Welcome to Dahl Class

2024 - 2025

Teacher

Mr G Byrom-Jones

Teaching Assistants

Mrs T Hamilton 

Mrs L Hall

Miss  A Clare 

Spring 1 Week 5

WC: 3/2/25

This week we have made our own chocolate bars and participated in Number Day 2025.

Mrs Hamilton has also been sent to support the current  KS4 pupils.

English

This week we looked at some persuasive advert and produced our own advert for a chocolate. We took into account such as adjectives, facts, alliteration and catchy slogans. After making our chocolate bars we then produced our own adverts through drama, they were really good.

 In phonics some of us have been building words on Phase 2, some of us have been working on the ‘x’ sound,  some of us have been working on the ‘mp’ sound whilst another group have been on the ‘ie’ sound.

Maths

We have continued to participate in lots of practical activities to support our understand of measure. We started off the week by measuring each other heights, with some of us having the opportunity to estimate. Some of us then had to order our heights from smallest to tallest as well as converting units in metres and centimetres. Other activities have included measuring each other’s jumps as well as estimating and measuring equipment around school. We all did really well.

Science

At the beginning of the week we conducted a friction experiment. We had to see if the surface affected the speed in which a toy car rolled down a ramp. The surface materials we investigated included carpet, vinyl, bubble wrap and sandpaper.  We found that the shiny smooth surfaced produced less friction than the rough surfaces meaning that the cars went faster, whilst the rough surfaces produced more friction between the car and surface resulting in the car going slower.

 On Thursday we were introduced to another force called air resistance with air resistance being the force between the air and a moving object. To support our understanding of air resistance we made, tested and raced paper airplanes. We had lots of fun.

Cooking

This week me made flapjacks and our own chocolate bars. When making our chocolate bars we all thought about what we would like to go in them. Some of were adventurous and opted for marshmallows , popping candy and strawberries. The chocolate bears went down a real treat.

Number Day

For Number Day we were given Number 12. We went outside to show different representations of Number 12 , such as 6  + 6,  5 + 7 and 2 x 6. We have also used Numicon to make our own superhero cityscapes.

Homework on See-Saw

Have a lovely weekend

Mr Byrom-Jones , Miss Clare and Mrs Hall

Spring 1 Week 4

WC: 27/1/25

Another busy week in Dahl. This week we have learnt about UK exports and Fair Trade.

English

We started the week by planning our own chapter in ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' were a child ventures into chocolate room like the characters in the story.  We chose names similar to the names like Dahl used and thought about what type of chocolate room it was and what happened in them, similar to the events in the story. We were quite creative in our plans with names such as Billy Bumburp and events being a Banoffe Room and monkeys taking the child away. We tried really hard to incorporate our writing targets which included capital letters and description . We really enjoyed listening and sharing each others stories.

 In phonics some of us have been working on  phase 2 , whilst some of us have been working on the /v’/ and /w/ sound , some of us having been working on the ‘nd’ sound and some of us have been working on the ‘ou’ sound’.

Maths

In Maths we have continued to learn about measure . Some of us have been exploring height and used a ruler to measure the height of different objects using a ruler, some of us have been using a meter rule to measure the height and width of different object, whilst some of us have used our estimation skills and estimated the lengths of different heights and lengths using the measuring devices / meter we created . Some of us have also been converting meters into centimeters.

 On Wednesday we  linked Chinese New Year to our measuring. After discovering that it was the year of the snake we worked collaboratively to draw and decorate a snake. We then used our estimating and measuring skills to estimate the length of the snake. Well done Harvey for being the  most accurate.

Topic

This week we have been learning about UK exports. After learning that the UK export cars, cereals, oil and gold we then created a poster to showcase this. We have also created a poster about Fairtrade to highlight how Fairtrade helps farmers get a fair wage and work in fair conditions.

Cooking

Continuing with our chocolate theme we have made chocolate brownies. We worked collaboratively to weigh and make it and they were absolutely delicious.

In other areas of the curriculum:

• In PSHCE some of us have been learning about stereotypes and some of us have been learning about relationships.

Homework is on See-Saw and relates to Fairtrade and phonics

Have a  good weekend

Mr Byrom-Jones, Mrs Hamilton, Mrs Hall and Miss Clare

Spring 1 Week 3

W/C: 20/1/24

Another busy week in Dahl. This week we have had the opportunity to learn some French as part of WOW Wednesday. Here is what we have been learning.

