Thinking about fractions

In maths we have moved on from learning about halves to quarters.  We folded our shapes into 4 equal parts.

Brush and scrub, that’s the way we do it

During our growing up days we learned why it is important to keep ourselves clean. We practiced brushing teeth and washing our dolls.

Which way is which?

It’s always good to know which direction is which. We spent time outside following directions. We also learned about clockwise and anti clockwise. Going round nearly made us dizzy!

Is it in front of or behind, on top of or underneath?

Our new topic in maths is positioning. We learned new vocabulary and used a toy to show different positions in relation to a box.

Float or sink?

We investigated objects made of different materials to see if they float or sink. We are expert scientists so we made predictions first. Then carried out our experiments.  We even managed to not get too wet!

Money, money, money…

We are learning about money in maths. We are learning what each coin looks like and their value. Now we just need to think of what to spend all our money (or our mum’s and dad’s) on!

Multicultural Day

We enjoyed visiting different countries, learning different cultures and of course sampling the food! We made our own pyramids and wrote our name in hieroglyphics in Egypt, made our own tasty pizza in Italy and made our own fancy hat in Germany.

Durham travelled all around the world…and back again!

Get your passports and pack your suitcases. We are off on a multicultural journey.

Getting that sinking feeling.

We used objects made of different materials in our experiment. Which ones will float and which will sink? Some of the results surprised us.

Easter bonnets

We each created our own ‘eggstraordinary’ Easter bonnets. They all looked amazing. Didn’t we do a ‘cracking’ job?

Is it full or empty?

We have been working on weighing and measuring in maths. We focused on capacity and had to decide if our container was empty, full or half full.

Sensory Room

We had a lovely afternoon exploring our new sensory room.

World Book Day

We love to read. We enjoyed sharing different books and talking about our favourite stories.

Human BeeBots

Making the most of the early spring sunshine, we followed directions to get to different locations. We then had a turn at giving directions. Did we know our left and right?

Here comes the sun…flower

We became green fingered and planted our own seeds. We can’t wait to see them grow!

Dear Parents,

After what we hope has been a magical Christmas holiday, we have started another exciting term full of interesting new things to learn about.

This term, our topic is ‘Scented Garden’.

In English, we are sharing the books, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ and ‘The Enormous Turnip’, which centre around story retelling, alphabet practice, phonemic awareness, and sequencing.  We will also explore reference books, non-chronological reports and my fantasy plant.  Spelling, punctuation, and grammar will continue to be taught alongside these topic-related activities, which will be focussed on the children’s current individual targets.

In the first half of this term in Maths, we are continuing to look at place value, addition, and subtraction within ten, and then moving to within 20. Later in the term, we will move on to more practical maths, including length, capacity/volume, and weight/mass.

In Science, we will do many experiments linked to our topic ‘Scented Garden’, such as creating our own pizza and windowsill gardens, rainbow flowers, and testing the senses in various ways.

Geography will be all about the rainforest flora, how it formed, its layers, and its key features and characteristics. We will explore different types and ranges of rainforest plants using descriptions, observations, and research.

RE will involve the children building on their learning of the different faiths by zooming in on who is a Muslim and how they live. Pupils will find out about Islam, key beliefs, and ways of living for Muslims. They will also learn about some of the key Muslim beliefs about God.

We will make our own instruments in Art and Design to recreate the sounds of the rainforest in various ways. We will also create art with various types of plants and flowers, leading on to making our own rainforest sculpture.

In Music, we will explore a range of different types of music around the rainforest and nature, exploring how we can recreate the sounds of nature ourselves and listening to various sounds of the environment.

We plan to support this term’s topic with educational visits centred around plants, nature, and the senses.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us at any time.

Kind regards

Eva Sebeszta, Rochelle Pearce and the Durham Team