Townfield Primary School: Gallery
Date: 26th Mar 2021 @ 9:40am
We hope you enjoy our performance of the poem 'Tippy Tappy',
Date: 26th Mar 2021 @ 7:14am
DT - March 2021 - Free standing structures
In our DT lessons we have been learning all about free-standing structures. We first explored a variety of structures focusing on the materials that were made from, how they were joined together, what their purpose is, who uses them and how they work. We chose some of our favourite structures to sketch and label using the technical language involved in structures such as; framework, joins, stability, shapes, materials etc. We then used a variety of construction kits to try and build a free-standing structure, our main aim was to build any structure that would stand alone. We made a few errors along the way and begun to reflect on the 'How' and the 'What' to make it stronger and more stable.
We then received a letter from Baby Bear. He was so upset because Goldilocks had broken his chair. He asked us if we would be able to make him a new chair that was fir for purpose so we first thought about how this could be done. We experimented using paper to make a prototype first. This forced us to think about appropriate shapes and joins that would make it stable.
All of this experience enabled us to plan, make and evaluate a chair that was suitable for Baby Bear. We labelled our plan; ensuring that we labelled our materials and the shapes that we were going to create so that this would keep us on track. We made a fair few errors along the way, but with teamwork and perseverance, we achieved what we had set out to do. When we came to evaluate our finished product, we were able to reflect upon what we liked and what worked well with our chairs as well as thinking about what we could do to improve our work. We are extremely proud of our hard work! Who knew what budding designers we have in our class!!!
RE - March 2021 - All about Easter
In our RE lessons we have been learning all about the Easter story and how Christians all around the world celebrate Easter. First, we listened to and discussed the events that occurred within the Easter story. We have learned lots of new vocabulary such as Christians, crucified, celebration, resurrection, and betrayal and used this vocabulary to retell the story through both ordering the events and role-playing parts of the story in groups. During our role-play, we explored and used the emotions involved in each of the scenarios. This was a lot of fun, we even performed our role-plays to the rest of the class. We now have a better understanding of why we have hot cross buns and Easter eggs - The cross on the bun represents Jesus dying on the cross and the chocolate eggs represent 'New Life'.
Art - February 2021 - Land Art - Andy Goldsworthy and Henry Matisse
Andy Golsdworthy
We have been studying the work of a famous artist called Andy Goldsworthy. He is famous for using nature to create wonderful art and sculptures. The children have particularly enjoyed learning about how he used cow dung and human hair within some of his work. The children have been creating a fact file all about Andy Goldsworthy and have been to the forest to collect some natural materials ready for them to study and sketch. We have been exploring texture, tone, shape, rough and smooth.
We then had a discussion and explored the idea of land art as art that is a part of the landscape that is left to erode naturally. We observed some of Andy Goldsworthy's work and identified the materials that land art sculptures could be made from. We went back to the forest to use the natural materials around us to make our own miniature land art in the style of Andy Goldsworthy!
Henry Matisse
We have been learning a lot about the work of Henry Matisse. Similar to Andy Goldsworthy, he creates art using natural materials also. Henry Matisse used leaves to create paper cut out collage and printed images, paying particular attention to contrasting colours and shapes. We began with exploring his work and learning all about him to create a fact file. We then used the leaves that we collected from our woodland area to observe their shapes in order to create some paper cut out collages and printed images in the style of Henry Matisse.
After all of this exploration, we used all of our skills to create leaf sculpture using our collected leaves and clay. We had great fun manipulating the clay. What we did find tricky was sculpting the clay to recreate the shapes and textures of our real leaves. However, we think we did a fantastic job!
Maths - numbers and place value.
This term in maths, we have been practising our counting forwards and backwards to 50. We took our learning outdoors to revisit adding and subtracting on a number line with a friend; This was "super fun" because we had to try and beat our classmates in solving the addition and subtraction problems, location the answer within the playground which revealed a letter! We then needed to crack the code to find out the secret word!
We have also been practising counting in 2s, 5s and 10s by playing Ping Pong with our teacher, singing songs, passing a bean bag around a circle and going head to head to say the next multiple. We have been learning to count, read, write and make numbers to 40. We have practised using the
Date: 24th Mar 2021 @ 8:10am
This week we made our own road maps! We thought about the places on the map, drew pictures and labelled them. We made sure that we stretched out the sounds before we wrote.
