Look at our giant
dinosaur
footprints and
tracks.
Battle of the Dinosaurs
Reception 1 and Reception 2/Year 1 have been exploring the historical
and scientific world of dinosaurs, including how they lived, when they
lived and how they behaved and interacted with other dinosaurs. They
took part in a ‘Dino Hunt’, following maps and plans to find examples
of hidden ‘dinosaur treasures’ such as a dinosaur footprint, a giant
claw, a dinosaur nest with a giant egg, and a baby dinosaur. They have
been making marks and drawings using a variety of dinosaur stencils,
chalks, crayons, pencils, and pens. They have used the small world
dinosaurs to create habitats such as caves and a volcano, using a range
of natural materials such as logs, stones, leaves, rocks and twigs.
Reception 1 and Reception 2/Year 1 became archaeologists, digging
and searching for bones and fossils. They have also enjoyed role
playing in the dinosaur nest, waiting for the ‘eggs’ to hatch.
They have made salt dough dinosaurs of different shapes and sizes.
They have sorted dinosaurs by their features such as size, shape, teeth,
defences and so on. They have looked at and played with pictures and
toy dinosaurs, talking about their names and characteristics such as
those that fly, those that swim, those with long/short tails, armour,
claws, teeth, and horns. They have enjoyed joining in with stories,
poems and rhymes about dinosaurs; such as ‘Harry and the Bucketful
of Dinosaurs’, ‘Dinosaur Roar’ and ‘Dinosaurs Love Underpants’. They
have looked at actions and sounds that might make the stories more
exciting to listen to.
Reception 1 and Reception 2/Year 1 have been enjoying Fresh air
Friday…a day dedicated to the outdoors!
We go home
needing a
bath!
We made
fossil mud
pies!
We went on a
dinosaur
numbered egg
hunt.
We collected
natural materials
to make dinosaur
nests for the eggs.
Community Explorers
Year 1 children have been learning about their local community,
Pembrey. They noticed that they have a local post office and
thought it might be fun to make a post office of their very own in
their classroom. They have been role playing the Mail Deliverer,
the Cashier or the Customer and have been having lots of fun,
writing letters and posting them, buying stamps, sorting coins
and practising lots of the other important skills we need to work
in a post office. They went for a walk around the local area and
noticed that all the house numbers on one side of Ashburnham
road are odd and all the numbers on the opposite side of the
road are even. They went back to their classroom and did lots of
work on odd and even numbers. During the walk around
Pembrey, they practised their ICT skills on the iPads and digital
cameras by taking lots of photographs of the important buildings
and features in the local community. They then created their
own maps of Pembrey, to use with the Beebots. Using the maps,
they worked in pairs to give their partner instructions on how to
move the Beebot to the different places in Pembrey. In PE Year
1 children have been developing their strength and coordination
through Gymnastics. They have learned lots of different ways to
travel and some still shapes too. They then show how much
they have learned on the large apparatus.
The millipede
tickled our
hands!
Would you
touch it?
Sut wyt ti
heddiw?
We looked at
odd and even
numbers…
Mini Zoo
This term, Year 2 have been learning about different
habitats. Sue from Folly Farm came to visit and taught
them about animal habitats. They played a game all
about the tropical rainforest, deciduous forest, the
savannah and the desert. She brought a few different
animals to show, such as a millipede, an African snail, a
toad, scorpions and a tortoise. They were allowed to
hold some, but not the scorpions! The giant millipede
was very wriggly and tickled their hands. Year 2 visited
Folly Farm to see giraffes, camels, penguins and more.
They said that the bearded dragon was hard and rough
to touch. They loved the new penguin enclosure and
enjoyed watching the penguins dive into the water and
playing with their friends. Every penguin had a name
and a coloured tag, so that you can recognise them
from the board. Since their visit to the farm, Year 2
children have been learning lots more about animals
and animal parks. They have been designing their own
zoo! They have made a fantastic display which you
should go and see. Year 2 always work hard in maths.
This term they have been doing addition and they have
recently been learning about money.
The Romans
Year 3 children have made beautiful mosaics.
They have been practising their ICT skills, making
an iBook about Roman feasts. They also have put
significant dates on a timeline in chronological
order. They have been looking at materials and
their properties. They have learned what a noun,
adjective and a verb is. They have also been busy
in maths, looking at time, odd and even numbers
and 3D shapes. Before home time, they have been
listening to Gangsta Granny and they have recently
started The Demon Dentist.
Year 3 enjoyed their school trip to Abergwili
Museum, to see what they could find out about
Roman Britain. They were able to dig for Roman
artefacts and had a look around the museum.
After that, Mr. Stopp took them on a tour around
Carmarthen to look at the Roman Wall and to visit
the Ampitheatre. This was a lot of fun as Ryan and
Mr Stopp had a pretend gladiator fight. Ryan won
of course! They had a great day and learned a lot
of new things about the Romans.
Flight
Year 4 pupils have been looking at the theme of ‘Flight’. They
have looked at hot air balloons, carrying out research on how
they fly. They have made their own colourful kites by
following instructions and they enjoyed flying them on the
field. Cecil’s kite got stuck on the rugby post; Imogen and
Lucie’s kite got tangled together, followed by Katie and Emily’s
kite joining together! They had lots of fun.
Two ladies visited the school, bringing with them lots of birds,
such as baby barn owls, falcons, hawks and tawny owls. Year 4
had an opportunity to hold the birds which they thought were
very cute and soft. The two ladies were letting the birds of
prey fly on to Miss Abbey, Miss Daniels and Mrs Davies’ arms
one at a time. Year 4 found out some interesting facts - how
fast the birds can travel; what age they are and what kind of
birds they are. They are now going to be testing frisbee’s in
Science to see which ones travel the furthest – they are
looking at forces and air resistance.
In maths, they have been playing the game ‘What number am
I?’ They have been looking at story writing and during P4C,
they looked at solving different dilemmas. In Gymnastics, they
have been practising their star, straight, puck and tuck
positions; as well as using the apparatus.
Ryan was
the champ!
We had lots
of fun on our
school trip.
My kite
didn’t
tangle!
PC Sharon came to visit Year4/5 to talk about
antisocial behaviour.
They have been looking at different types of lines,
such as Horizontal, Vertical, Parallel and
Perpendicular. They have been looking at
autobiographies and have been writing about
themselves. Year 4/5 enjoyed planting daffodil bulbs
in mini pots, to support Marie Curie Cancer Care.
We enjoyed
planting bulbs
for Marie Curie.
Scream Machine
Year 5/6 have been doing work based on their
theme called ‘Scream Machine’. They carried out
a science investigation on forces and used the
information that they discovered in order to work
out the most powerful roller coasters in
Disneyland. Ina maths, they have been creating
bar graphs and line graphs showing the steepest
and fastest roller coasters in the world. In their
literacy sessions, they have been writing shape
poetry all about a trip on a roller coaster. Their
history lessons have been about investigating how
roller coasters have developed and researching
important figures such as John Miller.
This is
the life!
Energy
This term, Year 6 children have been learning about the
effects and consequences of global warming. They have
been putting information about Carbon dioxide levels
into a graph. Their class eco target is energy, so they
have been learning about wind farms and forming
opinions about whether they are a good or bad
alternative source of renewable energy. In maths, they
have been practising the grid and partitioning method to
multiply larger numbers such as 600X200 and 830X520.
They enjoyed orienteering in Pembrey Country Park with
the Prince’s Trust.