Light and Shadow in Year 4
Y4 have been investigating light and shadows. We used different materials to make shadow puppets and performed in our own shadow puppet theatre!
When children are healthy, happy and safe, curiosity is ignited and learning is optimised. In this section, you will find out what children in school and nursery have been learning this week.
Y4 have been investigating light and shadows. We used different materials to make shadow puppets and performed in our own shadow puppet theatre!
Last week the Year 6’s made us all very proud with their hard work, resilience and incredible behaviour.
They have all achieved a certificate for their Bikeability training and had the chance to make and try Hamantaschen in D.T/R.E; which is a traditional Jewish cookie.
The Reception class have started their new topic this week, 'Animal Safari'. We began by looking at small creatures and went on a mini-beast hunt. The children found quite a few different mini-beasts at forest school.
Year 3 had a lovely time on their outing to All Saints' Church, Broseley. We completed a walking trail to tell the journey of the Easter story. Big thanks, as always, to everyone at Broseley Benefice for their time, effort and support!
The children then continued on to the Haycop as part of our whole school community litter-picking activity. They showed fantastic enthusiasm and took pride in their citizenship!
Year 3 had a lovely afternoon playing host on our Grandparents' day.
The children became mini-waiters - taking everyone's order and ensuring everybody had the correct drink.
We had a game of bingo, played beetle drive and dominoes. It was so lovely to see the children excited and just having fun talking with their families.
A huge thank you to our families for their support of this event.
The Reception class have been working on their IT skills this week. The children have been learning how to draw pictures on the interactive whiteboard and how to programme the Beebots to move in different directions around the classroom.
A round-up of our activities in Year 6 over the last week:
- In P.E. we have been learning about how to play handball.
- In Art we have been exploring light, shadow and line. We were practising our shading techniques to show different levels of light on a dark surface.
- After achieving 100 'Above and Beyond' class points, the class voted for a Disco Rave in the hall.
- In science we have been investigating what surfaces work best for a friction drive toy car.
The Reception class have been busy this week planting seeds in our garden. They planted lettuce seeds and peas.
We have also been working on 'time'. The children helped to create an obstacle course and timed each other completing it.
To celebrate World Frog Day, Year 1 have been learning about the life cycle of frogs. We then headed out to the school pond to talk about the type of habitats that frogs choose to live in, as well as doing a quick pond dip to see what we have living in the pond.
Year 2 have started to create their own vehicles. They worked carefully from their design making a chassis, adding axles and wheels and securing the wheels in place. They worked really independently and used lots of problem-solving skills.
In Year 3, we have been noticing how shadows change the further away they move from the light source.
We worked in super-scientists teams and all had different roles!
Our Parent and Toddler group has been busy and enjoying the nicer weather over the last few weeks with various activities, both inside and outside. Sessions run every Wednesday between 9.05 and 10.30am during term time. Come along and join the fun!