In Geography we have been discussing likes and dislikes of the area we live in and other localities. We felt that Great Barr has great facilities such as the swimming baths, school and parks but it is quite noisy and there is a lot of traffic, which causes air pollution. This week we look at […]
On Thursday we went to Birmingham Repertory Theatre to watch a modern day version of Peter Pan. It was a fantastic show, we all really enjoyed the modern twist after reading the original story in English. Today we have had our stunning start to our new topic – Where in the World? This morning we […]
During our UNICEF lesson on Wednesday we made moving butterfly toys. We looked at how children in other countries don’t get the opportunity to have the latest toys and therefore have to make toys out of the things they can find such as old tyres, sticks and rope. To make our moving butterflies we used […]
Here are some pictures from our Christmas party on Thursday. We all had a great time playing games, dancing and enjoying some food with our friends. Thank you to those who provided items of food. Enjoy the holidays!
On Thursday we thoroughly enjoyed performing at our Christmas celebration assembly. We have worked so hard over the past couple of weeks learning our lines and the words to the songs. Thank you to the adults who were able to come to show your support.
Each year we really enjoying making things to sell at our Christmas fayre to raise money for school. This year we have made stockings, calendars, Christmas decorations and peppermint creams in Seal class. Here are some pictures of us sewing our stockings which was a tricky skills to learn but we did it!
On Thursday we had a lovely morning at our inspire workshop. There were a range of SPaG, Phonics, ICT and Maths activities to enjoy. Thank you to the adults who came to join in with the activities.
The past two weeks we have been learning all about multiplication in Maths. We have talked about groups and how many are in each group, counting in multiples, commutative law and solved word problems.
Today in Science we have been testing the absorbency of different types of paper. Some children stretched paper over a cup, counted the number of drops placed on the paper until it leaked through. Some children hung strips of paper into a cup for 3 minutes to see how far up the paper the water […]
In Science today we have made bug hotels. We designed bug hotels thinking about different ways to make holes and hiding places, natural materials we wanted to find and use and how to make it warm and sheltered for the bugs. Thanks to those who provided the plastic bottles and cardboard boxes.