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• Share different versions of traditional tales – talk about typical story language and settings
• Revise the value of teen numbers as a ten and some more
• Read two-digit numbers – talk about the value of the tens and ones
• Name materials used in the home and talk about their simple properties

Reception pupils have been learning about Spain and Spanish traditions such as flamenco dancing and the Tomatina festival. They have also been learning how to introduce themselves in Spanish.

This week's RE lesson was all about St George and how his faith in God and his prayers of protection, helped him defeat the dragon. We learned about how he was brave and put his trust in God during a challenging time for his country.

Over the last few weeks, the children have been learning how to position features on a face shape to create a self portrait, an abstract portrait in the style of Picasso and even creating faces using natural materials found in our Jubilee Woods. 

In 1Q this week, we have been using dienes blocks to investigate place value of 2 digit numbers, understanding how many 10s and 1s each number holds. In Art this week, we have been incorporating nature into our self-portrait theme using different natural materials including grass, stones, twigs etc. We had lots of fun completing these in our The Jubilee Wood.

Year 1 are busy learning songs for the PrePrep Summer Concert. This year’s theme is “All about me” and they are learning songs about their bodies, getting ready to go out, having a bath and tidying up.

Class 2E have enjoyed outdoor learning this week in place of swimming. Lots of fun, team work and adventures on a nature finding scavenger hunt. The children had to use all their senses and enjoyed sharing and discussing what they had found.

In History we are learning about explorers and our first explorer is Neil Armstrong and the moon landing. We are learning about what happened, who was involved, how flight developed and space craft advanced. We are also creating some moon based art work having learnt how to draw an astronaut and then make a textured moonscape for it to land on.

Year 2 have been checking in on how their potatoes are growing. There was great excitement when the children saw the tubers that had started to sprout. The children have planted Casablanca and Shannon potatoes as part of the Grow Your Own Potatoes Campaign 

https://www.growyourownpotatoes.org.uk/

Children in 2W have begun to learn about the Sikh religion. Here we are naming and learning about the function of various artefacts that can be found inside a Gurdwara alongside how to be respectful when entering.

As part of our Outdoor Learning programme children across the school will have the opportunity to experience Forest School in Jubilee Wood this term.

Over the last week pupils have been; building homes for woodland creatures, studying the site to find letters in nature, using different tools to identify flora, making a see-saw, using clay, preparing our sensory garden, weaving, climbing, building dens, digging, mini-beast hunting and problem solving. It has been a great week with lots of learning, working together, noise and smiles.