Radipole Primary School
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Year 4 - log sawing, area and football!
Fri 08 Nov 2024Year 4 have had another busy week! In outdoor PE we have started our new unit on football, and for indoor PE we are creating a fun James Bond dance!
In the nature reserve, children started to use saws to cut off wooden discs which will make into decorations.
In maths we have been exploring area using post-it notes, shapes and by using our times tables. Children have learnt the stem sentence, "Area is the space taken up by a 2D shape."
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Year 1 - Drawing Club - Moggie McFlea
Thu 07 Nov 2024This week, we have been looking at the rhyming book 'Moggie McFlea' by Anna Kemp and Adam Beer. The children have had great fun drawing the naughty witch's cat and finding out how she upset poor old Magda the witch.
They have written ingredients for spells, decorated a new witch's hat and completed some lovely writing.
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Year 6 - WOW Workshop
Thu 07 Nov 2024On Monday, Year 6 were lucky enough to have WOW visit and teach a dance workshop to our Year 6 children. Year 6 had the best time and really enjoyed it! Thank you!
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Year 2- Emotion Nature Faces
Wed 06 Nov 2024Year 2 enjoyed designing faces displaying different emotions. They then collected leaves to create different hairstyles to match the emotion shown.
In English we have started looking at non-chronological reports and their features.The children have practised taking notes on polar bears ready to write their own later on this half term. We can't wait to see the finished products!
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Year 3 - Whittling, Hockey, and a Giant Peach!
Fri 25 Oct 2024This week, we took small groups to the nature reserve for some more whittling, while the rest of the children enjoyed building dens. In outdoor PE, we practised hockey skills and even played some friendly matches, which the children loved!
In maths, we continued with addition and subtraction, reinforcing place value to support their understanding. In English, the children worked on setting descriptions of characters from James and the Giant Peach, using creative language to bring their ideas to life. We ended the week with a special treat – watching the James and the Giant Peach movie, which they all enjoyed!
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Year 2 - Trip To Lorton Meadows
Fri 25 Oct 2024What a fantastic trip to Lorton Meadows the children had this week. We were very proud of how well the children walked to the barn and how interested they were in the activities. They all listened well and carried out the activities carefully. The children really enjoyed searching and describing minibeast they found in the woods. They looked under logs and in the brushes and spotted some amazing spider webs. They all really enjoyed pond dipping and were suprised to see how many creatures were in the pond water. They found midge lavae, pond snails, water boatmen and lots more. Even though it rained a little the children all had a great time.
The children have spent the week using what they have learnt this term about about recounts, to write their own recount of our trip to Lorton Meadows. They have produced some lovely writing using time adverbs and describing what they saw with adjectives.
In Maths we have been using number bonds to help solve addition and subtraction problems. They are getting better at this and are beginning to recall number bonds to 10 more quickly but must continue to work on this.
We hope the children have a fantastic holiday.
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Year 4 - fabulous DT torches, diary writing and times tables
Fri 25 Oct 2024Year 4 have been busy make some lovely DT torches, following their work on electricity and circuits. They thought carefully about the client requirements and made a torch to suit the client. Well done for your determination, this was tricky!
We have also been writing some fantastic Anglo-Saxon diaries this week. We used super time connectives and fronted adverbials to describe our days.
In maths, we have been practising our times tables in preparation for the MTC (multiplication tables check) which children sit in the summer. We played Hit The Button on the interactive white board in teams, played U R Brainy MTC on iPads and did some fun paper games.
Well done, children, for your hard work!
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Year 1 - Which materials are waterproof?
Thu 24 Oct 2024Teddy had a big problem and needed a waterproof umbrella so he could play outside in the rain but still stay dry. We tried to help him find a suitable material for his umbrella. We tested materials and fabrics to see which ones were waterproof. We used pipettes to drop the same amount of water onto the materials.
We discussed what we found out and watched the droplets carefully to see if they would soak in.
Eventually, we suggested three materials that Teddy could choose from that were waterproof.
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Reception - SCARF Life Education Tent
Wed 23 Oct 2024Reception had a wonderful time visiting Harold the Giraffe in the Life Education tent. They worked with Jane from SCARF and thought about their bodies and staying happy and healthy.
All this works links really well to their PSHE work they have been doing in class.
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Year 3 - Description Writing, Booklets, and Gymnastics
Fri 18 Oct 2024This week in English, we focused on descriptive writing, bringing to life the characters and settings from James and the Giant Peach. The children used vivid language and creative ideas to describe what they imagined, showing great enthusiasm.
In maths, we continued our work on addition and subtraction, focusing on the column method. The children were very hands-on, using practical resources to help them understand and apply this method confidently.
In geography, the children enjoyed making Iron Age fact file booklets. They researched key facts and presented their information in an engaging and creative way.
For PE, we built on our gymnastics skills, with the children practising different travelling movements. They are making excellent progress in their coordination and control.
