Spring Term
Week beginning 17th March
This week we stepped into all things Spring! We shared the story Fletcher and the Springtime Blossom and spoke about what we knew about Spring. We headed outside to hunt for signs of Spring around the school grounds. We painted pictures of daffodils, looking carefully at the colours and shapes we could see.
In Maths we have been exploring the composition of 7. We learnt this stem sentence to help us remember - “7 is made of 5 and 2”.
Week beginning 3rd March
We have had a wonderful start back to the new half term! We have started the new half term being Historians. We have been thinking about the question, ‘I wonder, can I play?’. We thought about our favourite toys and drew some fantastic pictures of these. We explored some old toys we borrowed from Hertford Museum and thought about how these were the same or different to our toys now.
We learnt about why Christians celebrate Pancake Day and the meaning behind this. We thought of ways we could help being during Lent for the next 40 days. We have also spent lots of time outside and enjoying the beginning of the Spring sunshine!
Week beginning 27th January
This week we started our adventure around the big wide world. We learnt all about Lunar New Year by sharing some stories, and watching some videos of how people celebrate. We found out about some of the celebrations that might take place, including the dragon dance, giving gold coins, wearing special clothes and eating some special food - before trying some of our own! We learnt that red is a lucky colour for Lunar New Year and made paper lanterns to decorate the classroom with. We found out each year is represented by a different animal - this year it is the year of the snake.
Week beginning 20th January
This week we learn about all things space! We shared the story Astro Girl and learnt about some of the things astronauts need and do. We transformed into astronauts and tried some astronaut ice cream! We compared it to real ice cream - lots of us thought both were very yummy! We learnt about the different planets and what they are like if we were to visit them. We found out some of the planets are very hot, some are very cold, some are made from rock and some are made from gas! We made pictures of the planets and stars using stickers.
Week beginning 13th January
Our focus this week was all things transport! We thought about the different types of transport we know or have been on. We explored how some transport travels in the air, some on the road, some on tracks and some in the water. We learnt the meaning of the words ‘past’ and ‘present’ before looking at different photographs of transport and sorting them into two groups. We had lots of fun junk modelling this week with lots of different recycled materials. We made lots of different kinds of transport including cars, buses, planes and rockets.
Week beginning 6th January
What a chilly week! We thought about our first Big Idea of the term this week, 'Can I have a pet penguin?'. We learnt all about penguins and polar bears, where they live, and what they do to keep warm. We shared the stories The Emperor's Egg and The Lights That Dance in the Night to find out more. We were also treated to some very chilly weather this week! We enjoyed spending time outside exploring the frost and the ice. We experimented with different ways to melt the ice we found, including finding out if hot or cold water melted it quickest, and add salt and flour to the ice to see which worked best.
