Foundation Stage, Years 1 & 2 05.05.23
This week in the Wombats class we have been finding halves of different shapes.
This week in the Wombats class we have been finding halves of different shapes.
In Maths this week the Cobras have been looking at time. Erin showed wonderful independence to complete this time sheet in 15 minutes.
This week the Magpies had a wonderful visit to Peterborough Museum. We spent time looking at homes from the past, tried on old-fashioned clothes and even used a mangle. We enjoyed exploring the museum and loved looking at the dinosaur bones!
As part of our English work based around The Jolly Postman, The Wombats created our own story map to predict who the postman might visit in the story.
We thought about the characters that we know from traditional tales and nursery rhymes.
Can you work out who the Jolly Postman might be delivering his letters and parcels to?
As part of our 'Communication and Language' and 'Understanding the World' part of our curriculum we have been talking about what we like to do with our families and remembering a special journey. Teddy from the Penguins has drawn a picture of a family holiday and could write some sounds to match his pictures too.
In Year 2 we have started our topic on Explorers by learning about Amelia Earhart. We have watched videos, read and learned lots of facts.
This work by Arabella in the Squirrels is an example of the facts that the children have been working hard to remember.
In Year 2, we have been planning our own adventure stories. Every child has been busy creating their own characters, plot and settings. This is an example of one of the settings - Isabel from the Squirrels is planning an Arctic adventure!
Year 2 have been working really hard to create textile minibeasts. We have used sewing and embellishment techniques.
In our science this week, Alice and Ismaeel from the Iguanas sorted a range of animals according to their diet.
As part of our Seaside topic, Jack from the Elephants class designed a fish on Purple Mash. He used a range of textured pens and was able to vary the size of the pen. It looks FIN-tastic!
In Year 2, we have been designing minibeasts for an Art project. This week, we have made templates, cut out the different parts of fabric and pinned them onto a backing fabric. Next week, we are using our sewing skills to stitch it all together.
Year 2 have continued their textiles project by designing minibeasts that they will sew using felt and a range of embellishments. Lewis from the Giraffes has designed a bee, caterpillar and ladybird, planning to use felt, sequins, buttons and embroidery.