Planting potatoes
Today some of our class spent some time in the outdoor classroom planting potatoes.
Orienteering round 2
Today we completed another orienteering course, the time working independently to record the letter placed at each coloured check point.
Story time in the sunshine
We enjoyed eating the jam tarts, that we made in Design and Technology, in the sunshine. Mrs Walmsley read a book called ‘Shh! We have a Plan’ by Chris Haughton. We enjoyed our relaxing time together.
Orienteering
Today we completed our first orienteering course in PE. We used a map of the school grounds to navigate our way to retrieve the markers identified on the maps. We worked in teams to find the quickest way to complete the course without missing out any check points.
Times Tables Learning
We have had lots of fun learning our times tables outside in the sunshine today. Lots of fun catching games are helping us to remember our times table facts.
Noticing skills
Today we learnt a new skill, similar to our ‘Stilling’ activity, called ‘Noticing’. It is based on the idea of taking time to recognise times of energy but also times we may feel hopeless. It allows us time to reflect on our day and build on the positives, finding a good balance and noticing the…
Fractions outdoors
Today we completed a scavenger hunt to answer questions about fractions, it was really fun to take our learning into the fresh air and we used lots of energy running to find each clue!
Investigating how far sound can travel
We have been investigating how far sound can travel. We used the Sound Meter App to record the decibels of a sound at different distances from the sound source.
We understand that sound waves spread out from a source in all directions and that you can hear it if you move all around the…
RSPB Bird Watch
This afternoon we took part in the Big Bird watch, counting how many birds we saw in our school grounds and keeping a tally of which type of bird it was each time we spotted one. It made us think, what could we do to encourage more wildlife in our school?
Remembrance Garden
Today we had a gathering with prayers at our remembrance garden. Earlier in the week, we each decorated a stone which today we placed as a border around the edge of our garden.
Mini Basketball
Today we brought together our passing, dribbling, shooting and defending skills to play mini basketball matches.
Basketball
In PE recently we have been developing our basketball skills. We have focused on different passes such as chest, javelin and bounce pass as well as how to dribble the ball.