Bikeability!
Well done to Oak for completing their Bikeability training and learning the mastery skills: check, look, move, communicate and ride. We are thrilled that this training helps our children keep safe on their bikes and near the roads. Well done Oak!
Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs
This half term, Willow are exploring Ancient Egypt! Lots of cross curricular links have been planned across English, History and Art! In this weeks art lesson, the children explored Ancient Egypt hieroglyphs. They used technology to research their name, transcribing it into their art books…
Pavilions!
Over this half term, Willow have been designing and creating their own pavilion structures!
Where does our food come from?
Willow interviewed our very own chef this week to understand where our food comes from. We will use this data to form conclusions regarding the positive and negative impacts of importing and exporting food.
Bionic Arms!
Willow had a great time creating their own bionic arm in science! They showed lots of love and perseverance to achieve their end result. Well done!
Christmas Craft Club
We hosted a Christmas Craft Club this week at Mary Howard! The children had a great time creating lots of different Christmas crafts and displaying some on our big tree! They also enjoyed a warm cup of hot chocolate to get into the Christmas spirit!
Willow’s Water Workshop!
Willow Class enjoyed a visit from South Staffs Water, who led a water workshop. The children learnt all about water wastage and became activists through the activity of sharing the information as news reports and making stickers! We hope that the children take their learning away with…
Understanding Area with Squares!
In maths, Year 4 have been exploring the area of a 2D shape. They used post-it notes to create their own shapes with a set area. Well done Year 4!
Measuring our Bones!
Willow had lots of fun locating, measuring and recording the length of their bones in Science. Using our results, we were able to make comparisons and conclusions, evaluating what we could also do differently to ensure more accurate results.
Odd Sock Day in Willow!
We are proud to be different! Well done Willow for celebrating our differences by supporting Odd Sock Day.
Willow’s Independent Writing and Performing!
Well done to Willow for your beautiful published writing so far! This week, we practiced our oracy skills when performing our very own poem.
Whittington Barracks!
Willow have loved learning all about WW1 over the past six week! Today, they deepened their learning with real life experiences, artefacts and sources at the Whittington Barracks. The educators at Whittington Barracks were extremely impressed with Willow’s subject knowledge - huge well done…