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Francis Drake Class

Mrs Stuchfield & Mrs Koro welcome you to

'Sir Francis Drake Class'!

Summer 2 PSHE theme

Keeping myself safe.

Drake Class Progress Award Winners. Well Done Sonny & Charlotte!

Science- The children looked around the playground for different materials and how they were used.

Sports day

Sign language

Position and direction in maths

Young Writer's competition winners.

We had an amazing day at 'Imagine That'!

Well done to our 'Young Writer' competition winners.

We have been learning all about the Maasai Tribe in Kenya and their cultures. We then made our own interpretation of African necklaces.

Multiplication practise.

After Healthy Heads PSHE lessons the children wrote something they had learnt about. They said "I have leant about resilience and never giving up. ""I know how to work as a team." I understand what self-esteem is and confidence.

Summer I -PSHE theme

Healthy Heads

Self-Esteem

Resilience

Kindness

Positivity

Teamwork

Reading Golden Ticket Winners.

Queen's Platinum Jubilee lunch.

Craft afternoon with parents for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.

Week 5-Healthy Heads-Positivity-We learnt about growing, changing and becoming more independent.

Our butterflies have hatched, we have loved watching them the last few days.

Geography-The children have been researching the 'Big Five' of Africa and completing fact files.

Week 4 Healthy Heads-Resilience-We learnt about the different feelings we may have and ways we can manage our feelings .

African Sunsets in art.

This half term we have been using 2paint on purple mash to create, impressionism and pointillism art.

The children set up an experiment in science today to find out the difference in growth of seeds and bulbs.

Week 3 of Healthy Heads was about using teamwork skills -Learning about what fair and unfair means, listening to others and playing cooperatively

Our caterpillars have changed into chrysalis.

Art-To use simple shapes to make sculptures of the human form.

Week 2-Healthy Heads with Coach Rob-Kindness- We learnt about what kind and unkind means and what it means to give support to others.

Well done Maya for 'Star of the Week' this week for your enthusiasm for learning.

Oh my, look how our class caterpillars have grown!

PE- practising, bouncing, throwing and catching.

Investigating mass.

Week 1- Healthy Heads lesson with Coach Rob- The children learnt about self esteem and how to build confidence.

For 'Earth Day; today we discussed how we could look after our planet, by using less water and electricity and making sure we always put litter in the bin. We then made our KS1 area tidier and planted flowers and shrubs in the planters and in the old wellingtons we had collected.

We had an amazing visit from the author Dan Worsley today! He came to do a writing workshop and told us a story about a pirate. The children then started to plan their own description of a pirate and then describe how they would feel when they saw him. They used some great description. Such as, trembling with fear and their feet were stuck to the ground with terror. Next they will write their own story about their pirate and edit it.

In geography today we have started to look at Kenya in Africa, we used Google Earth to find out where Kenya was in relation to Fleetwood and then we used atlases to find the capital city, Mount Kenya and other landmarks.

Spring 2 - PSHE theme

What is the same and different about us?

Recognise what they are good at;

set simple goals;

growing; and changing and becoming more independent;

naming body parts correctly;

belonging to different groups.

Easter Egg Raffle Winners.

Our 'Golden Ticket' winners this half term : for reading at least 3 times a week and reading ebooks at home, had their treat today.

Some of the children's completed Topic Homework this half term. Well done everyone.

Science-Our experiment revealed that the unclean bread which all the class touched after playtime grew the most mould first. How disgusting!

Mrs Koro taught the class how to tie-dye.

Stations of the Cross

As part of our human body topic this half term we had a visit from the dental nurses to talk to the class about teeth hygiene.

DT-Designing, preparing and making pizzas.

DT- Investigating different breads to find out which one would be the best for a pizza base.

British Values-The rule of law- Today we learnt all about making rules to keep us safe, healthy and happy.

The children labelled all the body parts they had learnt.

In science we used glitter to investigate how far germs travel if you don't wash your hands.

music

PE

Our Lenten journey.

PSHE-Learning about how we change and grow and become more independent. Sonny's mum brought her baby and toddler into class so the children could ask her questions about how they are different to themselves and how she takes care of them. The class thought of some really great questions: What do you have to do to look after a baby? Who looks after you?

Fair Trade assembly Cardinal Allen Catholic High School came to deliver an assembly all about Fair Trade and why it is so important for the farmers and workers to receive their fair pay. People all over the world earn their living by growing food or making things to sell. Their food and products are shipped to other parts of the world and sold in shops. Many products in our supermarkets are made from things imported from less developed countries. However, unless they are paid a fair price for what they have produced, they will not have enough money for food, schooling, medicine or clothing.

Music

PE-catching and batting