We are geographers!
This half-term our topic is geography. We are geographers! This is a type of scientist who studies the Earth. Geographers study the land (the physical features of the Earth) and the people who live within it (the human features).
In our first lesson of the topic, we looked at the difference between weather and climate.
We also discussed our new key vocabulary for this unit. Did you know the lines of latitude are imaginary lines (measured in degrees) that show how far north or south of the Equator a place is. The further the latitude is from the equator, the colder the climate is. We watched this video to help us understand the difference between latitude and longitude.
In our second lesson of this week, Year 5 learnt about the difference between global warming and climate change. The children decided how they would show this learning: some created videos of news reports; some created scripts interviewing a geographer; and some created posters.
Help at home: In class, Year 5 created actions to remember our geographical concept. Ask your children to act them out!
Reading: current class novel
Year 3’s current class novel is…
The Last Firefox by Lee Newbury.
The children voted for this book from a short list and we’ve been really enjoying it so far!
We’ve added lots of words to our word wall (some fire related!):
- flammable: something that can catch fire and burn quickly
- disintegrate: to break into smaller pieces
- orb: a ball or spherical shaped object
Help at home: Have a look at some of his other books as they link to the one we are reading at the moment!
New year, new topic!
Happy New Year! We hope you had a great break from school and are feeling refreshed.
With a new year, comes a new term and a new topic. This half term, we are being geographers and learning about natural disasters, specifically volcanoes.
This week, we’ve learnt about what’s under the Earth’s crust…
The inner core is made from a mixture of solid metals (nickel and iron). It’s the hottest part of the Earth at around 6100 degrees Celsius!
The crust is the thinnest layer and is where the Earth’s tectonic plates are. These plates move underneath the Earth’s surface and cause natural disasters like volcanic eruptions.
Help at home: Research the location of different volcanoes around the world! Where are they most common? Is there a pattern to where they are? Your child can share their findings during our geography lessons!
Reminder: stay and learn
Stay and learn will take place next week.
Phonics Phase 3 – 14.01.25 9-9:30am
It would be great to see you all there. It is a fantastic opportunity for you to learn how we deliver our lessons and the content that is covered.
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
I’m confident 2025 will be a great year for Y6, especially if our first term was anything to go by.
Our new class novel will be The Nowhere Emporium by Ross MacKenzie.
It follows the story of Daniel, an orphan, whose life turns upside down when he enters a mysterious shop.
If you like the book – good news! – there are another two in the series to sink your teeth into.
Merry Christmas!
I just wanted to wish everybody a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year.
I was really impressed with everyone’s performance, both acting and singing, in both nativities this week! All the children should be very proud of themselves!
I also wanted to say a huge thank you from myself and Miss G for all the cards and gifts we have received. It is very much appreciated!
Have a restful holiday and we will see you all again in 2025!
Autumn 2: Week 7
I think I speak for everyone when I say how proud we are of our wonderful reception class for their fabulous singing during the nativity performance. They did such a fantastic.
Alongside our performance this week, we have made Christmas hats, completed jiqsaws, built models and danced at our Christmas party.
Thank you for all the wonderful gifts you have given.
Enjoy your Christmas break and we look forward to seeing you all back in the new year.
Reception Team
Topic: Art, art and more art!
Here are our final collages that were inspired by Wren and Hadid’s architecture.
They turned out brilliantly with lots of different materials and layers to create new art!
We also used these to create your new calendars for 2025.
Help at home: What visual and tactile elements can you see in these?
- line
- shape
- texture
- shadow
- tone
- composition
- colour
We are artists!
We’ve come to the end of art topic and the children have created some fantastic collages based on Sir Christopher Wren’s or Dame Zaha Hadid’s architecture.
Throughout this half term, the children have been exploring a variety of media in our art lessons, such as using carbon paper, tracing and freehand drawing. They then used these different media in their final collages of a piece of architecture designed by either Sir Christopher Wren or Dame Zaha Hadid.
We made sure to think about the composition of our collages before beginning to stick the pieces together. They came out brilliantly!
Have a happy and healthy Christmas break!
Have a happy and healthy Christmas break
Well done to the cast of Whoops a daisy angel! It was great to welcome you into school to watch performances this week.
We hope you agree that the children did a fantastic job and we are very proud of them all.
Mrs Taylor, Mrs Lake, Mrs Roth and Mrs Maqbool would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and we look forward to seeing all the children in 2025!