The Bitterns have been learning about the Christian story of creation this week. We have been thinking deeply about how our wonderful planet was created. We have learnt about each of the seven days of creation and the order in which all aspects of the world were created.
Classes
Who’s in space? Herons Invasion Games
Herons are working hard in their Invasion Games unit in PE, learning to attack and defend territory and create space for teammates in football. These same skills can be applied in other invasion games like basketball, tag rugby and handball.
Bitterns ScienceÂ
In science we are exploring everyday materials. To start our learning on the topic we began by building houses for the Three Little Pigs. We then tested the materials using a fair test to see which would withstand wind (the wolf). The children enjoyed building their structures as a team. We had rich discussion about the strengths and weaknesses of each material and the children identified which material was best suited for building a strong and robust house.
‘The Lego bricks would be best for building the house because they are strong and solid. They are waterproof, they won’t let the rain come through.’ Year 2 Child
‘The paper would blow away in the wind, it is not good for building a house.. . it would just get soggy.’Â Year 1 ChildÂ
Grebes RE – What is the Trinity?
What better way to kick off this RE unit than by covering the playground in graffiti? Children explored the many names Christians have used for the three aspects of God (the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit).
God the Father: Creator, Holy, Almighty, Fortress, Rock, King
God the Son: Saviour, Human, Rabbi (Teacher), Prince of Peace, Shepherd, Prophet, God ‘in the flesh’
God the Holy Spirit: Wind, Fire, Breath, Dove, Water, Comforter
Noah’s Ark
In RE our focus has been Noah’s ark with year 1 adding to previous knowledge by writing and sequencing events. Reception have been working on cutting skills and counting 2 of different animals.Â
Balancing Skills
Coots working on balancing skills in PE.
Coots have been focusing on 5
They have been working hard to count 5 objects and form the numbers 1 to 5. Lots of soaring on wings at 4 years old!
Learning Group Sounds
Coots reception busy learning group 1 sounds. Working hard as a team and learning how to share and wait their turn.
Making Friends
Our reception children have been busy making friends, exploring the outdoor area, learning phonics sounds and forming numbers.
