Can we bounce…and not fall off?

We practiced shifting our weight and balancing on the big blue balls. Not only balls that bounce children can too!

We’re forever blowing bubbles…

In Science we made our own bubble mixture. Will the bubble bounce or pop? Catch it before it floats away. It definitely got messy!

Bounce!

We have jumped straight into our new topic at the start of a new school year. As always working hard. We made our own bouncy balls. Whose will bounce the highest?

Party like a pirate

We enjoyed party games, dancing and food with some very special visitors.

Pirates in Pyjamas

We enjoyed the story so much that we had a pirates in pyjamas party. We had a blast and nobody had to walk the plank.

Ahoy there me hearties!

All hands on deck! Shiver me timbers! We loved making our own pirate ship and setting sail on H.M.S Durham Dodger.

Durham Dudes!

The weather may have spoilt sports day plans but that didn’t stop us having our own fun in the classroom. We are all winners!

Multcultural week

To complete our multicultural week we enjoyed visiting other countries to see what they had learned. We made music in Mexico, shot some hoops in America, played some football in Brazil and pinned the tale on the Dragon in China. Of course one of our favourite parts of the day was tasting all the different … Read more

The great wall of Durham!

After learning all about the Great Wall of China this inspired us to build our own great wall in the classroom. Teamwork makes the dream work!

Anyone for chinese?

We enjoyed tasting different Chinese foods. Our verdict? Mmmmm,nom nom and yum!

Keeping busy…and a bit of fun!

We are busy little bees in Durham class. Have look at what we have been up to.

Getting that sinking feeling.

In our science lesson we explored different materials- if they would sink or float in water. We managed not to get too wet!

Aren’t we arrtistic…ahoy there me hearties

As an introduction to our new topic we created our own pirate hats. We will soon be sailing the sea and searching for some treasure!

We are all stars!

We dined out at Frankie and Benny’s after our bowling trip, because we were so polite and the waitress said she loved having us there, we all received the headteacher’s award at our star of the week assembly!

It’s a strike!

Let’s get ready to bowl. What a fantastic time we had knocking those pins over.

Dear Durham Parents and Carers,

Welcome back! After a long holiday, we are excited to share with you our new topic for this term: ‘Bounce!’

In Literacy, we will be reading the story ‘The Frog Prince’ and using the text to examine grammar, punctuation, spelling, dramatisation, and creative writing.

We will also explore key features of an information text and examine various books about the rules of sport. We’ll have lots of fun making our own information book.

We will continue to teach and develop our Little Wandle Phonics scheme, in which we will aim to read three times a week and practice phonics daily.

In Maths, we will follow White Rose Maths, looking at place value by sorting objects, using the terms ‘fewer’, ‘more than’, and ‘equal to’. We will also learn more about addition and subtraction, building on the children’s knowledge to further develop these skills.

In science, we will engage in hands-on learning by exploring all kinds of balls. We will learn why they bounce and whether all balls bounce. We will also make our own balls using materials, from tin foil balls to bouncy and squeezy balls, ensuring a practical and fun learning experience.

In R.E., we will look at rules and routines in the classroom and at home, and then move on to the rules and routines of the Five Pillars of Islam.

Finally, in art, we will explore our topic of ‘Bounce’ as we draw, design, and make balls!

We will of course, be continuing to have fun and work hard in our daily task series, with lots of opportunities throughout the to practice and apply our leaning.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email at: rochelle.pearce@paces-school.org.uk   eva.sebeszta@paces-school.org.uk

Best wishes,

Rochelle, Eva and the Durham Team