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Class 3 have had a trip out to the canal to observe and paint it. 

We took our sketch books, watercolour palettes and brushes then set ourselves up on the grass. We observed the landscape and applied our taught skills to our final pieces of artwork for this watercolour art unit. 

Lots of…

Class 1 have been very excited to see their caterpillars develop into cocoons. First of all the caterpillars climbed to the top of the cup and hung in a J shape.  Then they shed their  exoskeleton for the final time before they became cocoons. It took about 2 days for the cocoons to harden up. We…

Class 4 have been practising different skills used for cricket during our PE lessons. 

Our school councils have been helping in the gardens of St Steven’s church to plant flowers and make the gardens look lovely. They did a great job.

Class 4 had a wonderful time tidying up the outdoor area and garden ready for Summer. 

Inspired by David Attenborough’s 100th Birthday celebrations, we went outside to care for our planet by litter picking the field and watering the crops. 
 

This afternoon we took our art lesson outside to put our skills to the test by painting the sky. We talked about colour mixing, tones, shades, brush strokes, abstract concepts and artistic license. They all created beautiful pieces that embodied everything we have learnt this term. 

This week in maths we have been exploring addition and subtraction by answering the question ‘how many now?’.

This morning, we took our maths work to our outdoor area and used the natural resources to help us find the answer to some subtraction number sentences we found in the environment. 
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Today some children started work with Money in Maths. We used replica coins to count how much we had in total for each question, then found different ways to make the same amount. 
 

Today we have been celebrating the 100th birthday of David Attenborough.  We’ve been doing word searches, bug hunts and even embracing the Attenborough whisper! The children were challenged with finding 3 extraordinary wonders in our outdoor classroom; something that moves, something that grows…

During our Geography lesson, we worked in table groups to come up with a list of amenities we think our village lacks. We have created a questionnaire to complete at home, to ask other people to give their opinion. We will use the results next week to create a new sketch map of Great Haywood,…

Class 3 have been working hard in a Times Table Rock Stars tournament this weekend. 

We have 3 winners - well done! Great times table work!