In computing, the children started to learn how to programme.  They now know that programming means following instructions on a computer. 

 Tonight we played a friendly game against Home Farm.  We wanted to give the children in the club who had yet to play a match a chance to experience the skills we have been learning in real time.   This was the first time the girls had played together as a team and after a slower start, warming up and finding their feet, we stormed ahead and won 3-2! An amazing game, watching how the girls pulled together, marked their players, communicated and supported. Here's a picture of the team sporting their new netball t-shirts! Well done!

 Year 5 have continued their cricket skills lessons with our final stage before progressing to playing matches. We have continued to use a rotation system to ensure that each person got at least one over of bowling and one over of batting, please see below. As you can see from the pictures following, the children were keen, good sports and great cricketers.

 Last Monday, Year 2 had the fun of going to Beth Chatto Gardens. We learnt all about the gardens, saw some helpful pigs, collected nature to create a postcard and even got to plant our own herbs. The children all loved the activities, in particular the bug hunting and potion making. Here are some photos of our day.

 Yesterday in Nature Club we looked at the school's borders and the difference between the plant life growing up against our boundaries and actual hedges. A key part of our investigation was to look at the number of main plant species making up our borders. In one small stretch of fence near to the back gate there is at least 10 main plant species, we identified three different types of ivy alone! Our main boundary hedge, by contrast, is a single species planting which, as a non-native, supports very little wildlife but is an excellent barrier. Back in the classroom we idscussed hedges and field boundaries using Chalkney Woods in Earls Colne, which everyone had visited at one time or another, as our case study. Mr Hopegood :)

S tory focus : The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss. We have daily Phonics and handwriting sessions.  We have a Literacy session where we discuss a picture, compose sentences and then write them.  We also have individual reading sessions, practising our blue Phonics book or reading books.  Maths focus: composition of 5 and doubles.   PE focus : Country Dancing  Understanding the World/PSED focus: life cycles. We looked at life cycles of seeds and animals.  We always enjoy COOL Time (Choosing Our Own Learning) and we practise lots of skills during this time.