English

This week we have written a diary entry from the perspective of Charlie Bucket. Over the course of the week and using time connectives we wrote from Charlie’s perspective  , the discovery of the golden ticket, waiting and meeting Willy Wonka as well as going inside the chocolate factory and seeing the chocolate river. We incorporated some of our writing targets successfully into our work , with some of us working on capital letters and some of us adding description independently to our writing.

Maths

At the start of the week we completed our shoebox bedrooms incorporating our measuring skills. We were all very proud of our achievements.

 As the week progressed some of used our measuring skills to measure some pictures of the Eiffel Tower (Linking to WOW Wednesday / French day) , whilst some of us researched the height of different French landmarks including the Eiffel Tower, Mount Blanc and the Arc de Triomphe . One group have also made and measured their own playdoh worms , whilst another group have been exploring metres and another group have been considering the different apparatus used to measure different things such as a paper clip or a school corridor.

Science

On Monday we recapped on gravity . We produced some fantastic art work  in Science by choosing  different coloured paint and letting in drip down a canvas. We were able to identify that the dripping down of the paint was because of gravity.

 Later in the week we learnt about the force of friction. After finding  out that the force involved the rubbing / sliding of two  surfaces , we firstly explored gravity by rubbing chocolate between our hands. We then explored gravity further by rubbing balloons against our clothes / hair and creating static electricity. We all found it funny how the balloon stuck to the walls and ceiling , as wel as making our hair stand up!  Finally we had the opportunity to explore friction further by pushing cars through paint. Not only did it make some beautiful art work we also had lots of fun!

Cooking

In cooking we have made a delicious chocolate cake. We all worked together to weigh and mix the ingredients. We were all proud of the final product.

WOW Wednesday

For our WOW Wednesday's we have continued to focus on France, the language and the culture.  In class we listened to some songs about the weather and then made our own French weather wheels. In the afternoon we played lotto and had the opportunity to watch the animated film 'A Monster in Paris' which we all enjoyed. 

Have a lovely weekend

Mr Byrom-Jones, Mrs Hamilton, Mrs Hall and Miss Clare

Spring 1 Week 2

WC: 13/1/24

Here is what we have been learning this week. 

English

We have continued to read 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'.  On Monday we read to the point were Charlie discovered the golden ticket. . We mimed Charlie's emotions and thought of adjectives to describe them. We then used our understanding to produce some art work , with Charlie's emotions being  shown in a thought bubble outside the factory gates. We also used recycled sweet wrappers for our work.

 During the course of the week we have written character descriptions and after listening to the story had the opportunity to watch clips from the original film to support our learning.

 In phonics some of us have been working on the /ay/ sound, some of us have been working on the /st/ sound, some of us have been revisiting the /j/ sound whilst some of us have been building words using sounds from Phase 2.

Maths

This week we have continued to learn about measure and have moved on to creating our  shoebox bedrooms.  We started off the week with some of using cubes to measure height before practicing our measuring skills with a ruler . Another group have been estimating and measuring , whilst another group have consolidated their understanding of centinetres  and millimetres , converting them , before moving on to measuring in metres . Towards the end of the week we started making our shoebox bedrooms. Using our measuring skills we measured the height and length of the shoebox before measuring  our chosen wallpaper to it's size. We have also measured material to make curtains and bedding.  The activity was enjoyed by all.

Science

We recapped on forces and talked about gravity. To support our understanding of gravity we learnt about Isacc Newton and his believed discovery of gravity with the aid of falling apple.  After writing about Newton's discovery we explored gravity through art! We went outside with a roll of wallpaper, paint and  pom poms and explored gravity by dropping the pom poms in paint and splatting them. We had lots of fun and  even explored dropping the pom poms at different heights to see if it impacted the splat. 

Topic

After recapping on the previous lesson we used atlases to mark on a blank map of the UK's imports after finding out were different foods / goods come from. We  discovered the UK import fruits, coffee, cars and gold. Next week we are going to see what the UK export to other countries.

