D'Arcy Primary Academy Class Blogs

This week, Willow Class continued to explore our Forest School area with ever growing confidence and curiosity. The children enjoyed climbing trees and it was lovely to see them encouraging one another and becoming increasingly comfortable in the natural environment. We also worked together in the digging area, digging, mixing and creating mud. The children used their imaginations to turn the earth into all sorts of creations, while developing their cooperation and problem-solving skills as they worked alongside one another. This week we also introduced the children to some different tool skills. Using tools carefully, the children made holes in shiny conkers which they then transformed into a wonderful variety of creations. Some made little animals, while others created wands and experimented with threading and wrapping wool around sticks. These activities provided lots of opportunities to develop fine motor skills, concentration and hand-eye coordination. It was wonderful to see ...

 

 

  🌟 Reception  🌟 What a lovely week we have had in Reception! The children have continued to settle into our routines and have been busy exploring, learning and getting to know one another. We have been especially proud of how well the children are beginning to join in with whole-class activities and share their ideas. 📚 Phonics This week, we have been learning our first set of phonics sounds: s, a, t and p . We have been practising saying each sound, learning the actions that go with them and listening carefully for these sounds in words. We have also started to put our sounds together to read words. The children have enjoyed both individual reading and shared reading , using the decodable book Pat . This has been a wonderful opportunity for the children to practise using the sounds they have learnt and develop their confidence as early readers. ✏️ English We have started our English learning and have enjoyed exploring some lovely books together, including That's Not My Na...

  We have had a lovely week in Birch Class! In our maths, the children have learned how to use the greater than/less than symbol to compare numbers. They have looked at how the symbol resembles a crocodile's mouth that is ready to eat the greatest number or amount. They have loved doing this and were all really successful in solving the maths questions. In English, we have been learning about puffins and writing descriptions of these cute little birds. The children used some creative adjectives such as colourful and feathery. Next week, we will begin reading our new class book, called Puffin Peter. The children will be able to use their brilliant adjectives to describe the book characters and produce more wonderful writing.  We have also continued our learning about autumn by looking at how animals behave at this time of year. The children loved learning about 'Fat Bear Week' at Katmai Conservation Park in Alaska, which celebrates how bears get their bodies ready for hibern...

  This week in Science, the children have been learning all about human teeth and the important jobs they do . The children discovered that we have different types of teeth, including incisors, canines, premolars and molars , and that each type has a different function. They learned that some teeth help us cut and bite our food, while others help us tear and grind it. To show their understanding, the children created their own colour-coded diagrams , carefully labelling the different types of teeth and explaining what each one does. They also learned about the role of our gums and jaw , and how all of these parts work together to help us eat. There was lots of fantastic scientific vocabulary being used in the classroom, and the children were excited to share their new knowledge Great learning Cedar Class!