Tuesday 25 March 2014

Downsview's Got Talent

On Tuesday 25th March we had our Downsview's Got Talent show. This is where children performed their talents. We had lots of acts performing this afternoon in the hall. Everyone was so brilliant it nearly brought tears to our eyes and everyone was cheering. Most of the acts were singers, dancers or joke tellers. Courtney & Katie in year 6 and David & Tristan in year 1 performed some gymnastics which included handstands and cartwheels.
In our class we had Vienna who skipped with a hula-hoop, Toby who sang an Olly Murs song and Abi, Abbie, Becky, Tieghan, Tiffany and Keeley who sung and danced to Carly Rae Jepsen.
On Friday we will perform again to all of the parents and visitors who come to see us. We will be bringing in costumes and dressing up clothes to wear.

by Cherry Class

Thursday 20 March 2014

Science Week in Key Stage 1 and EYFS

Apple class have been doing a science experiment to see how many straws they could join together and still drink water.  They have been leaning about sharing . They listened to the story Sharing a Shell by Julia Donaldson.


Birch class stuff;

They had to get straws and sellotape on the straws and put it in a cup.
They have also been doing  poems and singing. They have been learning to tell the time with clocks .
When they have been doing art they have been making monsters.
Also they  been practising their assembly .


Cherry class have been learning lots about Science. They have described what it would be like to go on a journey to Mars. They have also had a go at using chromatography to split colours. In art they used acids and alkalis to make rainbow fish and they have been testing parachutes.



Tuesday 11 March 2014

Key Stage 1 this week

This week Apple class have been travelling along a bench in P.E. and also balancing and also made animal puppets. They played the bus stop game and some number games.

This week in Cherry class we have practicing our assembly and getting stuff sorted for it. Also we have been practicing  our ocarina  for our assembly. We have been reading African stories such as the rain goddess, Mamo on the Mountain, Grace and family, Amazing Grace and Almaz and the lion.
We have been learning about the Seychelles islands. They are made up of 130 islands. The Seychelles are the smallest parts of Africa. There is a big one of them and one is so small that you can't see it on a map that has all the parts of Africa. We have been using mod rock and improving our models. In our phonics we have been learning about tip top: T and I stand for time and p stands for person  and in top T and o stands for topic and action  and p stands for place.  
A beach in The Seychelles



In Birch class they have been leaning 2 digit numbers and in English they are reading and writing  rhymes and learning about castles.


by Vienna, Abbie, Finley and Liam

Tuesday 4 March 2014

Happy Pancake Day from Key Stage 1

In Birch Class they've been learning about monsters and making them. They have been learning about two digit numbers and adding and subtracting them. Also they have been reading and writing poems and learning about dragons.
 
Today Apple Class have made pancakes. They have been using moving monkeys and learning to take away. They have played in the role play as vets. They have also learnt to do stretches in gymnastics.




Cherry Class have been designing and making African fabrics. They have also continued to complete work based on the film Madagascar. In ICT they have been making PowerPoints about Africa ready for their assembly next week.

by Freddie, Russel, Joshua, Paige, Ellie and Rihanna