Homework on See-Saw

Have a lovely weekend

Mr Byrom-Jones, Mrs Hamiton, Mrs Hall and Miss Clare

Spring 1 Week 1

W/C: 6/1/25

Welcome back and happy New Year. We hope you had a lovely Christmas break. We have started the week with a positive start. Here is what we have been to this week.

English

We started off the week by writing and sharing our holiday news and incorporating our new writing targets, which we have been introduced too. It was lovely to find out that we all had a lovely break and share what presents we got! Our English focus this term links with our topic ‘Traders’ with the text being ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’.  Firstly, we discussed what we knew about the story and wrote down our ideas. After listening to the story we have answered some comprehension questions  and thought about Charlie’s thoughts and feeling when he discovered the Golden Ticket.

Maths

Our focus this term is on length and perimeter. We have participated in lots of differentiated activities to support our understanding. One group have been comparing different lengths before measuring with concrete aids such as cubes and teddy bear counters. We have also attempted to measure using our hand spans and discovered that some of us had different measurements!  Another group have been practicing their measuring skills with a ruler and have had the opportunity to draw lines and cut string at a given length. Finally another group have developed their measuring skills and have undertaken practical measuring activities (including the measuring of sweets) and had the opportunity to convert cm in mm.

Science

In Science we are learning about forces. We learnt that all forces are either a push or push.  Firstly we thought about different items that use a push or pull and sorted them on the Venn Diagram. We have also participated in a number of practical activities to support our understanding of pushes an pulls which have included painting with a ruler, exploring pushes and pulls round school, exploring the playground equipment and participated in tenpin bowling.

Topic

This half term our topic is a Geography focus and is called ‘Traders’. Mr Byrom-Jones introduced the lesson by giving  us examples of different goods / food. We sat around a world map and  was asked to consider where in the world our food comes from and why? Examples of foods included cocoa, coffee, tea, melon, pineapple, mango and sugar. We then placed the food on the appropriate countries of their origin and learnt that food brought in from other countries to the UK is called import. We found this activity quite interesting. We then completed an activity for our class display.

Cooking

Cooking this term has a chocolate focus. After learning about were chocolate comes from and how it is made , we made some delicious rice crispy cakes.

In other areas of the curriculum:

PE – We are developing our ball skills with Mrs Birtwell.

Homework on See- Saw

Have a lovely weekend

Mr Byrom-Jones, Mrs Hamilton, Mrs Hall, Miss Clare

Autumn 5/6/7/8

Well we are at the end of a busy and exciting half term. We are certainly ready for the Christmas break. During the past few weeks we have been been practicing really hard for our Christmas production and our efforts certainly paid off. Thank you so much for your support . We have also undertaken lots of Christmas crafts (including Snowglobes , Christmas decorations and Christmas cards ) and made reindeer food for our enterprise project which was a popular choice at the Christmas Fair. Below you will find more about our learning in the past few weeks.

English 

After recapping on Greek myths we moved on to instructions. To support our understanding of instructions  we participated in games such as charades were we had to guess what the 'bossy' verb was. After establishing that instructions used verbs we used verbs to write instructions to create a board game, pizza and Christmas crafts.

We have continued to work through our personal levels in phonics and have made progress in our learning.

Maths 

In Mathematics we have consolidated our learning on division with most of us using arrays to solve division problems . We have also used our lessons for our IEP targets with a large proportion  of us achieving our addition and subtraction targets. Well done Dahl. A super end to the Autumn Term.

Science 

During Science we have concluded our understanding of the planets in the solar system and role played how the planets orbit the sun . We have have also learnt about night and day.

Topic

We have concluded our learning on Ancient Greece by learning about Greek Theatre  and the Olympic Games. When learning about Greek theatre we learnt that there were two types of plays; Comedy and Tragedy and the characters were represented with masks. We then chose a tragic/ comic class and decorated it for our display. When learning about the Olympics we found out that only men participated and that events usually took place in the nude! We also participated in some activities from the Greek Olympics . 

Thank You for your continued support during this Autumn Term and we look forward to welcoming you back in the New Year.

                                                               Merry Christmas

                                         Mr Byrom-Jones , Mrs Hamilton, Mrs Hall ad Miss Clare 

Autumn 2 Week 4

WC: 18/11/24

This week we have been learning about division, learnt about the Greek myth Hercules, made and decorated planet cakes and designed our own Greek vases.

