Yellow Class

Welcome to Yellow Class September 2024 - July 2025

November 2024

	13.11.24 Today we have been learning at Northen Ireland. We began today by going into the hall to use the world map. This helped us to recall all of the countries that are part of The United Kingdom. It also helped us to locate Northern Ireland and Ireland. Next, we returned to the  classroom and started our learning on the countries that make up Northern Ireland. We learnt about the major tourist sites and discussed each of them. For our task we watched a video about Irish dancing. Afterwards we had a go at learning the steps. It was great fun!
	12.11.24 Today we celebrated interfaith day. We began our day by joining a zoom call telling us all about the exciting activities that were planned for the day. Our day was based around the story 'little Glow'. Next, we watched some videos which taught us about different religions and how they celebrate with lights. We coloured our own candles thinking about when we celebrate using light such as Bon Fire Night, Christmas, and birthdays. After break we made Hanukkah pancakes. We peeled potatoes and grated them. Next, we grated an onion. After this we had to squeeze the water out of the potatoes and onion. We added egg, flour, salt, and baking powder and made a mixture. After lunch Miss Hutchings fried our cakes for us. We all enjoyed eating them once they had cooled down! We finished our day by making paper lanterns which we took home with us.
	08.11.24 Sean from Somerset cricket is back, we learnt some co-ordination and catching skills in our first lesson
	06.11.24 This week we have revisited our learning on activist. We began by discussing what an activist is, what do they do? Why do they do these things? Next, we learnt some more about Rosa Parks and the sacrifices she made to the continue her work. Afterwards, we learnt about Mahatma Ghanaian, William Wilberforce, Martin Luther King and Emmeline Pankhurst and Malala Yousafzai. We discussed what they were trying to change, how they did it and what sacrifices they had to make.
	05.11.24 Today we began our learning on the four countries that make up The United Kingdom.   We began by recapping the names of the four countries. Today we were focusing on England. We learnt about some major cities of England and some of the major landmarks. We recognised some such as Stonehenge and The Roman Baths. Others, such as The Angel of The North were new to us. Next, we learnt about the special events and festivals that are held in England. We learnt about St George's Day, and Pancake Day. Finally, we learnt about Guy Fawkes. As today is November 5th we made bonfire and firework pictures.

October 2024

	23.10.24 Today we have been practicing our cutting skills and our following instructions skills to make a Halloween pumpkin box. We had to carefully cut out our templates and follow instructions to stick our boxes together, we ended by sticking funny faces on them.
	22.10.24 Today we have been learning to use different utensils to help prepare food. We used mashers to mash bananas, a greater to great cheese, a potato peeler to peel potatoes, a salty knife to cut lettuce and cucumber and finally a flat knife to spread butter on bread. We had a great time using all of the different utensils.
	22.10.24 Today we have been making bats ready for Halloween. We coloured our bats and gave them super scary eyes! We will be taking them home for Halloween.
	17.10.24 Today in R.E we ended our learning about Judaism by watching a Jewish wedding ceremony. We learnt about the different traditions and how they differ from weddings we have attended. We learnt how to do the Hara- a dance traditionally performed at Jewish weddings.
	15.10.24 Yellow class have been learning all about ‘Instructions’ as part of their English learning. We followed instructions to make a rocket. We had to read them really carefully and follow them in the right order and there was a lot of teamwork also.
	11.10.24 Today we decided to start preparing for Halloween! We made our own Halloween honks which we have used to decorate the outside of our window. We will leave them up until half term and then bring them home to decorate our own houses.
	10.10.24 We watched a presentation To learn about the different ways animals defend themselves against predators. Then we made some camouflaged moths and went outside to find somewhere they would be camouflaged from predators.
	07.10.24 Today we made bread rolls to help us write instructions.
	03.10.24 Today in science we have been fact finding about different animals. We have worked in pairs using the iPads to search for different animals. We chose our own animals but had to answer the questions 1) Where do they live? 2) What do they eat? 3) Are they carnivores, herbivores or omnivores? We had great fun finding our facts about all the different animals.
	02.10.24 We have been recapping on our year 1 learning for using the signs for greater than and less than.

