April in the ARC

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Our Wonderful Porfell Trip!

Last Friday, KS1 and EYFS went to Porfell Wildlife Park to look at the farm animals in particular, but we also loved looking at all the other exotic animals that live there!

We loved watching the meerkats!  And all the other animals and birds... It was an amazing day! We learnt a lot about Porfell and how it was started over 35 years ago!!

Summer 1 - Week 3 - Healthy bodies, healthy minds, healthy hearts... 

English

In English this week, the children came to the end of their emotive writing, learning journey. Their main ‘Big write’ was to write a recount in the form of the letter. Within the letter, the children had to recall the old man’s time in the war, the moment he lost his friend and the time he first laid eyes on his wife. The content of the letter embedded skills and knowledge learnt across the learning journey.

Once the children completed their letters, they wrote them up into their star writer books!

Our next learning journey is based on the genre ‘Myths and Legends’ – The children will explore the text ‘The Legend of Podkin One-Ear’.

Maths

In Maths this week, we began looking at our old arithmetic papers during our carousel activity. The children had time to look at questions marked incorrectly and re-attempt them. They had support in addressing misconceptions and setting next step targets.

For the rest of the week, the children continued their shape learning journey. The morning work supported this, where the children had the opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge of recognising and drawing angles accurately.

To end the journey, the children completed their end of unit assessments. They are then given their score backs and set targets accordingly.

Our next learning journey will be position and direction!

Wider  Curriculum

It was art, art and more art this week! The children began to make their insects/animals. They sculpted them using newspaper, tape and metal wire; all forming the body, head and legs.

Next, they used Modroc to protect and finalise the shape. They worked effectively to model the Modroc to fit their sculptures. Once dry, they would be ready to paint.

Some children still need to Modroc so we will continue this next week. However, the ones who were finished then went back to their sketch books to continue to develop their designs and explain their learning journey.

A special mention to Kyro and Harry who were sent to show their sketch books to Mr Wathern. These were then displayed in our shining stars assembly, WELL DONE BOYS!

Arena Health and Well-being Day

Year 5 on Friday, were lucky enough to have Arena in, to carry out a health and well-being day. The children engaged in a range of activities such as; ultimate frisbee, dodgeball, healthy eating orienteering, capture the flag and team building exercises.

We were incredibly lucky to have wonderful weather and it was great to see the children enjoying being active and working together outdoors.

We hope to have them back again soon!

Hope you have a lovely weekend,

Best Wishes,

May!

Whilst continuing to prepare for our KS2 SATs tests, Year 6 have also been having fun in the wider curriculum!

In History, we have been learning about the lives of the people living in Ancient Greece - their lifestyle, beliefs, hobbies, politics and much more!

In RE, we have been learning about the Hindu religion. We now understand why Hindus try to live a good life. Ask us about Samsara, Karma, Dharma and Moksha!

In French, linked to the Ancient Greeks and the fact that this year is an Olympic year, we have been learning about the Olympics and Olympic sports!

In Science, we have been learning all about electricity. We have learned how to make a circuit in both series and parallel; how to spot an error in a circuit; how to investigate which components can change the brightness of a bulb or the volume of a buzzer and how to make a simple set of traffic lights!

In PE, we have been practising our Athletics skills and in PSHE, we have been learning the best ways in which to live healthy, safe lives. Last week, we also welcomed Peter back. He brought his ambulance in and taught us lots about how the ambulance service can help us if and when we need them! 

After SATs, we will be completing a fun Art project, experimenting with paint in the style of Frida Kahlo and we will also be learning how to use the Microbits in Computing.

April

In Year 6, as well as working hard preparing for our SATs tests in May, we have also been learning about a variety of different Art techniques.

First, we sketched feathers using pencil and crayons. Next, we drew pictures of wild British birds. After that, we made a design, based on feathers, which we then transferred to a clay tablet.

Then we used wax pencils to sketch out these designs on fabric, to be dyed in a batik style.

Finally, we made our birds into 3-D models, using newspapers, PVA glue and tissue paper. They were definitely full of character, just like Year 6!

We are looking at the digestive system.  How it works, what is does for us and how to look after it.  We investigated bread and what happens when you chew it - a lot.  Chewing it without swallowing to create a bolus and gives the saliva in our mouths an extended period of time to work on the starch.  Eventually, the starch is turned into maltose (sugar) and becomes sweet!  

Next job is to build a replica of the digestive system...

Landaviddy have had another brilliant week. 

In Geography, we identified human features in the UK and discussed the human features we have in our area. Can you recall what a human feature is? In History, we plotted on a map where many famous explorers have explored across the world. During our Art lesson this week, we learnt about the architect Le Corbusier and created our own shape houses. Everyone did such a fantastic job too describing their likes and dislikes. Our Music session with Mrs Butlin this week, was fantastic. We got to explore the keyboards, which we loved! We can't wait until our next lesson.

In English, we have started writing up our biographies about our chosen campaigner. We will continue to write these up next week.

In Maths, Year 2 and 3 finished their unit on Shape and have now started new learning on Fractions. Year 2 have started by looking at parts and wholes. Year 3 have been learning about unit and non-unit fractions and how we can find the numerator and denominator when looking at pictorials. 

Reminder: Next week on Thursday 9th May is our class trip to the National Maritime Museum. Please ensure you have returned your permission slip and paid the contribution on ParentPay as soon as possible.

We hope you have a lovely weekend and look forward to seeing you back in school on Tuesday 7th May.

Miss Gibbings, Mrs Phillips and Miss Cullingford

We were excited to say 'hello' to our RNLI lifeguard friends this week.  We know that we live in a beautiful place, but it is important that we remember how to stay safe in and around the water.  We learned and remembered that floating if you are in difficulty is the best way to stay alive if you are in difficulty, but we also heard how we can have a lot of fun as long as we remember where we are and play safely.  We got to wear the lifeguard helmets and understand all of the equipment that they use every day in their work.  A big thank you to the RNLI for helping us out.  I wonder how many of our children will become lifeguards in the future?