Next term our topic is going to be ‘All about me’. We will be looking at our own history as well as that of the local area. Below are some activities to get ready for our new topic. Try and have a go at at least two of these over the holdiays. Writing We will be using the story Ish by Perter Reynolds. This is a fantastic short… Read more »
Benthos – The study of creatures that live at the bottom of the sea
This morning we continued our science by looking at animals from the Blackwater River. We used branching databases to work out what family the animals belonged to and what they were. We studied them closely and learnt about what they ate. Thank you to Mrs Richards from bringing them in for us.
Art club
Recently in art club, we have been looking at cave paintings and the different sales and techniques they are done in. Yesterday, we actually created our own cave paintings using materials cavemen would have actually used.
Class assembly
Today we shared our learning in our Class assembly. Thank you to Mr Salmon and Miss Barber for all their hard work supporting us in our learning.
May Fayre
Thank you to the PTFA for a wonderful afternoon on Friday and successfully raising £500 for the school!
STEM club challenge
Today in STEM club, we took to the field to look at what animals and insects there were to be found. We discovered a bug that we could not identify. The challenge set is to identify the insect (photo attached). We have already started to do this. Come and find me by Friday to claim… Read more »
Week 3 – Spellings
The children should have a copy of these in their reading records. I have listed them below with some explanations of the rules. Ck or k pattern When the /k/ sound follows a short vowel sound then we use ck, otherwise we use k. Rock Look Hook Peck Dock Stick Link Stink Past tense words… Read more »
Direction Maze
This morning we practised our left, rights and turns. The children had to direct a team mate through a maze of cones using quarter turns and the correct direction, left or right.
A Super but Soggy Trip
We had a great morning in Tollesbury today. After walking to the lightship along the sea wall we left our equipment in one of the old boat sheds. First we used the area around the Saltmarsh to do some geography, a speaking activity and a team building game. It was great to see the children… Read more »
Human and Physical Geography
In geography we studied maps and looked at man made (human) and natural (physical) features. We learnt new words like harbour and port. Then we made our own maps including the different features. Here are some of our maps.