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FLOURISH at home.
Home learning is designed to sit alongside FLOURISH giving the children a choice of activity and how they wish to present their learning. We are always amazed at their wonderful pieces of work however elaborate or simple they are. What is even more amazing is the way the children present and share their their work with their peers. The confidence and the feeling of proudness they have answering questions and receiving praise.
Each term the children will choose one activity from the grid to complete.
Welcome to a new school year 2024/25 and we welcome new children to our class.
Kookaburras 23/24
Term 2: Could the Gruffalo live with all the other animals?
Term 1: What makes me a toy expert?
School Year 2021- 2022
TERM 2
The children thoroughly enjoyed our new topic ‘Could a Gruffalo live with all the other animals?’
We learnt all about the author Julia Donaldson, as well as the illustrator Axel Scheffler. The children were pleasantly surprised when they realised they had lots of their story books at home!
This topic provided the perfect opportunity to explore the use of adjectives, which the children did in many creative ways. We enjoyed trips to the woods, lots of crafty creations, Wanted posters and character descriptions – to name just a few!
In DT, the children explored story books with moving parts. We then created our own mechanisms based on key elements of the Gruffalo story. There were hungry owls on springs, slithery snakes on sticks and sneaky foxes hiding behind flaps!
Our Art learning involved observational drawings of The Gruffalo. We were fortunate enough to have a local artist visit us, who helped to develop the children’s use of shape, space, size and colour. As always, the children used Critique to discuss and improve their finished piece with support from the grown-ups and their peers.
To finish a very busy term (in between Nativity practise!), the children explored the various animal groups in Science. After lots of hands on learning, the children used their new Scientific knowledge to conclude that the Gruffalo must be a…. meat-eating Mammal!!
TERM 1
As part of this term’s topic ‘What Makes Me a Toy Expert?’ the children were very lucky to participate in an exciting toy workshop! They enjoyed an assembly at the beginning of the day, where they were introduced to a variety of toys from the past. We explored the material of the toys as well as the forces used to make them work. The children then returned to the classroom where they designed and made their very own toys, from Egyptian Grinders to Victorian Horses and spinning tops. The children carefully handled hammers and wood glue to create their masterpieces!