September 2024

	26.09.24 We continued our coding learning. We were building a bubble machine and using coding to make our bubbles 'pop'. Afterwards we fixed some issues to ensure our bubbles popped in the right order.
	23.09.24 Yellow Class enjoyed a visit from Helen from SCARF. They learnt about
16.09.24 We are continuing our learning on habitats thinking what might be present in a habitat. We had pictures of several items including a plastic cup, fossil, a plant, some wood and other items. We split our pictures into two categories, one pile was for objects that are alive and one pile for objects that are Dead.
	09.09.24 Today we recapped on our learning on the significance people we have been exploring. We were very good at remembering All of the details we have learnt so far. We then used our previous criteria to discuss who was the most important of the people we have been learning about. We then worked in pairs to order our significant people from most important to the least.
		03.09.24 This term we have been learning about atlas's and how to use them. We have learned about compass points North, East, South and West. We also have practiced how to use a key on a map. We had a map of Whitby and looked at the different symbols on the map and what they meant.

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Welcome to Yellow Class September 2023 - July 2024

July 2024

01.07.24 On Monday afternoon we started to think about humans and how they affect habitats. We talked about the positive and negative effects humans can have on living things. We talked about how human actions can make breaks in food chains. We walked around our school site and recorded how humans are affecting the habitats and recorded them on a whiteboard.

June 2024

20.06.24 In science we have been learning about food chains. We learnt that all food chains start with a producer.
19.06.24 Continuing with our focus on Significant Monarchs we learnt all about William the Conqueror. We found out that he actually came all the way from France and he defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
	13.06.24 This week in history we have started to learn indepth information about 6 significant monarchs. We have started with Alfred the Great. We gathered information about him and then we wrote and drew our own fact files.

12.06.24 This week we have been revisiting our Geography skills and we used atlases to remind ourselves of the countries of the United Kingdom and their capital cities.

	23.05.24 As part of our Science learning we ventured into the school grounds and investigated microhabitats. We looked in various places and were able to find some of the invertebrates that we have been learning about.

22.05.24 Today we had a visit from a Road Safety Officer. He reminded us about how to stay safe when using the roads or pavements. We remembered the rules of Stop, Look, Listen and Think.

20.05.24 Today we have been starting to learn about counting using fractions. We used the play doh to start counting in ¼ s. Tomorrow we will begin to record our learning in our Maths books.

17.05.24 We have been using bricks to learn about 'fractions of amounts'. We had to remind ourselves that fractions are 'equal' parts of a whole.

16.05.24 We have been reminding ourselves about fractions. We used playdoh to investigate halves and quarters.

13.05.24 We have been looking at the work of Cath Kidston as part of our D and T work. We have practiced doing a 'running stitch' and will be 'joining' for our next activity.

09.05.24 Today, Yellow class have been using the ipads to create William Morris designs.

03.05.24 YTFC came to visit us today with the winning cup! We enjoyed listening all about it and having a picture with the cup.

This term we have been looking at the book ‘Jim and the Giant’ by Raymond Briggs’ the children wrote descriptive sentences from the view point of the giant and Jim.  They thought about what the Giant and Jim may say to each other is various parts of the story,  we also described the characters and finally wrote an amazing recount.  The children used all the elements we have learnt and used them to enhance their recount through planning and editing. In Science we have been learning about plants, we have looked around our school to identify any common garden plants sharing similarities and differences between them including form and colour. We have discussed what different plants require to grow in a variety of environments including desserts and labelled each part of the plant and discussed what it does.  Using all of our knowledge of what a plant needs to grow, the children planted some beans on kitchen paper with water and we attached them to the window, the children also put some in the fridge and some inside the cupboard so we could observe how these variations affect the growth. This is a long term investigation! In Computing the children have been learning about how to input data and create spreadsheets.  We decided to have an imaginary party and the children created a  list of things that would be needed.  We then competed the spreadsheet by adding data we collected into the cells and used a pre formatted cell to total all the items we needed.  In Maths, we continued to develop our learning and understanding of multiplication and division; the children used their knowledge to solve word problems.  The children have been developing the knowledge of halving and linking it with an equal group and doubling.  We have also learnt about 3D shapes and their properties, lines of symmetry of a shape and we are currently focusing on fractions, ½ , ¼ and a whole. Throughout the term the children continue to reason and problem solve in a variety of ways to deepen their mathematical knowledge and understanding.

