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Spring Term 26
Faiths Around the World Week
The Dragonflies have created beautiful lotus flowers while learning about one of Buddhism’s most important symbols. The lotus flower reminds us that even from muddy waters, something pure and beautiful can grow, just like curiosity, kindness and understanding in young minds.
Maths Fun!
Whilst exploring place value within 20, the Dragonflies have been putting their number bond knowledge to the test! Working in pairs, they used Numicon to find two pieces that make a total of 10. Fantastic teamwork and maths thinking all round!
We had a great time watching the pantomime.
"Oh no we didn't! Oh yes we did!"
Great Fire of London Topic Overview
Great Fire of London Knowledge Organiser
Welcome Back!
Autumn Term 25
Festive Fun!
Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas!
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
Stay and Pray
We welcomed our wonderful parents into Peter’s Pod for a special Stay and Pray session. Our focus was on prayer, and it was beautiful to see children and parents praying together with such reverence and calm. We are so grateful that so many parents were able to join us, your presence made this time of reflection even more meaningful.
Remembrance Sunday
On Remembrance Day, we think about those who served and continue to serve. The Dragonflies worked together to make a poppy wreath. Let us pause to remember the lives given and the peace they hoped to secure. We will remember them.
Part Part Whole
The Dragonflies had so much fun exploring part–part–whole this week! They used their addition skills to find the total and complete each calculation, stacking the cups in just the right order to show their answers!
Exploring Watercolours
As artists, we took inspiration from part of Henri Rousseau's painting Surprise! to create trees and plants using watercolours. We carefully blended vibrant greens and browns capturing the magical atmosphere of Rousseau’s work. Keep your eyes peeled for the finished piece of work!
A Bird's Eye View
The Dragonflies worked together to make a bird's eye plan of the classroom. They thought carefully about where the tables and cupboards should go and explained their reasoning very clearly. Great work, Dragonflies!
School Photographs
The children all looked super smart for the school photographers!
Tiger in a Tropical Storm
The Dragonflies started their Art topic by looking at, ‘Tiger in a Tropical Storm (Surprised!)’
by Henri Rousseau. They talked about what they liked and disliked and then drew their favourite parts of the artwork. They made some super observations during our class discussion. Great work, Dragonflies!
Once Upon A Time Curriculum Overview
Once Upon A Time Geography Knowledge Organiser
Animals Including Humans Science Knowledge Organiser
Self Portraits
The Dragonflies had great fun creating backgrounds for their self-portraits using a variety of colourful paper strips. They then spent time thinking about what they looked like and drawing themselves to complete their colourful backgrounds. Keep your eyes peeled to see the end results!
We’re excited to begin a magical new term with our Year 1 children. Our theme is “Once Upon a Time”, where stories leap off the page and adventures are just around the corner.
Amongst other things, this term we will:
- Dive into traditional tales in English - reading, retelling, acting out and writing exciting stories.
- Explore simple map skills - following trails, using symbols and plotting our own story journeys.
- Create artwork inspired by Henri Rousseau’s jungle scenes - think bold leaves, traditional tale creatures and lots of colour!
Check back regularly to see what we have been up to. Let the story begin!