"They will soar on wings like eagles" (Isaiah 40:31)
Respect / Responsibility / Courage / Trust / Perseverance / Compassion
Bitterns have started off their Science topic of plants by planting some mysterious beans that we received. Most of the children suspect the beans have been sent from Jack (Jack and the Beanstalk has been our Literacy topic). As a class we learnt about what a plant needs to grow and we used this understanding to help us to plant our magic beans. We will be observing and recording their growth over the coming weeks.Â
This years science day focus was Animals. The Bitterns learnt about different groups of animals, habitats and what animals need to stay healthy. They started the day by looking at a range of animals and categorising them into groups. After this we learnt what a habitat is and explored some different types of habitats. We embarked on a minibeast hunt, exploring habitats within our school grounds. To finish the day we joined together with the KS2 children to undertake a fun science experiment.
The Bitterns enjoyed a wonderful trip to the Henry Bloggs Lifeboat Museum in Cromer. We started the day by catching the train from Salhouse Station. On the way we played eye spy and some of us got to go to the back of the train and help with the announcements! Once we arrived at the museum we learnt about some heroic rescues at sea. We loved looking round the museum, learning morse code and trying on some of the life jackets. After lunch we had some time to explore the pirate play area. What an adventure!
In Bitterns we have been learning all about traditional tales and fairy tales in literacy. The first story we looked at was Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We have enjoyed taking part in lots of drama activities and writing descriptions about the characters from the story. One day when we came into school we discovered our classroom was a crime scene and the evidence left was three bowls of porridge and a picture of a broken chair. We had lots of fun writing police reports about what we had discovered.Â
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.
In Bitterns we have been learning about materials in science. This week we listened to the story of the The Three Little Pigs. We then carried out an investigation into ‘Which material would be most suitable for building the three little pigs a house’. To make this a fair test all the teams had a choice of two types of building materials and each house was wafted for 20 seconds. The children worked collaboratively to create four completed houses which could be tested. We also discussed which of the houses might be waterproof.Â
This is our Spring maths plan which outlines the content that the Bitterns will be learning each week within the spring term. Certain weeks might be switched around, extended or altered depending on the children’s learning and ability within a given area, however this should provide a good insight into the topic areas covered within the next term.Â
In Bitterns we have been writing bonfire poetry focusing on our senses. We were lucky enough to experience a bonfire within a forest school session alongside Herons class. This experience has helped us to be able to describe the sights, smells and sounds of a crackling bonfire when writing. We loved watching the fire with one child commenting that the flames were ‘dancing’.
The Bitterns have had a wonderful day wearing yellow to support World Mental Health Day. We wore our most bright and sunny clothes to support such a brilliant cause.Â