Chinese New Year We had special visitors that shared their traditions with Chinese New Year, it is the year of the Dragon. Our visitors shared lanterns, stories and talked about how they celebrate with their family.

	During science week we did an experiment where we observed the changes with jelly over time, the children wrote the investigation and predicted what may happen when we added pineapple to the jelly.
As part of our topic and science week the children walked around our school looking for plats and flowers, we discussed what we could see and the characteristics of each part of plant.

September 2023

The children in Yellow Class have been fabulous this week, they have settled in well and are a pleasure to teach. We have been rapping in music, learning to hit a target in PE alongside all other curriculum subjects.  I would also like to thank you all for making me so welcome as your child’s new class teacher!

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Welcome to Yellow Class September 2022 - July 2023

February 2023

Maths

In maths, we have been learnt about multiplication and division, recognising, making and adding equal groups. We learnt to represent multiplication sentences in a number of ways, including as arrays. We applied this learning to multiply by two, three, five or ten, consolidating our learning using simple games. More recently, we introduced division by sharing.

Geography

In geography, we learnt about coastal erosion. A demonstration was used to show how waves cause coastal erosion. We looked carefully at the waves of water as they hit the sand, describing what was happening using vocabulary such as ‘washing away’, ‘crumbling’, ‘breaking’ and ‘eroding’ in our descriptions.

Art

As a class, we have been focusing on the visual elements of shape and form, taking part in a range of shape based activities, including printing using polystyrene tiles.

P.E

In P.E., we have developed our understanding of invasion games, including the principles of defending and attacking. We used and developed skills such as sending and receiving with both feet and hands, as well as dribbling with both feet and hands. We took part in uneven and even sided games, learning how to play to the rules and score points in these types of games.

Science

In science, we conducted a number of investigations. We looked at a range of objects made of different materials, investigating which ones would change shape if we bent, twisted, stretched or squashed them. More recently, we learnt about how paper is made before testing some paper types for their strength, texture and absorbency.

January 2023

On International day, we were joined by Violet Class (Year 6). We learnt about Djibouti art, thinking about how colours represent emotion, using this to create our own abstract artwork with oil pastels. During the afternoon, we also enjoyed partner reading with the Year 6 children.

At the start of term, we walked down to the nature trail at the bottom of the estate. Whilst there, we consolidated our previous learning about trees and habitats. In groups, we made journey sticks to recall what we had seen at different stops. On the way back, we stopped off at the park! We then used this experience to write a recount in English.

Art
As an introduction to our art topic ‘Flower Heads’, the children observed and explored a variety of flowers first-hand, before sketching and colouring them.

Science
In Science, we went on a materials hunt around the school, naming the materials we saw, such as plastic, wood or metal, and thinking about their properties.

PE
In P.E., we are learning all about invasion games and the principles of defending and attacking. The have developed skills such as sending and receiving with both feet and hands, as well as dribbling with both feet and hands.

September 2022

In maths we learnt to recognise and partition numbers to 100 using tens and ones. Once secure with this, we then learnt to partition in different ways. We learnt to compare and order numbers from 0 up to 100 using greater than, less than and equal to symbols.

 In English we are focusing on the book Dogger, practicing the features, grammatical phrases and vocabulary of this genre through story role-play.

 In art, we have learnt about basic colour theory, studying the colour wheel and colour mixing, including creating tints.

 In computing, having learnt about online safety, the children practiced locating apps and using QR codes to access information.

 In geography, we have learnt key geographical skills and knowledge, learning about atlases, maps and compass points.

September 2021-2022

December 

Yellow Class Christmas Video.

November 

In after school club we enjoyed playing games such as dominoes and Ludo/frustration. We also created autumn artwork using paint and cotton buds.

In science we have been focusing on the topic humans.  We began by learning about lifecycles, creating the lifecycle of a butterfly using a variety of pasta shapes.  We then learnt about healthy eating, making our very own monster sandwiches.

We have also focused on healthy hydration linking this to healthy teeth, conducting a ‘think before you drink’ investigation to find out which liquid had the biggest effect on the egg (the shell of an egg is similar to the enamel on our teeth).  We made toothbrush timers to motivate us to brush our teeth for 2 minutes.

