We had a lovely day at Jarrow Hall today….the sun even came out! We learnt how the Anglo-Saxons used animals, listened to a story about Beowolf, spent time in a replica Anglo-Saxon house and handled real artefacts from the past!
Year 2 have had a fantastic few weeks at the beach, despite some unpredictable weather. We have learnt lots about our local environment. We have learned about human and physical features, rock pools and their creatures as well as how to look after our beach.
To begin our Stone Age topic, we spent the day at Jarrow Hall. We learnt how to build and light a fire, how to create a framework to clean and stretch leather, how to make axes for use as tools and weapons, and created our own artwork on rocks.
We created natural portraits using materials we gathered on a walk around the school grounds.
We created some beautiful displays. One themed around Remembrance Day and one using our fantastic Cave Art.
We have done lots of amazing Maths work using a variety of equipment. We even did some of it on our desks – don’t tell Mrs Jeynes! Shh!
ARB1 Children made their school very proud today by doing a litter pick on our local beach. As a reward the children then went searching for hidden treasures!
Reception have had a fun filled first half term. The children have been learning all about Autumn and Harvest time. They have experienced their first PE class, forest school session and have learnt how to word build in phonics. The children have been learning new mathematical language and concepts through their play. They have particularly enjoyed repeated pattens, comparing quantities and capacity. We are incredibly proud of their achievements for their first half term.
Year 4 have thoroughly enjoyed their first term in year 4 with lots of learning and fun activities to help them to understand their Stone Age topic.
Making our own fossil to help us to understand the fossilisation process.
We designed and built Stone Age homes using our knowledge of the Palaeolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic time periods. We are so proud of the detail we put into our builds as we showed how they lived as we build the scene around the homes.
As part of our Stone Age topic, the children first decided to make a Paleolithic, Mesolithic or Neolithic home. They thought carefully about the materials that they would need and drew their design, concentrating on the features that would be evident in each home. They then worked collaboratively to make their home using lots of techniques and working efficiently with each. We were over the moon with their creative attempts.
