Week 1 in Poplar
Poplar have got stuck in this week learning all about our new topic, Exploring the UK! We started by finding the UK and the 4 countries on a map, then we looked further at our capital city and some of … Continued
African Animal Tales
The children in Poplar have had a lot of fun retelling and creating our own African animal tales. We spoke about different types of stories like fairy tales and folk tales and learnt some tales about African animals, such as … Continued
First week back!!
Poplar have had an incredible first week back at school. We are so impressed with their attitude and how well they have settled back in, it is lovely to be back together again as a full class. We have been … Continued
Willow – Kenning poems – can you guess the animal?
We have been looking at list poems and a particular type called Kennings. These are a bit like a riddle and we have made some which describe some animals. Can you guess which animal we are talking about? Evie’s … Continued
Aria’s New York adventure
Aria created her own story set in New York. She was very proud of her book. Aria enjoyed sharing her story with her friends.
Creating our own towns.
This week we have been exploring ways of creating our own towns. These are like 3D maps. We have been looking at photos from the air and how things look different from above. We will explore this some more next … Continued
Willow – Fractions
This week, we have started to look at fractions. We have begun by finding fractions around our houses and then by creating unit fractions. Unit fractions always have a numerator or 1.
Creating our own skyscrapers
We used big boxes to build a tall tower like The Empire State Building. We had to think about which boxes to put at the bottom so they would balance and the tower wouldn’t fall over. We then stood like … Continued
Willow – Rainforests
We have been learning about the rainforests this term. We spent a week looking at the layers which make up the rainforest. In class and at home, some beautiful dioramas and diagrams were produced. Here are some photos of … Continued