In computing we have been learning about programming, applying our learning to Bee-Bots and the app Scratch Jr.

In History we have been learning about Florence Nightingale and really enjoyed our day as Doctors and Nurses.  We made tea stained paper lanterns and learnt how to put someone in the recovery position.

In DT we tasted different pizza before designing our own.

September

We’ve had a great start back to school.  In Math’s we have bee partitioning numbers using Dienes, place and value and tens frames.  We have also started to count in twos. In history we have learnt about the story of Icarus, the history of balloons and the Wright Brothers. We had great fun recreating the plane using marshmallows!  In Science we have been investigating how absorbent and waterproof materials are and in Computing we have been learning how to stay safe online.

We received a visit from the Life Bus and really enjoyed seeing Harold the giraffe again. He helped teach us about our feelings.

Welcome to Yellow Class September 2019 - July 2020

Welcome to Yellow Class news page.  Here you will be able to see what exciting things we've been learning about throughout the school year. 

Home Learning in April

We've been keeping ourselves very busy this month. We have been visiting the school and seeing the lovely messages that have been left on the pavement, celebrating the Queens birthday along with making dragons for St Georges Day.  In maths we have been learning to tell the time and to measure using ml and ltrs and learning all about recycling. 

To celebrate the April showers we had a week of learning all about water which included Oceans of the world and the water cycle. 

Home Learning in March

During week 1 of home schooling, Yellow class have been keeping busy in their homes with all the learning set by Mrs Sherrard.  We have made some lovely sheep, practiced our Maths and English, keeping active and helping around the house.  Keep up the good work everyone. 

March 2020

World Book Day

We really enjoyed being taught by Pete the Poet, focusing on rainforests. We used instruments to create a rainforest symphony, recording our music using pictures to represent the sounds. Some of us were making the noise for rainfall whilst others were making loud noises to represent the bulldozers coming in to destroy the rainforest. We then created a poem about how special the rainforest is and why we need to protect it. Finally we role played, acting out scenarios for how to teach others about how to protect the rainforests.

We also focused on the author Nicola Davis, in particular her story Bat Love The Night. We recalled the story using a story map and actions before adopting the opening of the story to write our own version entitled Fox Loves the Night. In art we drew foxes, following step-by-step instructions, colouring them using oil pastels.

Art

We added colour to our Henri Rousseau pictures using a black oil pastel to outline the larger parts of our picture before using oil pastels and / or paints.

Living Eggs - we enjoyed meeting the new additions at Primrose Lane Primary School.

February 2020

In Geography, the children have been learning about the Seven Continents.  They worked in small groups to focus on one continent creating this out of play doagh and finding out facts about it including the oceans that surround it.  They then fed back to the rest of the class. 

In Art the children have learnt how to use a pencil to sketch, drawing a background for their rainforest in the style of Henri Rousseau. We also made Valentine’s Day cards by rolling strips of red, purple and pink paper, placing these inside an outline of a heart.

Computing and PSHE - for safer internet day we learnt what being online means and the devices that allow us to access the internet. We created a web to show how the internet links devices. We then played an internet safety game which gave us positive and negative scenarios to discuss with a partner. This game also allowed us to also practice using BeeBots and creating algorithms.

Maths - we made 2D shapes using lolly pop sticks to start our geometry topic. We then named these and described some of their properties. 

January 2020

In RE children brought in their favourite books sharing these with others. We then linked this to how Christians feel about the bible.  We enjoyed our school trip to Nine Springs and especially playing in the mud.  We went on a walk during which we made our own journey stick. We then made 2D and 3D shapes using sticks and pipe cleaners.  Finally the children enjoyed time in the playpark.  The school trip was thought of fondly by adults and children alike. 

In science the children had been developing their observational skills looking closely at plants drawing what they saw.  

The children have also been learning about the plants we eat. They observed closely and drew in detail, labeling the vegetable with the part of the plant it comes from (root, stem, flower, leaf).

December 2019

In History we moved onto learning about the Iron Age creating a model hillfort using play dough.  We learnt why they were built the way they were and the developments from the Stone Age to the Iron Age.  We enjoyed our visit to Trent Woodlands and were lucky to have lovely weather.  Whilst we were there we built our own shelters and foraged for food as Stone Age people would have done. 

