We are learning how to take photos and then edit them using features on an iPad.

We have learnt how to care for our environment by recycling our rubbish. We have sorted pictures of rubbish into the correct bins.

We have learnt how to weave using paper first and then fabric onto weaving boards.

We have been learning the place value of numbers from 10-20 this week by using a range of maths resources. We have learnt there is one ten and some ones in each and 20 is made with two tens.

We have been creating repeating patterns using printing and made our own printing block with a sponge and peg to change the shape.

In maths, we have learnt the names of 3D shapes and sorted them according to their properties. We also used polydron to make 3D shapes and identified which 2D shapes are on the faces.

In geography, we are learning about the United Kingdom. We have labelled the countries and capital cities using atlases and Google earth to help us.

In science we are learning about materials. We have sorted objects by what they are made from and have described them using science vocabulary. We know what opaque, transparent and brittle means!

We were all very excited today to be wearing our Christmas jumpers ready for our Christmas dinner.

To finish off our English unit, we have written letters to Santa using a range of sentence starters as well as a formal address to send to the North Pole!

We enjoyed playing a Christmas version of snakes and ladders called Christmas trees and candy canes

As part of our English work, we tried mince pies and gingerbread and described them using our senses. We enjoyed them just like the Jolly Postman did in our story!

We were very excited to see the snow today so we made our own snowy pictures using chalk.

Play rehearsals are well underway and we had our first performance to some parents and the whole school on Friday. We are excited for our next two shows this week!

We compared an old and new version of the well known tale Cinderella and then acted it out in groups. We included time words into our storytelling to help us use chronological order.

We have started to make our own repeating patterns in music using colours and then we assigned each colour to a sound using our bodies. Then we practised and performed them to the class.

As a treat for finishing our assessments, we used the ‘top marks’ website to play a range of maths games to consolidate our learning. We also had a team competition for number bonds to 10!

Our role play area has transformed into a Christmas post office which links to our English story ‘The Jolly Christmas Postman’. The children have enjoyed using it during our child initiated time.

We have made Christmas puddings to go on the tree at St.johns church and also for our school tree in the top corridor. The children loved making them!

In science, we have been using our sense of taste to guess what fruit or vegetable we were trying. We then wrote words to describe each one.

We have been investigating how toys have changed over time and had lots of fun exploring old toys bought in by the parents. The children loved looking at them and had at go at playing with them.

We were very lucky to have Audrey (the school dog) visit us today, she even joined us for a maths lesson!

We worked in pairs to write adjectives about the bear and teddy in our story.

We have started the week off by wearing odd socks to celebrate how everyone is different. We have also created posters using the theme this year which is ‘reach out’.

We have been programming beebots using an app on the ipads.

We have read the story ‘where’s my teddy?’ and acted it out in groups.

We have ordered pictures of ourselves from birth to present day. We identified how we have changed over time and also things which have stayed the same. We had lots of fun looking at each other’s photos!

As part of our ‘inner curriculum’ work we have been using the technique of a body scan to calm us and think deeply about how we are feeling.

We have learnt about what Remembrance Day is and ways to commemorate the occasion. We used ‘collage’ to decorate a poppy and added them to old newspaper backgrounds which signalled the end of the war. They will look great on our window!

We have labelled parts of the body in groups using post it notes.

This week in maths, we have been using ‘part whole models’ to introduce addition. We have played a variety of games to explain splitting a number into two ‘parts’ and counting how many altogether to find the ‘whole’.

We have been using the values of kindness and thoughtfulness in RE when learning about giving to charity. We have put together special Christmas gifts boxes to support ‘operation Christmas child’.

We have introduced using beebots to give instructions. Today we used on screen beebots as a whole class and also had a turn using real ones in groups.

As part of our harvest festival assembly we retold the story of the little red hen. We also loved singing to all of the families who came to watch!

We have written our own shape poems all about autumn. We planned our ideas first then wrote them up in best to go on display.

We have retold the story of ‘brown bear’ in groups using actions

We have been using the vocabulary ‘more’, ‘fewer’ and ‘same’ to compare amounts. We used teddies and cubes to make amounts and then compared them using the words above.

