Mrs Quinn, Mrs Stafford and Mr Whorlow

would like to welcome you to

Blue Class

Term 6

Term 5

Term 4

Where the Wild Things Are

'What can be found in the wild?'

Book Week

We had an extremely exciting Book Week, where we had the opportunity to meet the author M.P. Robertson. We heard about how he writes and illustrates his stories, and he even showed us how to draw a dragon! We have also enjoyed taking part in lots of other reading related activities including a book character quiz and having stories read to us by staff from different classes.

Thank you to all of the parents that came to share stories with us on World Book Day. We had a lovely time enjoying different texts all together.

Quantum Theatre

Quantum Theatre put on a fantastic show called ‘Calculating Mr One’. We were highly engaged and there were plenty of opportunities for audience participation so we were able to show off our excellent mathematical skills!

Maths

In Maths we have been learning to count, read and write numbers to 50, paying close attention to the place value in these numbers. We have been using lots of practical resources to help us such as dienes and tens frames. As well as this we have loved using the splat 100 square to find one more and one less than numbers and to practise our counting in twos, fives and tens.

English

In English we have enjoyed reading our new text ‘Wild’. We began by looking closely at the character on the front cover, thinking of words and phrases to describe them and making predictions about who they might be and where they might have come from. We have also focused on setting, using our outdoor classroom to sketch the woodland and wildlife and using our senses to think of words and phrases to describe it. This has helped us to write free-verse poetry in groups.

Science

To start our new Science topic, ‘Plants’, we looked at real plants, learnt the names of the different parts and began to discuss their functions. We used art and craft to create our own plants using cupcake cases, string, seeds, pens and pencils and labelled the different parts. They look fantastic!

Term 3

Space

'What's out there?'

This term we are learning all about Space! We will be reading the story, 'Man on The Moon' by Simon Bartram. The children will have lots of opportunities to read, write, role play and find out information about the moon and Space.

Geography

In Geography we will be using aerial images to explore our local area of Whitstable and looking at where it is in the UK. The children will work towards making and using simple maps.

History

We have been learning about Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. We worked in pairs to create a poster including lots of facts and information about him and his famous mission. We also have been spotting similarities and differences between two photographs of Cromwell Road, just outside our school. One photo was taken in the Edwardian era and the other is a recent photo. The children worked together to spot and record the similarities and differences on post-it notes. Have a look below...

Art

We have been creating moon art. First we painted our background by mixing watercolours to create tones of grey. We use silver paint to give a starry sky effect. To create our moon we used free hand drawing to create craters. The finished pieces of work are fantastic!

Maths

In maths we have been revising number bonds to 10 and extending the children's knowledge to number bonds to 20. We have also been adding practically bridging ten by making 10 first using tens frames.

Term 2

Toys

This term we are learning all about toys! We will be looking at old and new toys and will be reading the text 'Traction Man' by Mini Grey.

Science

We have been learning all about materials and their properties. We have identified and named materials such as wood, glass, plastic, metal etc and discussed their properties using tour senses to help us. We sorted and classified materials and went on a material hunt. We look forward to taking part in some exciting investigations too!

Maths

This term we have focused on subtraction, shape and place value to 20. The children have been using a variety of manipulatives to represent numbers to 20. We particularly enjoyed making 2D and 3D shape patterns by drawing, stamping and printing using paint. We have also been having fun doing maths on the beach each week. Thank you to our volunteers for making this possible.

English

The children have loved reading the story 'Traction Man is Here!'. We have had lots of writing and role play opportunities throughout the text and the children have particularly enjoyed creating their own Traction Man diary entries.

Festive Fun!

Over the last couple of weeks we have really been getting into the Christmas spirit. We spent time rehearsing our songs for the KS1 Christmas Concert and enjoyed performing to Reception and our grown ups. We were also lucky enough to take part in some Christmas craft activities put on for us by the FOW and even had a visit from Santa! We will end the term with a delicious Christmas dinner! 

Term 1

Amazing Animals!

Maths

In maths we have been working practically using the signs >, < and =. We have also been using the 'part-part-whole' model to add numbers. 

Music

Mrs Diamond has been working with us throughout this term. We have been learning about rhythm through playing chime bars. We have also been singing in tunes and responding to musical signals. We can't wait to show you what we have learned in our class assembly!

Brogdale visit!

In preparation for our Harvest theme, we were lucky to have Mike from Brogdale come to visit us in class. We learned all about where apples come from and even got to taste some of the different varieties! 

French

Papa Vincent has made a welcome return and we are enjoying learning French through songs with him! We have been learning 'Old McDonald' in French and the children are picking up French greetings and becoming more confident at using them each day. 

Visit to the Farm!

We had such a brilliant time when we visited 'Retreat into Wonderland' on the Bullockstone Road. The children loved being up close with all the animals and had a brilliant time feeding and petting them! Thank you to Jen and Jo at the farm for helping us have such a wonderful day!