In Nightingale class @FP, we have had a great start to the term so far. In maths we are looking at fractions and have been matching pictures to unit fractions. We have also been getting creative and making rainbow paintings and doing a lot of construction with cardboard and the wooden giant Jenga bricks – Alex constructed his own chair. We have also had a great time welcoming our new friend Kaiden who has settled in well and made some friends already. 

Thank you so much to the author Banji Alexander, for coming along to Forster Park and inspiring our children during their World Book Week.

In Reception, children have been reading the story ‘Supertato’ by Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet and learning all about the caped potato superhero who is fighting to save the world from arch-villian – Evil Pea!

The children arrived to school on Tuesday and witnessed a crime scene! The evil pea had captured some poor vegetables and had plastered them to the wall! Who will defeat this escaped PEA? The children could not leave Supertato to fight this battle alone so began to make their own super veggie squad to help defeat the evil pea.

The children wrote about their super veggies and gave them special powers!

As Spring starts to appear with the blooming blossom trees, YR5 Magpie class @FP have enjoyed learning about the modernist artist Georgia O’Keefe and her nature inspired art. We have explored drawing flowers in her style using pencils – take a look at our work! We will continue to create art in the style of O’Keefe and I know it is going to look great.

In maths, Year 5 have started the topic ‘Decimals and Percentages’. So far this term, we have looked at decimals to two decimals places and their equivalent fractions. We will use this place value knowledge to move onto ordering, comparing and rounding decimals.

Our focus in English has been biographies. The class have enjoyed learning about the lives of inspirational people and are now focusing on how to share our information in an engaging, thoughtful way.

Our topic question in geography is ‘How is the UK different to the Americas?’. Magpie students have liked using maps and information texts to learn about the North and Central American countries and their regions.

Year 5’s RE topic is Christianity where we have learnt about The Trinity and Jesus’ 12 Disciples. The children had lots of thoughtful questions and liked showing their understanding through drawings. We will also learn about the Easter story as we head towards the Easter holiday.