English

We started off the week my writing letters to Santa to ensure they get to him on time. We had to give plausible reasons why we wanted such items using ‘because’ with examples being making good choices at home and school or doing specific chores.

We have also retold the story of Perseus as well as reenacting the Twelve Labors of Hercules. We did really well .We also supported our learning by watching clips from the Disney film. Mr Byrom-Jones was impressed how we identified and remembered the names of Gods which we had been learning about.

Maths

This week we have started to learn about division. Some of us have been learning about sharing equally between equal groups using numbers up to 20.  Examples of sharing activities have included sharing smarties between biscuits, sharing apples between trees an sharing the dish between gold fish bowls. Another group have been dividing between 2, 5 and 10 using arrays and some of us have been dividing between 3, 4 and 8 using arrays. Well done Dahl class.

Science

We have been continuing to learn about the solar system. This week we have combined our cooking with our Science lesson and have made fairy cakes to represent the planets. Don’t trey look great? We have also completed our solar system models. Next week we will be learning how the planets orbit the sun in the solar system. 

Topic

We have continued to learn about Ancient Greece. We looked at Greek vases online and how their discoveries showed us what life was like at the time from their design on illustrations. We then designed our own Greek vases for display.

In other areas of the curriculum:

In RE we have been learning about Buddhism and in PSHCE we have been learning about Trusted Adults.

Next Week:

Aladdin Pantomime (Monday 25^th November)

Homework on See- Saw

Have a good weekend

Dahl Class

Autumn 2

W/C: 11/11/24

This week we have learnt about Remembrance Day, learnt about anti-bullying, celebrated World Kindest Day, visited the Cinema and participated in Children in Need Activities.

English

This week we have finished reading 'Perseus and Medusa'. After recapping on the story we thought about  how the story would end. We made predictions with most of correctly deciding that Perseus would use Medusa's head to turn the sea monster and the King into stone. We have also successfully completed our phonic assessments. 

Maths 

In Maths we have continued to learn about multiplication. Some of us have continuing with doubling, some of us have been using arrays and some of us have been introduced to the grid method. 

Science 

In Science we have started to make our solar system dioramas.  Mr Byrom-Jones was impressed that we remembered the order of the planets and even some facts, such as Mars being known as the 'Red Planet', Jupiter being the biggest planet and Mercury being the closest planet to the sun.

Remembrance Day

On Monday we talked about Remembrance Day . We learnt that the different coloured poppies had different meanings (e.g purple for animals in the war, black to remember people from Africa and the Carribbean ) before participating in a 2 minute silence to remember the fallen.

Odd Socks Day 

This week has been Anti Bullying Week using Odd Socks to promote it. We talked about why individuals bully and how the bully would feel. We then took the opportunity to celebrate everyone's uniqueness and individuality and wrote positive attributes about each other on a hand outline. We concluded the session by designing odd socks, promoting how it is ok to be different.

World Friendship Day 

On Wednesday afternoon we participated in World Kindness Day. We learnt that the movement started in Japan in 1998. For World Kindness day we decorated a biscuit for each of our peers and made  friendship bracelets.

Children in Need

For Children in Need we talked about the origins , designed our own Pudsey bears and made our own Pudsey bears out of sponges. We also participated in Joe Wicks' Children in Need workout.

Have a lovely weekend

Dahl Class 

Autumn 2 Week 2

W/C: 4/11/24

What a busy week we have had this week with lots of arts and crafts used in our learning. This week we have been learning about multiplication, learnt about the Greek  Myth of ‘Perseus and Medusa’ learnt about Ancient Greek Gods and in Science we have learnt about the planets in our solar system.

We have also welcomed Miss Clare to the class team.

English

Our Greek Myth this week has been Perseus and Medusa. Mr Byrom-Jones read the story to us and were introduced to the sea monster Cetus. Using playdoh we created a model of Cetus before writing a sentence underneath incorporating our IEP targets. This week we have also written a character description for Perseus and created a wanted poster for the Gorgon Medusa. There were some super illustrations of her. We have also used clay to make our own models of Medusa.  We have also made some predictions about what we think will happen in the story, especially when Perseus took Medusa’s head.

