We enjoyed looking at all our tall sunflowers in class. We looked at the emailed photos and the printed ones that had been sent in. It was easy to see Joshua was the winner with his 7 foot tall sunflower.
He was closely followed by Regan and Duncan though.
Well Done everyone for doing so well looking after your sunflowers!
Thursday, 18 July 2013
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Our Glorious FS2 Gardeners!
WOW What a fantastic bunch of gardeners we have in FS2!
In April we planted sunflower seeds in class. We then all took them home to see who could look after their sunflower and help it to grow tall. Well I am so glad to say that the FS2 children are much better gardeners than Mrs Cameron and Miss Kitchen. We didn't do so well! We forgot to water the sunflower seeds we planted. Although they grew at first, because they were so thirsty and didn't get watered, they died!
Have a look at the photo's below of the children's sunflowers. Can you see who has won the competition of growing the tallest sunflower?
In April we planted sunflower seeds in class. We then all took them home to see who could look after their sunflower and help it to grow tall. Well I am so glad to say that the FS2 children are much better gardeners than Mrs Cameron and Miss Kitchen. We didn't do so well! We forgot to water the sunflower seeds we planted. Although they grew at first, because they were so thirsty and didn't get watered, they died!
Have a look at the photo's below of the children's sunflowers. Can you see who has won the competition of growing the tallest sunflower?
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| Nieve's Sunflower! |
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| Finley's sunflower |
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| Lacey's sunflower |
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| Joshua's Sunflower |
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| Julia's Sunflower |
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| Zoe's Sunflower |
Thursday, 11 July 2013
Sports Day!
Last Friday was Sports Day at Fieldhead Carr. The rest of the school did lots of different sporting events, rotating around them. At half-time it all stopped for the best bit of the morning - the FS2 running races!
We had lots of fun. Have a look at our photos
Sports Day on PhotoPeach
We had lots of fun. Have a look at our photos
Sports Day on PhotoPeach
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Eureka - MORE photo's from the day out!
Mrs Cameron forgot about the silver camera having photo's from our trip on it. Enjoy a few more photo's from our day out at Eureka.
Can you spot yourself and explain to your grown-ups what you were doing on the photo?
Eureka - take 3! on PhotoPeach
Can you spot yourself and explain to your grown-ups what you were doing on the photo?
Eureka - take 3! on PhotoPeach
Eureka - Take 4! on PhotoPeach4
Monday, 8 July 2013
EUREKA!
Last week FS2 had a class trip to Eureka in Halifax. It was a fantastic day! Miss Kitchen and Mrs Cameron were so proud of us; how we used the museum galleries, how we behaved in the museum, the example we set as children of Fieldhead Carr and how sensible we were at lunch time and during the coach journey.
Mrs Frisby, Miss Clarke, Mrs Sinker, Mrs Holmes, Mr Harrison and Mrs Garth (Mrs Cameron's mum) all came with us too. They also had a brilliant day and had so much fun with us.
We explored all the galleries in the museum;
Eureka - Take 2 on PhotoPeach
If you would like to know more about Eureka, visit their website HERE
Mrs Frisby, Miss Clarke, Mrs Sinker, Mrs Holmes, Mr Harrison and Mrs Garth (Mrs Cameron's mum) all came with us too. They also had a brilliant day and had so much fun with us.
We explored all the galleries in the museum;
- All About Me - where we learnt all about our bodies
- Living and Working Together - this had brilliant realistic role-play areas for us to use (A bank, garage, post office, a M & S, a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and attic)
- SoundSpace - where we learnt all about the science of sound
- SoundGarden - a sound area for the under 5's
- Desert Discovery
- Our Global Garden - all about the natural planet and growing
- Have a look at our photo's from the day
Eureka - Take 2 on PhotoPeach
If you would like to know more about Eureka, visit their website HERE
Tuesday, 2 July 2013
A Snake in FS2!
Last Friday we were so lucky in FS2 as 'Steve' the snake came to visit us.
He is Lacey's mum's corn snake. Lacey and her Aunty Gemma told us lots of information about him.
We found out he eats dead mice. He sleeps in a plastic tank but he has a heat mat under his tank at night to keep him warm. He sheds his skin regularly.
We even saw what his dead skin looks like after he has shed it.
A snake in FS2 on PhotoPeach
He is Lacey's mum's corn snake. Lacey and her Aunty Gemma told us lots of information about him.
We found out he eats dead mice. He sleeps in a plastic tank but he has a heat mat under his tank at night to keep him warm. He sheds his skin regularly.
We even saw what his dead skin looks like after he has shed it.
A snake in FS2 on PhotoPeach
Wednesday, 26 June 2013
Giant African Land Snails in FS2!
This week we have been learning more about minibeasts during our Topic sessions. We looked closely at some minibeasts that aren't very mini!