We have made our own set of directional instructions and recorded them on the iPads. Next week we will start to apply this learning to program bee bots.

In geography, we have been identifying human and physical features in the local area. We used aerial view on Google maps first and then went out around school to see if we could find them.

This week in maths we have been representing numbers, recognising numbers as words and also counting on from any number.

We have been doing lots of fun activities for our first week back at school. Drawing what we did in the holidays, sorting objects in maths and directions in computing.

Our caterpillars have been getting bigger and bigger!

In maths we have been learning about numbers to 20 and beyond. We played a game ‘first to 20’, the children raced two animals to 20 by rolling a dice.

We have started our ‘games’ unit in PE.

Our caterpillars have been growing!

We have been looking at different maps. As a class we made a large floor map. The children drew pictures of their houses and other buildings they wanted on the map.

Our class caterpillars have arrived. We are looking forward to watching them change over the next few weeks.

In maths we have been looking at repeating patterns. We have looked at shape, colour, movement and picture patterns. ABAB, ABB, AAB etc. We made colour repeating pattern necklaces.

We have been learning about the signs of spring. We went on a spring welly walk. We saw blossom, insects, buds, leaves, flowers and it was a nice sunny, warm day.

We have been learning about the artist Piet Mondrian. We painted a picture similar to Piet Mondrian’s using primary colours.

We have been drawing and painting daffodil pictures.

We have been learning about how to keep our teeth healthy.

We have started our topic ‘People Who Help Us’ and have been looking at the different jobs these people do.

In maths we have been learning about height. Using the phrases shorter than and taller than. We used different resources to measure how tall.

As a whole school we read the book ‘Couch Potato’ for our World Book Day focus. We completed lots of book related activities – book marks, book scavenger hunt, book covers and making potato people. We also painted a sunset picture using potatoes, copying one of the illustrations in the book.

In RE we have been learning about Easter. We have learnt about the Easter story and sequenced the pictures.

We have made bridges for the goats to cross using construction toys and playdough trolls.

In maths we have been learning about capacity.

For mental health week as a school we are making care packages for the elderly. As a class we are making salt dough decorations.

We worked in pairs to make a model sharing the construction resources.

Look at how big our plants have got!

We have been learning about Chinese New Year. We made lanterns, dragons and painted Chinese numbers.

In RE we have been learning about different types of weddings.

We have been learning about the signs of winter. We went on a winter welly walk.

In maths we have been learning about the numeral 4. We used rectangles and squares to make house pictures.

In maths we went on a square and rectangle shape hunt using shape magnifying glasses.

We attended a 5 ways to wellbeing workshop.

We used the ‘Bee-Bot’ app to practice programming.

After listening to the story ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ we planted our own broad beans.

Christmas jumper day, carol concert and Christmas dinner.

Fundamentals to PE

Decorating the class tree.

Painting our diva lamps.

We started rehearsals for our KS1 nativity ‘A King is Born’.

Leaf threading and making bird feeders.

Looking for different ways to show 4.

Fundamental Movements in PE

Introduction to PE.

We have learnt about Remembrance Day.

In maths we have been learning about the numbers 1, 2 and 3. We used circles (1side) and triangles (3sides) to make face pictures.

We made diva lamps after learning about Diwali, ‘The festival of light.’

We read the book ‘Leaf Man’ and made our own leaf pictures.

We have been learning about the signs of autumn. We went on an autumn welly walk.

Lots of Halloween and Bonfire Night activities.

In maths we have been looking at different ways to show 2 and 3.

We have been reading the story ‘Owl Babies’.

We have been making repeating patterns in maths.

We have been reading the story ‘The Gruffalo’

We have threaded the initial letters for our names. This helps us to practice our fine motor skills.

In maths we have been sorting objects by size. Big and small and ordering items from the shortest to the tallest.

As a whole class we have been learning about apples for Harvest. We tried different apples and said which ones we did and did not like.

In maths we have been working on sorting and matching different items.

We painted self portraits to display in the classroom.

We have started PE lessons.