Date: 23rd Mar 2021 @ 10:01pm
We have been busy in Nursery, learning about Easter and taking part in some fun activities
The children have used cotton buds to add detail to Easter egg pictures and have worked hard to cut them out. They have used stencils to make cards, using crayons and felt tip pens. We are extremely proud of how they have perservered, even when they found it difficult.
We had an egg hunt in our outside area, which the children were fantastic at. They then came up with the idea of hiding them for the Teachers to find. I can say that the children won!
The children really enjoyed our Egg and Spoon Race and when they understood the rules of not keeping their thumb on the egg, they became eggs-perts !!!!
Date: 23rd Mar 2021 @ 8:16pm
The children in Nursery have been learning about Spring. We have looked at new life and how our environment changes during this time. The children have used different resources and tools to make and paint Daffodils. We are very proud of the fantastic pictures created.
Date: 22nd Mar 2021 @ 7:20pm
Our children have been developing their fine motor skills by using tweezers to place pompoms on Easter chicks, using cotton buds to decorate an egg and then cutting it out with scissors. They have explored our sensory trays, using tweezers , looking at different eggs and leaves, finding numerals and matching numbered eggs to the correct number of dots. They have developed perseverance and team work by taking part in egg and spoon races in our outdoor area. We also made chocolate Easter nests, ensuring good hygiene before preparation. We have shared lots of stories relating to Easter and Spring and one of their favourites is 'We're Going On An Egg Hunt'.
Spring Activities- Caring for our Pets, Vets role-play and daffodil drawings.
Date: 22nd Mar 2021 @ 5:49pm
We are delighted with how well the children have settled once again after being apart for so long. They are now self-registering by finding their name and then trying their best to write it by forming some recognisable letters.
The children have taken part in imaginary role-play in our Vets, taking turns and sharing fairly, making marks for appointments and using tools and equipment to treat their patients. They have enjoyed sharing photographs of their pets and talking about how they need to care for them.
They have looked closely at daffodils, counting the petals and using crayons and paints to draw them.
We have really enjoyed looking at baby photographs of our Nursery children and encouraging the children to talk about how they have grown, how they have changed and what they are able to achieve now.
Date: 22nd Mar 2021 @ 5:09pm
Date: 22nd Mar 2021 @ 4:32pm
We have been practising our balancing and ball control skills in PE. The children enjoy using different equipment and listen really well to instructions.
Date: 22nd Mar 2021 @ 4:32pm
The children have loved getting to know their forest. They have learnt how to respect the animals and plants around them, use natural materials to build things and enjoyed experiencing different types of weather.
Date: 22nd Mar 2021 @ 4:32pm
We have learnt about the different stages of the butterfly life cycle. We have really enjoyed watching our caterpillars grow and transform into chysallis. We can't wait until the butterflies emerge! We thought of names for our caterpillars. Everybody wrote their ideas - we stretched out the sounds in the words before we wrote them. We have drawn observational pictures of our caterpillars, paying close attention to detail. We have also written our own stories about minibeasts. We thought, said, wrote then checked our sentences.
Creating our own stories with story cards
Date: 22nd Mar 2021 @ 4:27pm
We have explored different story openers and have enjoyed creating our own stories. We have thought carefully about what happens at the beginning, middle and the end of our stories.
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Art: Dragon eye clay modelling
Date: 22nd Mar 2021 @ 1:06pm
In our art lessons, we have been looking at sculpting and moulding clay to create dragon eyes for our Viking unit. We used our fingers and modelling tools to create effective designs that would capture the scales of a dragon.
Date: 22nd Mar 2021 @ 1:02pm
4M have had the opportunity to play cricket with the help of a cricket coach. We have been focusing on our batting skills and fielding skills. We have thoroughly enjoyed playing on a Thursday afternoon.
Music: Using the glockenspiels to create the melody for 'Lean on me'
Date: 22nd Mar 2021 @ 8:12am
4M are now officially experts on the glockenspiels. We have been exploring the different pitches of each note and using this knowledge to play along to 'Lean on me' by Bill Withers.
Date: 21st Feb 2021 @ 5:38pm
Recycling and Charity Shop Role-Play
Date: 21st Feb 2021 @ 5:33pm
Cooper Receives An Award From Mrs. Loftus.
Cooper wanted to help the animals in his local park and collected 105 pieces of litter to dispose of correctly.
He received an award for being a fantastic, young Eco-Warrior and we are extremely proud of him.
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