We borrowed Miss Morris's Giant African Land Snails from Year 2; 'Fizz' and 'Wurly'. We looked closely at them, talked about them and painted pictures of them, mixing our own powder paint colours. We needed to mix many different shades of brown!
Some children wanted to hold the snails to see what they feel like. They felt very wet and slimey! Some children didn't want to hold them themselves but they enjoyed watching the other children hold them. Elizabeth didn't want to hold them at all but after watching all the other children, she felt brave enough to hold them herself.
Have a look at our photo's
Giant African Land Snails on PhotoPeach
We borrowed Miss Morris's Giant African Land Snails from Year 2; 'Fizz' and 'Wurly'. We looked closely at them, talked about them and painted pictures of them, mixing our own powder paint colours. We needed to mix many different shades of brown!
Some children wanted to hold the snails to see what they feel like. They felt very wet and slimey! Some children didn't want to hold them themselves but they enjoyed watching the other children hold them. Elizabeth didn't want to hold them at all but after watching all the other children, she felt brave enough to hold them herself.
Have a look at our photo's
Giant African Land Snails on PhotoPeach
Sunday, 23 June 2013
FS2 Jungle Art - is finished!
On Friday we painted the final parts of our collaborative Jungle Art based on the work of Henri Rousseau.
We hope you like it, as much as we do!
Jungle Artists 3 on PhotoPeach
We hope you like it, as much as we do!
Watch the slideshow below to see Rousseau's work that inspired us
The work of Henri Rousseau on PhotoPeach
Have a look at the slideshow of us finishing the painting.
Saturday, 22 June 2013
Symmetry
This week in Maths we have been creating symmetry!
We learned what a symmetrical pattern looked like in real-life, by looking at a butterfly's wings.
We then created our own symmetry.
We made;
symmetrical minibeasts in the dough, and in the maths area using counters.
symmetrical patterns on a large scale outside using large plastic bricks.
symmetrical patterns using duplo in the construction area.
and we used shapes to make a butterfly symmetrical on both of its wings.
Have a look at our work
Symmetry on PhotoPeach
We learned what a symmetrical pattern looked like in real-life, by looking at a butterfly's wings.
We then created our own symmetry.
We made;
symmetrical minibeasts in the dough, and in the maths area using counters.
symmetrical patterns on a large scale outside using large plastic bricks.
symmetrical patterns using duplo in the construction area.
and we used shapes to make a butterfly symmetrical on both of its wings.
Have a look at our work
Symmetry on PhotoPeach
Friday, 21 June 2013
Jungle Artists - 2!
This week we have had time to work on our large piece of art. We looked again at Henri Rousseau's Jungle Paintings. We chose our favourite parts and used some photographs of real jungle flowers as inspiration too.
Have a look at how we got on, on Thursday.
Jungle Artists 2 on PhotoPeach
Come back to see the final work by the children as they finish the painting!
Have a look at how we got on, on Thursday.
Jungle Artists 2 on PhotoPeach
Come back to see the final work by the children as they finish the painting!
A Challenge or 2 or 3!
As we love a challenge in FS2 we have challenge tables for us to use independently when we have finished our 'challenge splats' which are our learning objectives for the different area's of the classroom.
Elizabeth followed her challenge splat to make a jungle animal in the DT area - Here is her fantastic giraffe!
Sienna used the challenge table and wrote labels for the names of the minibeasts.
Lacey sorted all the household objects matching them with the appropriate mathematical 3D shape on this challenge table.
Can you name all the 3D shapes on the table?
Thursday, 20 June 2013
Our Obstacle Course in Maths
Last week in FS2 our Maths lessons involved a lot of physical work too! We completed an obstacle course. Whilst we were tackling each obstacle we were thinking and talking about how we were completing it, using lots of positional language.
We had to walk along the benches, jumping down at the end. We had to throw a beanbag into a bucket and then walk whilst balancing on stilts. We then had to move the ball using only our feet to make it go in-between and around the cones. We jumped over a bamboo cane, moved our body through the hula-hoop, went in and out of the posts before we finished the course - moving across the tyres.
We thoroughly enjoyed testing our physical skills and our mathematical positional language. Throughout the week we all became much more confident and skilled at tackling the obstacles.
Have a look at our photo's
Maths Obstacle Course on PhotoPeach
We had to walk along the benches, jumping down at the end. We had to throw a beanbag into a bucket and then walk whilst balancing on stilts. We then had to move the ball using only our feet to make it go in-between and around the cones. We jumped over a bamboo cane, moved our body through the hula-hoop, went in and out of the posts before we finished the course - moving across the tyres.
We thoroughly enjoyed testing our physical skills and our mathematical positional language. Throughout the week we all became much more confident and skilled at tackling the obstacles.
Have a look at our photo's
Maths Obstacle Course on PhotoPeach
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Our Sponsored Fun Run!
