Year 1 Heron class @FP: This term in music we became sound explorers! The Herons have been learning all about timbre – that’s the fancy word for the different sounds instruments make.

We met some instruments and learned their names, then listened very carefully to what made each one special. Was it a jingly sound? A boomy beat? Or maybe a smooth and gentle tune?

Then came the challenge… we tested our super listening ears!  Children had to guess which instrument was playing without peeking. There were lots of excited faces, some very speedy guesses, and plenty of giggles when the sounds surprised us.

The Herons are turning into real musical detectives – ready to solve the mystery of any instrument sound that comes their way! 

This half term, in Year 4 Kingfisher Class @FP, has been full of exciting learning across the curriculum. In Geography, we’ve been exploring rivers – learning how they are formed, identifying key features, and discovering some of the world’s most important rivers.

In History, we’ve stepped back in time to learn all about the Vikings, including how they travelled, where they settled, and what life was like during their time.

In Maths, we’ve focused on place value, developing a strong understanding of number and building confidence with larger numbers.

In English, we’ve enjoyed reading A Little Bit Brave, using the story to inspire our own writing and explore themes such as courage and friendship.

In PE, we’ve been working on our football skills, focusing on teamwork, coordination, and control. It’s been a fantastic half term, and the children should be really proud of all their hard work and enthusiasm!

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Year 2 Hummingbird class @FP – Wow! What great fun! today, we had a drama workshop in the hall, and we were transformed to sunny, beautiful Cornwall! We met heroes like Bedevere and spoke in hushed tones of dragons like Pendragon. We made dragons and castles in teams before defeating Pendragon and being knighted. Incredible! 

 What a wonderful start to the term at Oakbridge Nursery! 

Our returning little ones have been amazing role models for our new starters  It’s been such a joy watching friendships grow as everyone settles in, explores, and discovers new things together.

This week, we’ve been learning all about the Colour Monsters  – exploring different feelings, talking about how it’s okay to feel lots of different ways, and most importantly, learning how we can all help each other and share smiles 

Just look at those happy faces – full of curiosity, kindness, and joy! 

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This half term, in Spanish, Hawk class @FP have been exploring “En el colegio” (At school). Our young linguists are making fantastic progress as they:

 - Learn nouns and determiners for 10 different school subjects in Spanish.
 - Create short phrases to express which subjects they like and don’t like.
 - Answer the question “¿Qué hora es?” (What time is it?) on the hour.
 - Say at what time they study a particular subject in Spanish.

The children are becoming confident in talking about their school day in Spanish and are enjoying putting their new vocabulary into practice! 

¡Buen trabajo, Hawks! 

Year 3 Pelican class @FP took part in a fantastic workshop at the Horniman Museum learning about the Stone Age. We were able to learn about the different periods of the Stone Age and we explored different artefacts. We actually held a real mammoth’s tooth! We explored other artefacts using magnifying glasses and discussed the different materials humans used in the Stone Age.

 

This week in Dove class @FP we have been focusing on the story ‘After the Storm’ by Nick Butterworth.

This children have been describing the characters and the setting in the story and retelling the story to others.

In maths we have been learning how to count on from a given number as well as using manipulative to find out what 1 more looks like. We have also looked at 1 less than a given number and have been singing songs such as ‘5 cheeky monkeys’ and ‘5 little speckled frogs’.

In art this week, we have been looking at the artist Pier Mondrian and his style of art using squares, rectangles, lines and blocks of colour.

We were also very lucky this week to participate in a workshop that was based around the story of ‘Merlin’. The children learned a new song and played a stop and freeze game.

Thank you to those parents who sent in baby photos. The children have absolutely loved looking at the photos and trying to guess who the pictures belong to and discussing how we have changed.

We kindly remind parents to bring in book backs on a Monday and Tuesday for your children’s books to be changed.

In Nightingale class @FP, have been working really hard on using concrete resources to support their understanding of number. They have been experimenting, showing the different ways in which they can construct different amounts using the unifix cubes and part-whole models. 

 

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