Representing numbers on tens frames
Today we have been working in partners to represent numbers 6, 7 and 8. Either the numeral or numicon was shown to the children showing 6, 7 or 8. They then, in partners, worked out what number was being shown and represented this on a 10s frame.
Creating using magnetic tiles
Magnetic tiles have been a recent addition to the resources in our nursery and have been extremely popular. It has been fascinating to observe the interactions of the children and the different strategies of exploring and creating used. The resource only arrived last week and building progress…
Bus building, driving and travelling.
Following on from our ‘Naughty Bus’ book the children were keen to make their own bus. We found a sturdy box and the children took over, painting and creating together to get the job done! Next for the driving and travelling. We have also been talking about finding routes as part of our…
Year 6 Sports Hall Athletics
Well done to the Year 6 children who took part in the South Sefton Sportshall Athletics event this week. They demonstrated excellent team work and gave 100% in all the track and field events.
Y2 Art & Design
The children used a potato to practise and explore printing techniques.
Observational Drawings in Nursery
The topic in art this week was observational drawings with coloured pencils. This helped the children develop their mark making skills whilst concentrating on colour, shape and size. They drew some beautiful, bright sunflowers on big paper.
Home school diaries
We love to share our Home School Diaries with each other. Every Friday we sit in small groups and discuss our weeks home task. We love to listen to one another, ask questions and find out about our learning!
Beep! Beep! The Bus Has Arrived in Nursery B
The children are continuing to enjoy reading the ‘Naughty Bus’ by Jan and Jerry Oke. This week they decided to make their own bus so they could travel around London seeing all the famous landmarks. So far they’ve visited Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben. They are having lots…
Traitors - Arithmetic
We continued our traitor games but this time with arithmetic practice.
The children worked well in groups even with the traitors trying to influence answers.
How do we test the hardness of materials?
Today we explored the hardness of materials are there everyday use in life.
Working in groups, we examined which rocks could be scratched by different objects and then explained which would be suitable to use for different purposes.
As a class, we identified that granite and marble are…
Collage
We have been creating collages using different strips of paper and pictures. The collages represent natural features such as the bark of the tree.
Story Map
The children created a story map about what was encountered by Arthur following his journey from his town to the home of Thor.