"They will soar on wings like eagles" (Isaiah 40:31)
Respect / Responsibility / Courage / Trust / Perseverance / Compassion
In science the Bitterns have continued to learn about materials and their properties. This week we focused our learning on waterproof materials. The children were trying to answer the question ‘Which would be the most suitable material to make an umbrella with.’ The children discussed how they could test the materials and ensure that all the tests were fair. We then work scientifically to record which materials were waterproof.
We are using tuned percussion, keyboards and ukuleles to develop our music skills. We are learning to read music from a stave and play different rhythms in time with each other. We have performed in assembly too.
We have found out about artists who are inspired by nature and tried out their ideas. Yayoi Kusama features pumpkins in her work with infinity rooms. How many pumpkins can you see?
We have developed sequences in gymnastics, sometimes mirroring our partners, sometimes doing the opposite and trying to copy each other exactly with movements.
During the Spring term, we have investigated levers and pulleys in the classroom and during forest school:
