Spring 2

Another fantastic term with lots of memories made! 🎉

 

During our final ‘Ready, Set, Go’ day on 5th March, parents joined in the fun and games alongside their children, which was a fantastic opportunity for everyone. They learned new games and even got to take part in being a scarecrow! 🤹‍♂️

 

For art this term, we explored the artwork of Henri Matisse, particularly "the snail," during a visit to the online Tate. Afterward, we recreated our own artwork using his collage technique. We had dinosaurs, butterflies, and even snakes. 🎨🦕🦋🐍

 

We have loved learning about different authors such as Julia Donaldson and different illustrators that she has worked with. Reception was blown away when they had the opportunity to meet a real author! He shared a story about a princess and led us in exploring various emotions. We even got to meet his pet turtle, which we bravely stroked. 📚👸🐢

 

In topic and math, we have been practicing directional language. We took turns moving forwards and backwards between spots, even mastering our left and right. We had a blast mapping the school, following a map, and creating our own. We were so fantastic at mapping our school grounds that we went for a walk in our local area! We talked about what we could see on our walk and made our own maps when we got back! 🗺️🚶‍♂️

 

For World Book Day, we read ‘I love you more’ and discussed all the people and things we love before year 3 came to read some stories to us. 📖❤️

 

Learning about Peterlee's history, we explored coal mining, using coal to write names and create pictures. Some of us even built coal mines and role-played working in them. ⛏️🏭

 

At Forest School this term, we had a fire and roasted marshmallows! We have recently been spotting signs of spring. 🌲🔥🌸

 

For PE, we had the opportunity to participate in Hoop Stars! Lots of us did not know how to hula hoop before this, and afterwards, we were all superstars! 🏀⭐️