 In our D.E.A.R session (Drop Everything and Read) we have become familiar with some other Greek myths including Theseus and the Minotaur, Icarus  as well as  the story of Athena and Medusa and how Medusa was transformed from a beautiful women to a snake like creature.

We have been continuing with our phonic assessments with Mrs Hamilton.

Mathematics

This week we have been learning about multiplication. Some of us have been working on doubling numbers and have been doubling using Numicon shapes as well as doubling eyes on monsters and spots on ladybirds.  Most of us have been learning about arrays and have used them to solve multiplication problems. One group have been solving multiplication problems using their 2, 5 and 10 times tables up to 50 , whilst one group have been working within numbers up to 100 using their 2, 5 , 10 , 3 and 8 times tables.  We have used playdoh and counters to help us with our arrays and have become much more confident as the week has progressed.

Science

In Science we have been learning about the Solar System. On Monday we watched an episode of ‘The Magic School Bus’ and made our own spherical planets, After making them we thought about their shape and learnt that planets are spheres because of the force of gravity. We have also developed our understanding of the planets in the solar system,  learnt their order from the sun  as well as well as learning some interesting facts . We found out that Mercury is the smallest planet and Jupiter is the largest with 78 moons. We painted and decorated paper plates to represent the planets in the solar system for our class display.

Topic

We started off the week by recapping on the Ancient Greeks. We remembered that the Ancient Greeks worshipped many Gods, had currency and invented the Olympic Games. This week we were all given one of the Olympian Gods to research and decorate for our class display. We learnt that Zeus was the king of the Gods and God of thunder and was married Hera. We learnt that the Ancient Greeks built temples for the Gods and would do their best not to upset them.

Exhibition Day / Cooking 

This week we held our first Exhibition Day of the year with a Bonfire theme. In the morning we made parkin and tasted it in the afternoon. It went down really well! We also made firework pictures using Autumn leaves, twigs and glitter. Thank you for those parents who were able to support us and share the afternoon with us.

In other areas of the curriculum:

- In PE we have been doing target practice with Mrs Birtwell.

Homework is on See-Saw

Have a lovely weekend

Dahl Class

Autumn 2 Week  1

WC: 30/9/24

We hope you enjoyed the half term break. This week we have been introduced to Ancient Greece, listened to the story ‘Pandora’s Box’ and made Pumpkin Pie.

English

We started the week off by sharing our holiday news before being introduced to the Greek tale ‘Pandora’s Box’. After listening to the story we thought about emotions and items which we don’t  like  and lock away if we had a box. Items and emotions we talked about included load noises, embarrassment and war. Later on in the week we used playdoh to represent the different emotions / feelings in Pandora’s Box, which included old age, disease , death and hatred. Linking to the story one pupil also made a playdoh butterfly to represent hope, the only emotion left in the box . We displayed the models on our Greek table. We really enjoyed the story and look forward to reading more Greek myths and legends.

Maths

In Maths we have consolidated our understanding of subtraction. We have engaged in lots of practical activities to support our learning, with one group participating in a fishing game which involved  choosing two fish and subtracting the smaller number on the fish from the bigger number and using Numicon to aid calculations.  The two other groups have been subtracting numbers from 50/100 and have created their own calculations use different dies  and solving calculations with the aid of Base 10.

Topic

In topic this week we have been introduced to the Ancient Greeks. To support our learning we were firstly engaged in an archeological activity were we had to retrieve Greek artefacts from the sand before considering what the artefacts may be used for. Examples of artefacts which we found in the sand included jewelry, statues of Gods and coins. We then used a Venn Diagram to compare Modern day Greece and Ancient Greece Similarities between both included theatres for entertainment, schools and the Olympian Games (however only males could participate in the Olympic Games and boys went to school).

Cooking

This week we made pumpkin pie. We all took turns to add and whisk the ingredients before cooking and tasting it. We had it served with cream.  A large majority of us were quite surprised with how good it tasted!

In other areas of the curriculum:

We have been learning about the importance of consent in PSHCE with Miss Henderson.

Next Week

• We will be learning about multiplication in Maths
• Celebrating Bonfire Night on our Exhibition Day
• Exploring clay

Homework on See-Saw

Have a lovely weekend

Dahl Class

Autumn 1 Week 7

W/C: 14/10/24

What a fun and busy half term we have had . This week we have continued with Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes , Subtraction in Maths , learnt about the Ukraine in topic and delivered some food parcels to the local residents as part of Harvest. 

