This week the main focus has been looking at artwork in detail.
The painting we have been looking at is The Bathers at Asnières by George's Seurat.
We read the story Katie and the Bathers as an introduction and then we looked in detail at the painting and had lots of discussions about what was happening, who the people were. We explored the painting through our senses thinking about if we were in the painting what would we see, hear, feel, smell and taste.
The children's writing task for the week was the look at the little boy with cupped hand shouting in the painting. They had to think about what the little boy might be saying and write it in a speech bubble.
We looked at the pointillism technique and the children really enjoyed painting their own pictures in the style of pointillism.
We did mental maths work on doubling and halving and had a couple of games of double and halves bingo!
At the end of the week was the trip to The National Gallery in London. The children were fantastically behaved all day and really enjoyed the outing. We had a session with one of the gallery staff who took us on a magic carpet ride into a painting. Then we did our own tour of the gallery stopping and looking at lots of different paintings. The children couldn't wait to see the real Bathers painting. They were quite surprised how big it was! We looked at Monet's Waterlily paintings, Surprised by Henri Rousseau, Whistle jacket by George Stubbs, The Haywain by John Constable, The Fighting Temeraire by Joseph Turner and quite a few others! The children had excellent discussions about what they thought they could see. They were brilliant at using their imaginations and pretending to step into the paintings. A good day out was had by all!
Friday 19 June 2015
Friday 12 June 2015
Week beginning 8.6.15
We have had a lovely week and it's not just because of the sunshine!
This week we have been finishing off our topic of The Hungary Caterpillar. We are still observing our caterpillars and patiently waiting for signs that they are becoming a chrysallis. They have doubled in size and we can see how much fatter they are getting by the end of each day.
In writing we have been looking at what we could do as a baby and what we can do now. Also we have been describing the caterpillars and trying to write a diary entry.
In maths we have made a graph on the computer about our favourite fruits.
Next week we are pretending to be artists!
This week we have been finishing off our topic of The Hungary Caterpillar. We are still observing our caterpillars and patiently waiting for signs that they are becoming a chrysallis. They have doubled in size and we can see how much fatter they are getting by the end of each day.
In writing we have been looking at what we could do as a baby and what we can do now. Also we have been describing the caterpillars and trying to write a diary entry.
In maths we have made a graph on the computer about our favourite fruits.
Next week we are pretending to be artists!
Friday 5 June 2015
Week ending 5.6.15
We have had a very exciting week this week. It is our trembly International week and we have been learning bout Thailand.
The children started off the week going on a submarine adventure to learn all about the oceans. They looked at the names of the oceans and where they were in the world. They throughly enjoyed learning about the different creatures that lived in the different oceans. They also did a bit of maths work learning about the size of a blue whale. They went outside and measured how big the whale is and they tried to fit the whole class inside. There was lots of extra room as they are so big!
They children learnt about the different fruits they have in Thailand and they enjoyed sampling most of them! The children were brilliant at trying things that they might not have ever tried or seen before! You might get some interesting requests the next time you go food shopping! They also learned how to make sticky coconut and mango rice which is a pudding that they eat in Thailand.
We looked at Buddhism by learning about A special celebration of the birth of the baby Buddha. We made special fruit jellies because that's what they do in Thailand. The children also made special reflective decorations to go in our thinking house. Which is an area of peace and tranquility!
The children have also designed their own Thai Long Tail boat using 2D shapes. They labelled the different shapes with the name and the properties of the shape.
We've packed a lot in but the children have had a brilliant week learning about another country.
The children started off the week going on a submarine adventure to learn all about the oceans. They looked at the names of the oceans and where they were in the world. They throughly enjoyed learning about the different creatures that lived in the different oceans. They also did a bit of maths work learning about the size of a blue whale. They went outside and measured how big the whale is and they tried to fit the whole class inside. There was lots of extra room as they are so big!
They children learnt about the different fruits they have in Thailand and they enjoyed sampling most of them! The children were brilliant at trying things that they might not have ever tried or seen before! You might get some interesting requests the next time you go food shopping! They also learned how to make sticky coconut and mango rice which is a pudding that they eat in Thailand.
We looked at Buddhism by learning about A special celebration of the birth of the baby Buddha. We made special fruit jellies because that's what they do in Thailand. The children also made special reflective decorations to go in our thinking house. Which is an area of peace and tranquility!
The children have also designed their own Thai Long Tail boat using 2D shapes. They labelled the different shapes with the name and the properties of the shape.
We've packed a lot in but the children have had a brilliant week learning about another country.
Monday 1 June 2015
Week ending 25.5.15
Well it's hard to believe that we have completed our penultimate term in Reception!
This week we have been pretending to be Scientists and have been learning all about the Lifecycle of a Butterfly. We are quite excited because each class will be getting 5 of their own caterpillars so we can observe first hand them growing into a butterfly.
In our writing we have been writing a letter to either Pizza Express or to Gwen the librarian from The Forum to thank them for having us on our school trip.
In maths we have looked at positional language and direction and we have programmed the Bee Bots to munch through different food types.
When we come back after half term we have International Week and we will be looking at.....Thailand!
Have a good break.
This week we have been pretending to be Scientists and have been learning all about the Lifecycle of a Butterfly. We are quite excited because each class will be getting 5 of their own caterpillars so we can observe first hand them growing into a butterfly.
In our writing we have been writing a letter to either Pizza Express or to Gwen the librarian from The Forum to thank them for having us on our school trip.
In maths we have looked at positional language and direction and we have programmed the Bee Bots to munch through different food types.
When we come back after half term we have International Week and we will be looking at.....Thailand!
Have a good break.
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