Blog Author: Mrs Fallows

Years 1 & 2 have a great time exploring Elford Hall garden. They were identifying plants and trees whilst on the walk. They also spotted lots of trees and discussed whether they were deciduous or evergreen. Great fun and scientific exploring!

Today Class 2 were lucky enough to have Mr Keen come in to talk to them about being an electrician. He really helped us to bring our science and design and technology learning to life. Thank you for giving up your time Mr Keen. 
 

Class 2 are becoming coding champions. Today’s challenge was to make 3 sprites play different sounds, move or change costumes and change the backdrop! Quite a challenge! The children chose their own challenge level based on how confident they felt. Great leaders of your learning class 2. 
 

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Every Monday begins with a focused handwriting session in class 2. We learn a join and then try hard to apply this, and the others that we have already focused on, in any writing that we do. Keep up the good work class 2 and there will soon be more pen licenses given out. 
 

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Key stage 1 have been investigating the question, “What does a plant need to grow?” They have looked at the conditions needed for a plant to grow and have set up their own investigation using a bean seed. The children will now spend the next week observing their seed and interpreting and…

Reception have had a super morning visiting the Walled Gardens. They have been exploring the four seasons in class and learning about the different signs that we are in a particular season. On their walk they identified signs of winter and spring. They did such a good job that they deserved a…

Key stage 1 have finished their fun computer programming unit of work. Today’s lesson had the children finding different routes to get to a destination, debugging any errors along the way and then finally having an additional challenge of creating routes with a stop off point on the way. What…

Class 1 have explored the question, ‘What are the features of fruit?’ They have researched to find out where fruit grows and how long it takes to grow. Observed to see what the outer skin and inside of fruits look like, including finding the seeds. Then finally, they had great fun trying the…

Class 2 have started their new Science topic, electricity. They have looked at the scientific skills of identifying, grouping and classifying, plus recording data.  Well done everyone for a great start to the topic!

Year 1 and 2 have had a great time exploring the buttons on our bee bots this afternoon. They have learnt about robots, commands and how to programme a robot. Great fun and great work everyone!

We had a lovely assembly yesterday morning with Canal Trust. We learned all about being safe by the water and what to do if someone gets into any difficulty. The last photo has a website address on with more information about water safe. 
www.canal river explorers.org.uk

What a fabulous day we have had! This afternoon we had a delicious Christmas dinner followed by a fabulous Christmas party! We even had a surprise visit from Santa! Festive fun in class 1.