English 

We started the week by reading Dahl’s ‘The Three Little Pigs’ which featured Little Red Riding Hood . In both the tales Little  Red Riding kills both wolves and a pig ! We used information from the text to create Wanted Posters and did a role play activity were we had to decide if Red Riding Hood was guilty or not guilty of murder . We decided that she was guilty.  We have also undertaken some phonic assessments with Mrs Hamilton as well as using our speaking and listening skills for our harvest assembly.

Maths 

This week we have been learning about subtraction . To support our learning some of us have continued to use Numicon to help subtract numbers within 10 / 20 whilst some of us have have been using base ten to aid with subtraction within 50 and one group within 100 .

Topic 

We have enjoyed the topic ‘ Eastern Europe ‘.  This week we have learnt about that county of Ukraine . Most of us knew that Russia and the Ukraine are at war and we felt very sad about this . On Tuesday we   prepared and tasted the Ukranian dish of Borsch. There were mixed reactions but most of us tasted it. We then collaged the Ukranian flag and learnt some facts about the country. We particularly focused on he Chernobyl Disaster and were very sensible about what we would take with us if we had to evacuate our homes because of such disaster with plausible reasons. Examples included masks, radios, batteries and bedding. We also consolidated our understanding of the Ukraine by writing a travel guide. 

This week we worked together together to make a little play for our Harvest Assembly. The play was about a customer thanking the shopkeeper for her loaf of bread before the chain went through to thanking the baker, the farmer , the weather and God for her bread. We all worked exceptionally well. Mr Byrom-Jones, Mrs Hamilton and Mrs Hall were also proud of Dahl class when they distributed  some food parcels from our Harvest table to the local community. They were really grateful.

Have a lovely well deserved half term break and we welcome you back on the 28th October 

Dahl Class

Autumn 1 Week 6

W/C: 7/10/24

This week we have been developing our confidence with addition , been introduced to some of Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes, continued with addition and explored the Eastern European  country of Bulgaria in topic . 

English 

We started off the week by recapping on the story of ‘ Stone Soup ‘ . We then retold the story through drama before retelling the story in our own words . We have also been introduced to Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes . Firstly we looked at the original tale of Little Red Riding Hood and after listening to Dahl’s version we used a Venn Diagram to compare the two versions . 

We have also undertaken some cross curricular writing and have written an information leaflet on Bulgaria . 

In phonics some of us have been developing our confidence with words from phase 2 whilst some of us having been focusing on the x , y sound . We have played some interacting games and phonic bingo to support our leaning . 

Maths 

This week we have continued to develop our confidence with addition . To  support our learning some of us have completed colour by number addition activities , whilst all of us have engaged in Mathematical games and answered word problems relating to our individual learning. Some of us have continued to use Numicon to solve addition problems from 10 - 20 whilst some of us have been using Base Ten. We have all developed our confidence. 

Science

Lining to our previous learning we started the week by writing fact files about our chosen animals  Some of us found out that a horse is pregnant for 11 months and the gestation period of a clown fish is a mate of days and baby clown fish are all born as males !

Topic 

The country of focus this week is Bulgaria . We learnt that Bulgaria is a popular holiday destination and located in on the European map . After collaging the Bulgarian flag we used roleplay to explore the country . We explored the tuff tray with artificial snow , as the country is popular with skiers , as well as using the padding pool to illustrate that it is also a summer holiday destination . Whilst role playing Bulgaria we also sampled the cuisine  moussaka .Although this food is associated  with Greece these dishes are common in Bulgarian  with the exception that Bulgarian moussaka has a potato topping. We then used our role play experience to write our travel guide . 

In other areas of the curriculum:

We have been learning about about  Christian  love and the Christian word  'Agape' in RE with Miss Henderson .

In PSHCE we have been learning about the importance of asking permission. 

We have been discussing computer hardware with Mr Masood and continued to navigate and explore Purple Mash.

Have a lovely weekend

Dahl class 

Autumn 1 Week 5

W/C: 30/9/24

Another busy week in Dahl Class. This week we have had a French day and a poetry morning . 

