Welcome to Team Soundar Activities
Author/Illustrator Visitor
Today, we did a workshop with author and illustrator, Liz Million. Sticking with our English theme of rainforests, we had a go at drawing jaguars!
Maths
In Fluency we have been learning the 3 times tables. Today we took the lesson outside for the children to make 3 times table flowers, from chalk, on the playground.
Geography
In Geography we have been looking at our local area and it’s history. How it was developed over the years and why. We then recreated parts of the village onto messy maps.
Halloween
To celebrate Halloween we had a disco for the children where they also had hot dogs, pizza and sweets.
Celebrating 150 Years
To celebrate our school being 150 years old we all came to school dressed as Victorians. We had visitors from Beamish Museum deliver a workshop to the children and the photographer came to take pictures of the day. We’ve enjoyed a fantastic afternoon with Hannah and Bill from Beamish! We discussed what school would have been like in the Victorian period, the lives of miners and enjoyed some pit songs.
English
For our core text book we have started to read the book The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry. We have thought about the sights and sounds found in a rainforest. We then worked in small groups to all construct a poem about our thoughts on the sights and sounds of the rainforests.
PE
In PE this half term we have been learning handball. We have practised tactics, team playing, throwing and passing techniques and how to apply these within our game.
History
In History we have been looking at the Stone Age. We have looked at what life was like and what tools and equipment they used. We then looked at the changes to the Iron Age and the Bronze Age. We had a visitor who came in and led a workshop on fire making and den building.
