Food technology: pitta pizzas
Last week, Year 4 made pitta pizzas!
We practised our chopping skills…
Covered our pittas in passata and our toppings…
And baked them in the oven until the mozzarella had melted! 
The children have been sent home with the recipe and we would love to see what you make. Be as creative with your toppings as you like!
Science: What are the different food groups?
For the last time, Year 5 were joined by our visitors from the University of Leeds. In this lesson the children looked at the different food groups. They also learnt:
- the benefits of different food groups
- the importance of a balanced diet
- why diet is so important for our bodies
The children took part in an experiment to see how too much salt can affect our body. Year 5 placed pieces of potato in water and salty water. They will be watching over the next couple of days to see the results.
We then ventured outside to play a food group game. An adult shouted a food out and the children had to run to which food group they think it was. They all did amazingly in this game.
Help at home: Name the 5 food groups and give examples of different foods that fit into them.
Guided Reading Week 3
Here are the target pages for this week’s guided reading. These need to be read by Friday 15th March:
Divine Freaks: up to chapter 13/page 133.
Street Child: up to chapter 22/page 163.
How To Train Your Dragon: up to chapter 11/page 141.
The Considine Curse: up to chapter 15/page 125.
Extra Time: up to chapter 26/page 117.
The London Mystery Eye: up to chapter 25/page 193.
Food technology!
Year 3 have made pitta pizzas! Miss Kidd took 3 groups to make them this morning and they all did a fantastic job.
They practised using their bridge cutting skill to cut the tomatoes and mushrooms. They also used tablespoons and teaspoons to measure out the tomato purée and herbs. 
They’re really simple to make so have a go at home! The children have been sent home with the recipe and we would love to see your creations. Can you use different toppings?
What is a microhabitat?
Today in Science, Year 2 explored microhabitats in the school grounds.
First, we thought about different microhabitats and what living things might live there.
We looked for living things in different microhabitats. We discussed the microhabitat’s features and how it meets the living things needs for survival.
World book day!
Today we celebrated reading in Year 2!
The children looked fantastic in their world book day outfits. We enjoyed talking about our favourite characters and books.
We started the day with an assembly celebrating the origins of world book day and listening to some of the teachers read extracts from their favourite books. Mr Wilks talked to us about how books can mean different things to people and how to spend the £1 book token.
Later in the morning, we enjoyed paired reading with Year 4. It was fantastic! all the children enjoyed sharing their favourite stories and reading aloud to a Year 4 child.
Finally, after playtime, we had a webinar with John Patrick Green – author of the Investigators books. We listened to how he creates the books and had a go at drawing some of the characters. The drawings were fantastic!
Help at home by discussing the activities your child has done today and looking at the free books they can buy with their £1 book token.
World book day!
HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY!
We started the day off with an assembly to celebrate. Mr Wilks (Gangsta Granny) talked to us about how books can mean different things to people and how to spend the £1 book token. Some teachers then shared some of their favourite books.
After assembly, we then completed a book recommendation bingo. The children were able to share their favourite books with their friends.
We also had a peaceful and relaxing time, listening to music whilst we coloured in bookmarks.
Take a look at our fantastic costumes!
Help at home: Can you guess all the different characters we dressed up as? Bonus points for the authors who created the books!
Computing!
This half term, computing is our topic. We have had 2 unplugged lessons where we have discussed what a computer is and what a search engine is. This week, however, we have taken to the laptops!
Year 5 had some time to explore Scratch and remind themselves where everything was and how to use it. Then, the task was to create their sprite (cartoon character or object) to walk up a set of stairs. The children showed good teamwork as they worked in pairs.
Take a look at their brilliant code!
World Book Day
We’ve had a wonderful day we’ve had celebrating World Book Day. Our classroom was full of wonderful book characters. Thank you to all the parents/carers who came to our stay and learn session this morning. It was lovely to see our classroom so busy!
World Book Day!
Today we celebrated reading in Year One! We all had an incredible time!
First thing we had an assembly lead by Gangsta Granny (aka Mr Wilks). We learnt all about the joy of reading and how we can spend our £1 book token! Some teachers also read parts from their favourite books.
After wake up shake up Year 3 came to visit and we shared some of our favourite books with them. They read to us and we read to them. It was such a wonderfully calm atmosphere.
After breaktime, we had a webinar with John Patrick Green – author of the Investigators books. We listened to how he creates the books and had a go at drawing some of the characters. The drawings were very impressive!
In the afternoon, we looked at some of the books the children had brought in to match their costumes. We loved reading all the different types of books.
Throughout the day we also read as many other books as possible. Which one was your favourite?
Help at home by discussing the activities your child has done today and looking at the free books they can buy with their £1 book token.
