Term 2 Week 3
Another busy week in Ivy Class, Christmas Nativity preparations are in full swing already alongside lots of learning about London, the Gun Powder Plot, materials and many other things.
English:
In English this week the children have learnt about the landmark The Tower of London. They watched a video about the place, discussed key facts and recorded these as basic ideas. They then developed these basic ideas and verbally put their key facts into sentences. This was then transferred into the children writing their own facts about the Tower of London.
Maths:
In Maths this week the children have learnt how to find the difference between two numbers. The children have also learnt to recognise their numbers to 30, they practised counting forwards and backwards to 30 trying their best to recognise and understand the value of some of the larger numbers.
DT:
In DT this week the children have learnt about freestanding structures, they explored creating tubes of different lengths and widths and tried to get them to stand on their own. The children created their tubes and then evaluated them according to whether they stood or not. The children then identified how they could change their tubes to help them to stand.
Science:
In Science this week the children explored the suitability of materials. They worked collaboratively to use a range of materials to build houses, we discussed whether certain materials would make suitable houses and why they would or wouldn’t work.
RE:
In RE this week the children learnt about different Christian symbols, these included the dove, the crucifix, the candle and the fish. The children used templates to create their own stained-glass windows.
History:
In History this week, the children have learnt about Guy Fawkes and the Gun Powder Plot. They learnt how he had planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament but failed. They created their own firework pictures to celebrate Bonfire Night.
Music:
In Music this week, the children have been practising their songs for the Nativity and have added actions to help them remember the songs a bit easier.
Have a wonderful weekend. See you on Monday, don’t forget Ivy Class assembly Friday 21st at 9:05.