We welcomed some new pupils to our class, and went for a coffee morning as part of our getting to know you time! A lovely treat for everyone!
After the heat of the Summer the polytunnel required a lot of clearing work to be ready to plant some new crops! It was hard work but thank to a great team effort we are ready to go !!
Halloween gave us an opportunity to do plenty of art and crafts!
