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Making Bird Feeders - following instructions 

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Making Bird Feeders - following instructions 

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In our English writing we have been writing instructions to make our own bird feeder. The children followed their instructions and made 'nut free' bird feeders to take home.

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We have been learning to draw sketch maps in our geography. The pupils used an aerial photo of the school to help him.

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In DT we have been learning how to make sliders. The class practiced their understanding of the skills involved in a desert scene. They were then able to use these skills in their own design and will be making Christmas Cards with their newly acquired skills.

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Linking to their RE learning, we listened to actors telling us the Christmas story. The pupils were able to link this to their learning.

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Using ten frames to support our maths learning

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Most of the children followed the instructions excellently, using the photo to support their understanding.

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This morning Nightingale have been following instructions to create paper plate fish. They have had to get their own resources and follow the method.

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To finish our artwork for this half term, the children drew and painted their own castles inspired by Balmoral Castle, which was built in the Victorian Era.

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Using our knowledge of percussion instruments, the children work in groups to compose their own 'Victorian Factory' inspired pieces of music. They then used graphic notation to record them.

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Following our trip the Cheltenham Literature Festival last week, the children have been writing their own 'Don't' poems inspired by the poem they learned with Michael Rosen. The children loved experimenting with words and thinking of funny rhymes!

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A massive well done to all the children who entered the spelling bee. Congratulations to our winner and our runner up.

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We have been focusing on the blue skies for our final piece of art work using collage.

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We made some mini bug tower hotels in forest school today. Some of the children did an amazing job finding leaves and twigs and hiding them in the forest school area.

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Using our knowledge of properties, we went on a hunt to find materials with different properties. We found shiny, dull, soft, hard, rough, smooth, waterproof and transparent.

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Today some pupils used biodegradable string to make stick letters to hang in the forest school area or hang at home.

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We are learning about collage and have been experimenting with layers and colour. We have been practicing using scissors safely and accurately to produce different shapes.

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We have been learning about materials and have been looking around the school to find out what the school was built from. The children have started to think about the properties of materials and why they have been chosen.

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We have been learning about the Parable of the Lost Son. The children have been listening to the story and working to reorder the parts correctly. Well done team!

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The children enjoyed making seasonal apple salad. They cut up a variety of vegetable and tried lots of different fruit and vegetables. Some children ate their whole bowl!!

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The children were set a task to find different items around the outdoor learning area and collect them in their egg boxes.

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We have been practicing retelling our versions of Goldilocks using finger puppets.

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We have been learning about different percussion instruments and exploring different ways to play them.

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This week the children created nature faces using clay and other forest school items

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We have started to learn our Talk for Writing text for Autumn this week. The children are using a combination of Talk for Writing actions, together with some BSL.

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During the first week, the children took part in some problem solving activities to get to know each other. They did a brilliant job

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The children worked in teams of 6 to collect different items from around the forest to feature in a wheel. There were a lot of amazing leaves and acorns