Macaw class @FP have been working hard in maths looking at angles and using a protractor to measure angles accurately. In English, we have been learning about explanation texts and we are in the process of planning and writing our own.

This half term in DT we have been learning all about the construction of bridges. We have learnt about the different types of bridge designs such as arch, beam and cantilever. During our sessions we then had a go at designing our own bridge using the knowledge we have learnt, followed by making our product. We used carboard, lolly sticks, glue and pipe cleaners to construct our designs. Take a look at our carefully designed bridges.

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The children, in Hummingbird class @FP, really enjoyed looking after the chicks and watching them develop from egg to chick.  We noticed their changes and used this to support our information writing.

We have also been growing seeds and talking about the seasons. We have been learning about the different parts of a plant and have drawn a diagram to show their different parts.  

In Dove class @FP, we have been observing our seeds and bulbs to see how much they have changed and grown since we planted them. They are beginning to grow quite quickly now.

We also recently had the chicks to look after. Seeing the eggs hatching, looking after the chicks and holding them was very exciting for all the children, though they were very jumpy.

We have also been retelling the story of ‘The Little Red Hen’ and we performed it, with actions to the Reception children.

Once upon a time at Oakbridge Nursery all the children began to build houses, one little child built their house out of see through shapes, another child built their house out of construction toys, & the last little child built their house out of waffle shapes. The children decorated their houses using Duplo blocks to print. The big bad wolves came along and huffed and puffed and tried to blow their houses down but the nursery children had built their houses so they were big & strong. All the nursery children lived happily ever after.

Year 2 Flamingo class @FP visited the Science Museum to see the ‘Turn it Up’ exhibition which explored music and technology over the years.

We have also been investigating what plants need and have carried out an experiment testing which seed will germinate the most

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In Eagle class @FP, we have thoroughly enjoyed our DT topic learning about Textiles.  In order to make an egg cosy, we have practiced a variety of stitching techniques and made own bookmarks. We have looked at a range of resources and methods to come up with own design of a finished product. We have really enjoyed and found it quite relaxing practicing a range of basic stitching, such as running stitch, over stitch and cross stitch.

Villains! Year 3 Parakeet class @FP have been working hard on understanding the qualities of such characters in traditional fairy tales.   They think a villain is a bad character, a person who fights the good guy, and a person who wants something from somebody and lies or steals to get it.

Look at their story maps for traditional fairy tales. Year three will be writing a twisted fairy tale in a few weeks. That’s a fairy tale from the villain’s point of view. They are enjoying planning their work whilst learning to use different sentence structures to vary their writing.

Year 5 Magpie class @FP, have had an exciting start to the Summer term. On Friday, we visited The Museum of London to conclude the work we have done around ‘My London Story’. The children enjoyed learning more about the identities of Londoners and the history of the Docklands. Members of the public were very impressed by their knowledge and conduct – well done!

This term we have lots of exciting topics to explore. In maths, the children are continuing their work on decimals by adding and subtracting them using the column method. They are really enjoying our cross-curricular lessons in ‘destination reader’, history and English where we are learning about the Benin Kingdom and how civilisations are founded. We have had thought-provoking class discussions in RE and looked at a variety of surrealist artists in art.