It has been a busy penultimate week in Treyarnon class.

In English, we have been writing our Jack and the Beanstalk stories and concentrating on speech punctuation and dialogue. They are exciting to read already. 

In maths, we have been learning about 3d shapes and tried our hand at making nets. We also learned all about circles and had a go at using compasses. 

In history, we finished our World War 2 topic by completing our double-page spreads. We were able to show off all of our knowledge and I love the presentation of their work. 

The highlight was watching the dress rehearsal for the KS1 nativity - it was hilarious and they were fantastic.

Have a great weekend!

Miss Burton

"Christmas Tree oh Christmas Tree!"

The Christmas countdown has begun and the advent calendar has a few windows open. Here are some photos of the class solving the treasure hunt at the Christmas Tree Festival. We were lucky enough to walk down to St. Nicholas and Faith Church yesterday to see them all. It was incredibly festive and it put us in a Christmassy mood. 

In English, we have been writing our Jack and the Beanstalk stories. So far we have started out story by introducing and describing Jack. Here are some of my favourite extracts from their work:

"...his emerald-green eyes, bright and wide with curiosity."
"Jack was a young , adventurous boy with hopes and dreams."
"He was as scrawny as a plucked chicken with hair like liquid copper."

In maths, we have continued our work on shape by finding missing angles in quadrilaterals and polygons. Next week, we will look at circles and drawing shapes accurately. 

I hope to see you all at Hunt the Issy tonight and the lantern parade tomorrow. 

Have a great weekend!

Miss Burton

This week has been jam-packed with learning and icy fun. 

We have been planning our Jack and the Beanstalk stories in English. We will be rewriting them with a Christmas theme and I am pleased and amused by some of the children's ideas:
Instead of selling a cow at market, Jack will be selling a micro-pig in a blanket. 
Jack will get magic sprouts instead of magic beans which will grow into a giant sprout stalk. 
At the top, he will find a gingerbread house with an evil elf inside and he will steal a golden advent calendar. 

In maths, we have been learning about angles and how we can use our knowledge of triangles, straight lines and angle properties to find missing angles. 

In science, we investigated with voltage and the effect this has on a series circuit. We tried different amounts of cells, motors, wires and bulbs to see what would happen. We also discovered that a circuit with a 1.5v cell and one bulb would still work even with 27 wires - it was a very dim light though. 

Have a great weekend!

Miss Burton

The children in Treyarnon class got to experience life as an evacuee child today. They came to school with their wonderful outfits ready to learn all about World War Two. 

We started off by creating pictures about the The Blitz using silhouettes and shadows. We couldn't resist adding a bit of glitter!

Then, we found out all about rations and how people had to be very creative with their recipes. With that in mind, we made some carrot biscuits using a recipe from the war. Despite being dubious at first, the children  all agreed that they were delicious. 

We have been learning about electricity in science and we have become experts at building circuits. We were able to use that knowledge to learn Morse Code and send messages and codes to each other. 

It has been a fantastic day full of learning and creativity!

We celebrated World Kindness Day by giving compliments to each other. We learnt what makes a good compliment first and why it is so important to be kind. Each child now gets to keep a list of shooting stars which are filled with all the lovely things people like about them. 

This morning, Treyarnon class took part in a coding workshop funded by the RAF. 

They learned about the Caesar Cipher and how it could be applied to the internet. For example, the importance of a strong password and how people might use coding to hack them. 

This week has been full of fantastic learning opportunities. 

In English, we have started writing our non-chronological reports about where energy comes from. The children have been working really hard to include scientific language, interesting facts and structure their work so that it has cohesion. They are looking wonderful and I am amazed by how creative they are. 

In maths, we have moved onto our new unit of fractions. We started by finding equivalent fractions and simplifying them. Next, we will learn how to add and subtract them. 

We were lucky to have a skipping workshop today in the hall. It was hilarious and we learned many new skills. We started with simple skipping, then skipping backwards, hopping on one foot, crossing our arms and then jumping into a long rope. All of the children learned something new and I was impressed with their abilities.

We have also had the opportunity to take part in some orienteering outside using the new stations around school. In the first session, we went hunting for different animals and in the second session, we answered some questions about Mary Seacole and Nelson Mandela for Black History Month. We had to check each station for a number to see if we had got the answer correct. 

Have a lovely weekend!

Miss Burton

This week has been jam-packed with learning and fun. 

We finished our poems and wrote them up neatly on decorated paper - I am proud with how beautiful the handwriting and presentation is. We have now started a new unit of work in which we will write a non-chronological report about where energy comes from. So far, we have looked at the features of a report and started our research. Did you know that the blades on a wind turbine can measure up to 90 metres long?

In maths, we have been building confidence and accuracy with short division and long multiplication by practicing our formal written methods and then solving puzzles and problems. 

In PSHE, we have been learning how to calm our brains down by taking part in guided meditation in the hall. We laid on PE mats and got comfy, it was a wonderful atmosphere and I was pleased with how mature they all were. 

In art, we have been studying 'The Harvest' by Vincent Van Gogh. We discussed the colours, textures and shapes in the picture and researched Van Gogh. Then we had a go at recreating out own versions using pastels. I was extremely impressed by the wonderful creations that the children produced; their sketchbooks are looking fantastic. 

Have a relaxing and fun weekend.

Miss Burton

This week, we have been writing our poems in English. They are based on the book 'The Final Year' by Matt Goodfellow and are focused on coming back to school in September for the final year. We have been including figurative language, informal words and phrases, noun phrases and carefully chosen adjectives. The fun part has been thinking about the layout. We then did some peer editing to improve the poems as a class. 

We were lucky to have Jonathan Dart visit us on Tuesday afternoon to share his thoughts and belies about Humanism. The children enjoyed it and asked some fantastic questions. 

We have started a new class story called 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind' by William Kamkwamba which is set in Malawi and is based on a true story. We are enjoying it so far. 

In PSHE, we have been learning about positive body language and the difference between helpful and unhelpful talk. Next week, we are going to focus on giving compliments. 

Have a brilliant weekend!

Miss Burton