Spring 1
Week 1
Welcome back everyone. Well done for braving the ice and coming to school! This term each child will be given a TT rockstar account. Remember the safest place for a password is in your head! Please show your adults this video to learn more about how to be a times tables rock star.
The Hodgehegs were very sensible in the baltic conditions but also had a good time!
History: People who have made a positive change
In History, we have started our new topic "People who have positively made a change". We will be learning about incredible people such as Emmeline Pankhurst, Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela and Malala Yousafzi. Here is a great BBC game where you can learn more about some of these impressive historical figures.
In Computing this term we will make branch data bases. In our first lesson we learnt that data is just another word for information and that a branch data base is a good way of organising and finding different things like animals, pokemon characters and clothes! Here are the hodgehegs using yes/no questions to correctly identify animals.
Week 2
In Forest School today we made 2D shapes out of sticks. Well done for making rectangles, triangles, pentagons, hexagons and octagons!
In Maths we are starting to learn about symmetry. Here is a super game to sharpen your knowledge and skills!
In Design and Technology, we finally made our car designs. The children did a great job alligning the axles to the chassis, securing the wheels and making adjustments when they tested how well their car moved.
In Forest school today we practised shape and symmetry. The children enjoyed the sunshine and showed excellent teamwork and respect!
In Computing, the children began to make branch data bases using the J2 data website. The children designed questions to split and identify different animals. Well done all! Next week we will choose our own items to build a branch data base around.
In forest school today we acted out our Red Ridinghood diaries. Great storytelling skills were on display!
One of our PE topics ths term is "Sending and Receiving" where we will learn how to pass and recieve balls with our hands, feet, bats, rackets and clubs. Today we looked at how to roll different sized balls accurately. We focused on our stance, bending down to the ground and letting go when our hand is pointing at the target.
Week 3
In PE we did gymnastics. Today we learnt and practised positions such as "the pike", "the dish" and "the tuck". Well done for using your balance and strength to hold positions for 5 seconds.
In Computing this week we made more branch data bases. This time the children were given more freedom as they were allowed to choose 6 items to build their data base around. The children did a great job of coming up with good questions which could seperate items and find information quickly.
In Maths we started our new topic which is "Money". Today we got to grips with identifying all the UK coins and explore different combinations to make 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2.
The children have loved playing these Maths and English games. Please click on the link below
Great football skills were evident in PE today where we looked at how to pass and trap the ball with the side of our foot. The children did a great job of tracking the ball and getting their body in the right position to receive and pass.
Week 4
This week we have been very lucky to have our student teachers Miss Jackson and Miss Wilson back. They will start their final placement in March but were here for 1 week to team teach and support the children.
In English, we are beginning to plan a write which will be a newspaper article on the "Three Little Pigs" story. Here are the class interviewing the first police officer on the scene after Mr Wolf was seen running from the brick house!
In History this week we learnt about the incredible life of Gandhi. Please watch this short fillm about how this inspirational person changed the world through non-violence.
In gymnastics we used beams, ropes and the aparatus to practise and hold "the pike", "star" and tuck" positions. Great balance and resilience all!
The hodgehegs continue to wow us with their computing skills. Here are the children designing and building branch databases about topics of their choosing.
In PE today we looked at the skills used in netball and basketball. We practised the bounce pass which is handy when trying to stop a defender intercepting the ball. Great tracking and hand eye coordination were witnessed!
Week 5
We had a superb visit to Madina Mosque in Sheffield this week. The children were fascinated by the Wudu room, library and incredible prayer hall. Mr Zahid, our host, was so impressed with the children's questions and knowledge of Islam . Some children recited some of the Qu'ran and all were excellent Walkey ambassadors!
In Citizenship, we looked at the different stages of life and looked at the life of Sir David Attenborough.
In Computing, we built complex branch data bases that included a background.
Week 6
In Art we started sketching plants using HB, 3B and 6B pencils. We were influenced by Georgia O'Keeffe because we sketched close ups and not the whole plant. We also focused on where the light and shadow are.
The children did a wonderful job of writing their newspaper articles about three little pigs who had their houses attacked. Great headlines were used and events were reported accurately and clearly to the public!
In PE we revised the skills we have learnt this term by rolling and receiving balls, passing balls with our feet and doing bounce passes with our hands. We then practised hitting balls with a racket both along the ground and in the air.