English 

We started off the week with a cross curricular writing activity and  wrote a travel guide about Hungary . We remembered lots  of facts for our leaflet including the capital city being Budapest and cuisine such as goulash and strudel . We also listened to a Hungarian folk tale called ‘Stone Soup’ about a soldier who tricks an old women in helping him make and share his soup . Whilst the old women was originally reluctant to share her ingredients , we discussed the moral of the story and that it is better to work together to achieve something . 

 On Thursday it was National Poetry Day and Dahl class learnt about the poet Michael Rosen before performing the poem ‘ Fastfood’. Prior to the activity we talked about what poetry meant to us and discussed what we knew about Michael Rosen . We really enjoyed performing the poem and noticed that it was very similar to the traditional tale ‘ The Gingerbread Men’ . We produced some Wanted Posters for the  Speedy Hamburger and incorporated our writing targets into our work .

Maths 

This week in Maths we have continued to learn about addition . Some of us have been developing our confidence with Numicon to aid us with addition whilst some of have been using base ten to help us partition numbers when adding . We have all worked really well .

Science 

Linking to our work on ‘ Charlottes Web’ we produced some fact files about pigs . We remembered that a female pig is called a  sow , a male pig  and boar and a baby pig is called a piglet . We also learnt that a sow is pregnant for 3 months and and they can have a litter of 8-12 piglets and sometimes more . We then had they opportunity to do the life cycle of an animal we were interested in using playdoh.  Some of us did reptiles , some of us did mammals and some of us did fish . We found out that a new born baby snake is called a hatchling, a baby horse is called a foal and a baby dolphin is called a calf !

French Day 

On Wednesday 2nd October we had a French WOW day in school . Firstly we talked about what we knew about France before locating France on the map . We then used different media to represent the French flag with some of us using collage, some of us using playdoh, some of us using pinboards and some of using Lego . We then learnt the French numbers  between 0-10 and supported our understanding with the aid of lotto / bingo .  In the afternoon we learnt how to greet each other in French and found it quite abusing how the French greet each other with kisses on the cheeks . After role playing out greetings to each other we then went to ‘ Bistro Dahl’ and used the menu to sample some French cuisine including baguette , croissants , brioche , quiche and  vin rouge ( black currant in our case ) . We had lots of fun before concluding the day with Disney’s ‘ Ratatouille’ . 

Homework on See-Saw 

Have a lovely weekend 

Dahl Class 

Autumn 1 Week 4

W/C : 23/9/24

This week we have retold the story of Baba Yaga in our own words ,  learnt about addition , learnt about the life cycle of a  pig made a spider / pig habitat diaroma and found out about the Eastern European county of Hungary . 

Maths 

This week we have have been learning about addition. Some of us have been using Numicon to add totals whilst some of us have been using  partitioning to add hundreds , tens and ones .

English 

We started off the week by acting out the story of Baba Yaga using props . This really helped us to retell the story into our own words , were we had the opportunity incorporated out writing target which have included differentiating between capital letters and lower case letters and adding some description.

 In phonics we undertook a treasure were we had to find pictures staring with particular sounds and sorting them into our designated groups . We then had a go at applying our phonics and writing the words that were on the pictures.

 Science 

On Monday we learnt about the life cycle of a pig . We also learnt that a male pig is called a boar and a female pig is called a sow. Linking to ‘Charlottes Web’ we discussed the habitats of pigs and spiders and created a habitat diorama for them , taking into accounts the animals needs. Don’t they look good?

Topic 

The country of focus this week has been Hungary and we located it  on the map . Prior  to learning about the country we made some Hungarian goulash in the show cookery . We took turns to chop the peppers . During our role play visit to Hungary we learnt about the capital Budapest , spoke some Hungarian and sampled Hungarian cuisine - goulash and strudel! The goulash went down particularly well ! We also collaged the Hungarian flag . 

In other areas of the curriculum :

Mrs Birtwell brought in her pet bearded dragon Bamboo . We really enjoying stroking her and learning some interesting facts . With Mrs Birtwell we have also been improving our fitness levels in PE. 

In PSHCE we have discussing bullying with Miss Henderson .

We also learnt about MacMillan and had the opportunity to buy some cakes to support the good cause. 
 

Homework is on  See-Saw 

Have a lovely weekend