Doves Learning
13/3/20
We have been learning about Mexico this week, watching some Barnaby bear videos to help our learning. On Friday we created some Mexican crafts to help decorate the classroom.
We have been learning about Mexico this week, watching some Barnaby bear videos to help our learning. On Friday we created some Mexican crafts to help decorate the classroom.
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Book week 2020
This week we had a theme of Pirate poems and stories. We looked at the painting of Blackbeard and created acrostic poems using it. During the week we have heard and shared lots of pirate stories and poems. For our special assembly on Friday we learnt and performed about pirates for the rest of the school. We also made lots of pirate accessories to help us perform like a pirate- medallions, parrots, bandanas, hats, telescopes, treasure maps and treasure boxes. On the Friday we all dressed up as our favourite book character.
This week we had a theme of Pirate poems and stories. We looked at the painting of Blackbeard and created acrostic poems using it. During the week we have heard and shared lots of pirate stories and poems. For our special assembly on Friday we learnt and performed about pirates for the rest of the school. We also made lots of pirate accessories to help us perform like a pirate- medallions, parrots, bandanas, hats, telescopes, treasure maps and treasure boxes. On the Friday we all dressed up as our favourite book character.
28/2/20
We have started off our Mexico topic thinking about discoveries. What would you like to discover? Which led us to learn about Christopher Columbus and his voyages.
We have started off our Mexico topic thinking about discoveries. What would you like to discover? Which led us to learn about Christopher Columbus and his voyages.
13/2/20
Sorry for the lack of photos- camera problems!! We have been investigating how to use watercolour paints-trying to create cold and hot colours, mixing colours. Then creating weather paintings on special water colour paper. (photos to follow when display is up) To finish off our weather topic we prepared and then presented weather reports to include our favourite weather and seasons.
Sorry for the lack of photos- camera problems!! We have been investigating how to use watercolour paints-trying to create cold and hot colours, mixing colours. Then creating weather paintings on special water colour paper. (photos to follow when display is up) To finish off our weather topic we prepared and then presented weather reports to include our favourite weather and seasons.
31/1/20
This weeks highlight was designing, making and flying our kites. We had great fun, made mess and used lots of perseverance while making them. We found that we needed more tape than we thought we'd need to hold it together!!
This weeks highlight was designing, making and flying our kites. We had great fun, made mess and used lots of perseverance while making them. We found that we needed more tape than we thought we'd need to hold it together!!
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24/1/20
We had a week of thinking about rainy Spring weather. Listening to Vivaldi's four seasons and imagining what we thought the music was describing. We also looked carefully at Renoir's painting of umbrellas painting our own bright version. |
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17/1/20
This week we were looking at Winter time and the weather associated with it. We watched The Snowman and carried out some ice experiments on insulating. On Friday we planted some crocus bulbs so that we can watch them growing. |
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10/1/20
Our first day back in the new year was greeted with an array of Epiphany crowns. They looked amazing being made from recycled bits and pieces from Christmas. The Year 1's were straight into making equal groups using glass beads. Our topic is Whatever the weather so this week we were learning about Seasons. So we created 3D seasons trees. A big thank you to Friends for our Christmas money. We bought 3 new wooden thinking toys whiuch we are really enjoying already. |
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Christmas 2019
Lots happening leading up to Christmas. A fabulous Nativity play after lots of practise; a Christmas experience following Bible stories presented by Valley Kids; Beautifully reflective Advent Collective Worships; Christingle making and service ( no photos as was too intent on keeping an eye on all the flames!!); party and film morning. We had such a lovely time altogether. |
Our finished Tudor houses. Great team work everyone.
22/11/19
We continued learning about the Great Fire of London this week. On Friday we turned cereal boxes inside out so that we could paint them and create 1666 houses. There was alot of team work and cooperation going on- well done Doves. They were then painted white and left to dry for next week. The week before we had Children in Need day- with lots of spots and a visit from the Fire Service to discuss fire safety at home.
We continued learning about the Great Fire of London this week. On Friday we turned cereal boxes inside out so that we could paint them and create 1666 houses. There was alot of team work and cooperation going on- well done Doves. They were then painted white and left to dry for next week. The week before we had Children in Need day- with lots of spots and a visit from the Fire Service to discuss fire safety at home.
8/11/19
Our first week back was started with sharing stories about our holiday and firework parties. We created poems describing the fireworks we saw. At the end of the week we reflected on Remembrance Day through reading the story Where the poppies now grow. This is a story about two friends Ray and Ben who go to war and Ray gets injured and rescued by Ben. Everyone enjoyed it and we then read the next book in the series called Peace Lily which is about a friend of Ben and Ray who becomes a nurse in the war. On Friday we created a field of chalk poppies so we could leave a few at the memorial on Monday.
Our first week back was started with sharing stories about our holiday and firework parties. We created poems describing the fireworks we saw. At the end of the week we reflected on Remembrance Day through reading the story Where the poppies now grow. This is a story about two friends Ray and Ben who go to war and Ray gets injured and rescued by Ben. Everyone enjoyed it and we then read the next book in the series called Peace Lily which is about a friend of Ben and Ray who becomes a nurse in the war. On Friday we created a field of chalk poppies so we could leave a few at the memorial on Monday.
25/10/19
We had a fun end to the end of half term despite all the coughs and colds we had!! Our science investigation using gummy bears wowed everyone. We put a gummy bear in water and predicted what might happen. It did start to bubble, it's colour did fade and it got really big, from 1 1/2 cm to 5 cm. Try it at home using different liquids and then come and tell us what happened.
Making the most of the lovely weather we went out onto the field and collected Autumn leaves and created Autumn sculptures. We also designed and created trucks for our teddies and ate our teddy biscuit we made with Mrs Cokayne.
We had a fun end to the end of half term despite all the coughs and colds we had!! Our science investigation using gummy bears wowed everyone. We put a gummy bear in water and predicted what might happen. It did start to bubble, it's colour did fade and it got really big, from 1 1/2 cm to 5 cm. Try it at home using different liquids and then come and tell us what happened.
Making the most of the lovely weather we went out onto the field and collected Autumn leaves and created Autumn sculptures. We also designed and created trucks for our teddies and ate our teddy biscuit we made with Mrs Cokayne.
Our teddy trucks had to be secure and stable; be colourful and roll 1 metre. They all passed the tests!!
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