Foundation Stage, Years 1 & 2 13.12.24
In the Turtles class it has all been about Christmas this week. This is a piece of writing by a child about what part they played in the nativity play.
In the Turtles class it has all been about Christmas this week. This is a piece of writing by a child about what part they played in the nativity play.
In DT, the Foxes have been creating their toy cars in preparation for the Annual Teddy Bear Grand Prix.
In year 2 we've been learning about 2D shapes, and practising drawing them with a ruler. This work is by Charles.
The Penguins have been learning about 2D shapes. Max made a picture of his cats at home and could describe the shapes he had used.
This week, we have continued to practise our number bonds within 10. We have worked systematically to find all the number bonds for different numbers.
Here is a poster made by a child in the Chameleons class, explaining how and why the Hindu festival of Holi is celebrated.
This week, we have been using our phonics knowledge to write words to match the pictures. First, we looked at the pictures and sound talked the words. We then identified the graphemes on the grapheme mat and use the Little Wandle formation phrase to write the sounds. This is a picture of Ella's excellent writing!
Emma from the Foxes has completed an observational drawing of a shell. She used pastels and a handwriting pen to colour her sketch.
The Koalas have enjoyed looking at the artist Andy Goldsworthy and creating some of our own artwork inspired by nature.
We produced some lovely wax reliefs and line drawn leaves, and then thought about composition to arrange them into a collage.
In Foundation Stage this week, we have been learning about how we grow and change. Nelly drew a picture of herself as a baby and of herself as she is now. She was able to talk about how she has grown and changed over time.
This week, Year 1 have continued their art pathway into spirals. We looked at where you might find spirals in nature and then created our artwork using pastels and chalks.
In the Chameleons class this week, we have been flexibly partioning numbers. Here is a piece of work by Olivia.