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Jubilee Week

Jubilee preparations are underway!

We made Union flag bunting for the picnic.

We held a tea party for the Queen.

We looked at kings and Queens from the past and talked about similarities and differences. We drew ourselves as either a king or a queen.

We designed crowns to wear to our picnic.

Can you find out 5 facts about Queen Elizabeth?

Messy play is one of the best ways to learn. Giving children the freedom to make a ‘mess’ allows them to focus on process over product. There is no restricting end result just endless possibilities. This type of play helps children to develop courage and confidence to be curious, make their own discoveries, problem solve, have a go and keep trying. This week in Purple class we have enjoyed getting messy!

Red Class hoops, clay and gardening

In PE we had a hoop challenge. We had to get the hoops round the circle without letting go of each other’s hands!

We have have been designing, making and decorating clay snails. We also built habitats for them.

We have planted lots of seeds, now we’re waiting to watch them grow.

5W Home Learning 12.05.22

The Magic Bed

This week we have been reading the story The Magic Bed. This story inspired us to think about the world, places, cultures and lives. We have explored maps of the world and talked about how environments differ from one place to another. Through questioning and research we have developed a greater understanding and knowledge of our world and our place in it.

We made lists of all the things we would take with us on an adventure:

We used our imaginations to explore what it would feel like to fly cross the world on a magic carpet/bed. We talked about what we might see on our journey. The children had some amazing ideas – jungles, arctic, sea, mountains, volcanoes, Catford etc.

We designed our own magic carpets:

We wrote about where we would most like to go:

This week we also explored the features of our own immediate environment.

We were very excited when we found some snail trails! We remembered what we had learnt during snail week and we successfully located some snails hidden in dark, damp places in the garden.

5W Home Learning 06.05

YOUNG VOICES 2022!

On Wednesday our wonderful Holbeach choirs had the chance to take part in the young voices concert, performing at the O2 arena. The children made us all so proud with their energy and enthusiasm. After all their hard work and dedication, the children did a brilliant job. We had so much fun dancing and singing the night away. GREAT JOB EVERYONE!

Giants

This week our inquiry into the natural world has taken us into the land of giants and enormous beanstalks!

Linking to their learning about plants and growing, the children have loved exploring the story ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’. They have deigned castles, written to the Giant and even taken their adventures outside into the impressive castle the children constructed in the garden!

This week has been one for excellent communication skills and imaginative play.

This week in maths we have been recognising, finding and naming a half as two equal parts of an object. What does a half mean to you? Draw a picture to represent half.