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• Exploring Europe!

  Mon 14 Nov 2022

  Neptune began their new geography topic exploring the continent of Europe. We began by using atlases to name and locate the different countries on a map.

  

• Investigating Instructions

  Wed 09 Nov 2022 Mrs Mustard

  This week Venus have been working on instructions. We looked at different sets of instructions to spot what they had in common. We then used this to agree on the features of instructions. 

  

• Mars Stay and Play

  Thu 03 Nov 2022 Mr Barnes

  Mars had a great time showing their parents around the classroom at our stay and play event this afternoon. We made pumpkins, fireworks pictures and practised our hammering skills with the pumpkins. A great afternoon had by all. 

  

• Do all balls bounce?

  Thu 03 Nov 2022 Mrs Mustard

  Yesterday Venus carried out an investigation to answer the question: Do all balls bounce? We tested six different balls on three different surfaces and discussed our results. We talked about the properties of the balls and why this might affect how high they bounce. 

  

• Roman Numerals

  Wed 19 Oct 2022 Miss Tweedy

  Earth had a great time exploring Roman numerals in the woods yesterday. They were challenged to create numbers and calculations using natural materials only.

  

• Full of Surprises

  Wed 19 Oct 2022 Mrs Mustard

  Venus have enjoyed reading the poem Full of Surprises by Paul Cookson. Today we worked in pairs to look for patterns in the poem. We found rhyming and repetition. 

  

• Resolving Disagreements

  Tue 11 Oct 2022 Mrs Mustard

  In PSHE, Venus have been discussing disagreements and how to deal with problems in friendships. We read scenario cards with our partners and came up with advice.

  

• Roman Marching Camps

  Tue 11 Oct 2022 Miss Tweedy

  Earth had great fun building a Roman marching camp in forest school. We enjoyed exploring how the Roman’s would build there camps when at war and we only used natural materials to do it - just like the Romans did!

  

• Music in Venus

  Fri 07 Oct 2022 Mrs Mustard

  Venus have been listening for the beat during their music lesson. They had a great time pretending to be toys on the move and marking the beats within each musical piece.

  

• Down in the woods

  Fri 07 Oct 2022 H.Bridger

  Neptune spent a pleasant afternoon in the woods. We took bark rubbings of trees and leaves. Now to name the species!