On Friday FS2 had their annual sponsored event. We had to run around an area of the school field as many times as we could. Mrs Cameron made us a card to get stamped every time we ran a lap. She put us 9 spaces on the card to get stamped but some of us ran so many laps we had to go onto the back of the card to collect extra stamps!!
We were brilliant and even kept running despite the rain. So many grown-ups came to watch us too. Mrs Cameron, Mrs Frisby and Miss Clarke were very proud of our efforts as were our grown-ups that watched us. The year 6 children who came to support us and help us run enjoyed the fun run too.
Have a look at our photo's from the run
FS2 Fun Run on PhotoPeach
We were brilliant and even kept running despite the rain. So many grown-ups came to watch us too. Mrs Cameron, Mrs Frisby and Miss Clarke were very proud of our efforts as were our grown-ups that watched us. The year 6 children who came to support us and help us run enjoyed the fun run too.
Have a look at our photo's from the run
FS2 Fun Run on PhotoPeach
Monday, 17 June 2013
Classopoly Treat
Last week we had a treat we were owed from a previous classopoly assembly. Our treat was to have 'Garden Time with Miss Morris'.
Miss Morris came to collect us and took us into the school garden.
She read us a story 'Mad about Minibeasts'.
We had a great time and loved our treat.
Miss Morris came to collect us and took us into the school garden.
She read us a story 'Mad about Minibeasts'.
We had a great time and loved our treat.
What have we been doing today?
This morning a group of children worked together in the construction. They decided to build a 'fire car'. Duncan set to work on the design. The group then worked together to build it, matching the design. I asked them what the special features of the 'fire car' are. They said 'The fire car can speed very fast to rescue people!'
Here are the photo's of the plan and their construction of the fire car.
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
Jungle artists!
FS2 have started a new project today!
We looked at some of the paintings of the artist Henri Rousseau. He painted a lot of pictures based on the jungle and jungle animals. We really enjoyed looking at his work and saying what we liked and didn't like about his work.
Jake C and Joshua loved this painting of 'Apes in the Orange Grove'
Jungle artists 1 on PhotoPeach
Check back later in the week to see how our art work progresses
We looked at some of the paintings of the artist Henri Rousseau. He painted a lot of pictures based on the jungle and jungle animals. We really enjoyed looking at his work and saying what we liked and didn't like about his work.
Jake C and Joshua loved this painting of 'Apes in the Orange Grove'
Cieran said that Rousseau should have had more animals in his paintings to give them more character!
We then began to create our own work of art based using Rousseau's work as inspiration. We are creating one giant painting and we are all working on it.
We started it today. Here are the photo's.
Check back later in the week to see how our art work progresses
Friday, 7 June 2013
Beat for a Treat - PJ Party!
Today we had our Beat for a Treat reward.
We well and truly beat our attendance target of 94%! Well Done FS2!
FS2 were so motivated to achieve their reward, they really deserved it.
Have a look at our photo's
Beat for a Treat - PJ party! on PhotoPeach
Thursday, 6 June 2013
Our New Jungle Explorer Role-Play
FS2 have come back to school after half-term to find the role-play area has changed into a jungle and they are the explorers! They have loved hunting for minibeasts in there and they became excellent explorers. They have particularly enjoyed reading the new non-fiction books and learning about animals from them.
Have a look at our photo's of the children enjoying the new area.
Our New Jungle Role-Play on PhotoPeach
Have a look at our photo's of the children enjoying the new area.
Our New Jungle Role-Play on PhotoPeach
Tuesday, 4 June 2013
Beat for a Treat - Treat!
This Friday is our Beat for a Treat Party!
We are getting our reward for beating our attendance target of 94%.
We are having a Pyjama Party so bring your Teddy and your pyjamas to school on Friday in a carrier bag.
Mrs Cameron will bring a DVD and some treats. She will make us some milkshake at the party.
Friday, 24 May 2013
Phonics this week
This week in phonics we have been revising the 'ng' sound - in 'ring' or 'jungle'
We have also revised the 'sh' sound - in 'shop' or 'fish'
The children really enjoyed these Mr Thorne phonics video's. We even found out the sounds were in words that we had not realised they were in, such as 'kangaroo' and 'penguin'.
The video's are linked here, to enjoy again.
I've also put on links to 'Geraldine the giraffe's' videos on the sounds because FS2 found these very funny.
Mr Thorne does phonics - the ng sound
Geraldine the Giraffe - the sh sound
Geraldine the Giraffe - the ng sound
We have also revised the 'sh' sound - in 'shop' or 'fish'
The children really enjoyed these Mr Thorne phonics video's. We even found out the sounds were in words that we had not realised they were in, such as 'kangaroo' and 'penguin'.
The video's are linked here, to enjoy again.
I've also put on links to 'Geraldine the giraffe's' videos on the sounds because FS2 found these very funny.
Mr Thorne does phonics - the ng sound
Geraldine the Giraffe - the sh sound
Geraldine the Giraffe - the ng sound
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