November 2019

This month Gerry the Giraffe came to visit us taking the place of Barry the Bookworm as he had to visit other schools.  The children learnt about the Gunpowder Plot in preparation for Bonfire night creating their own landscape artwork.   In art the children drew Bell beakers from observation focusing on adding detail and pattern as the Bronze Age people would have done.  In History the children recreated a model of Stonehenge learning about the different stones used and how they were transported there. 

October 2019

This month in art we have made Stone Age necklaces using clay and string, following our sketched designs from last week.  In science we have been investigating materials and their properties, creating a carrier, including parachute for an egg.  Miss Newman then dropped our egg parachutes from a height to test their effectiveness. Only a few of them survived but we had fun!

In maths we have been finding number bonds to 10 and 20. We have used tens frames and counters to support us

Maths Day

The school enjoyed the Maths day focusing on developing the children’s level of maths. We had some great costume ideas which included, dice, calculators and dominoes.   The children got to practice using money when they visited Primrose Lane’s very own Tesco’s.

Barry the Bookworm

Yellow class have been working hard to make Barry grow longer and longer each week! Each time a child reads at home a new piece of his body is added. Gold parts are awarded to children when they read over 5 times a week.

This week we had 108 pieces; our best so far!

September 2019

We’ve had a busy month on our return back to school.  In Art we read the story ‘The Dot’ which shared the message that everyone is an artist. We then used a variety of shapes and colours to create our own dots before going around to write encouraging comments about our friends artwork. 

In science we have been differentiating between natural and man-made materials. We then used natural materials to create a picture.  We have also been learning about states of matter and used our bodies to behave as the particles do in solids, liquids and gases. We then investigated how states of matter change when they are heated or cooled, identifying whether these changes are reversible or irreversible. We melted chocolate, boiled a kettle, toasted bread and popped popcorn.

In maths we have been finding fact families using objects to support our understanding. 

In history we learnt about survival in the Stone Age. We were given a range of activities, including collecting water, making shelter, making fire, and had to organise them according to their priority, explaining their reasoning. One of the things the Stone Age people invented which supported their survival was a bow and arrow, so we had a go at making our own using lowly pop sticks, dental floss and ear buds (what a mixture!). 

We had a visit from the life bus. We learnt about caring for our bodies and minds. This included learning about the organs and their jobs, how we can calm ourselves down when we feel angry and how we can be a good friend. 

2018-2019

Week Commencing 1st July 2019

We were really lucky to have a visit from Bucklers Mead sports leaders, who led football activities for us! We learnt new skills and even got to play a match!
In science we have begun to learn about light, focusing on the fact that darkness is the absent of light. We tested out this theory by completing a obstacle course blindfolded. Our partners had to give us very specific instructions, applying maths learning to talk about direction.
We enjoyed making our rag rug using the material sent in from home. we were very proud of our ‘Pieces of Primrose’.
In music we have continued to enjoy our learning with Mrs Collins! This week we had all the instruments out and got an opportunity to learn notes.

Week Commencing 24th June 2019

In PSHE we learnt to tell the difference between risk and danger. We then learnt steps to weigh up whether to take a risk or not, applying this to role play situations.
We all really enjoyed our Egyptian day! In the afternoon we became Egyptian explorers, crawling into Turankahum’s tomb! Inside the tomb we saw canopic jars, Egyptian collars and hieroglyphics. As part of our Egyptian day we also became craftsmen, constructing pyramids out of sugar cubes.
In D.T. we continued to make our Egyptian death masks, decorating the different elements! We made the most of the sunshine, painting outside!

Week Commencing 10th June 2019

In Science we investigated the effects of water resistance on objects.  The children looked at how changing the shape of an object slows or speeds the movement up through water.  

Week Commencing 3rd June 2019

In Science the children used their knowledge of magnets to create games, these included using magnets to move a paperclip around a maze.  In English as part of our book study on The Twitts, the children created their own tricks for Mr and Mrs Twitt to play on each other and coming up with imaginative and funny ideas. 

In ICT the children created animations of their tricks using Purplemash. We finished off the week by celebrating Pyjamarama Day. We all dressed in our Pyjamas and the adults read us a story. 

Week Commencing 20th May 2019

The children had SATs party to celebrate their success in their Secret Agent Training. They enjoyed playing party games and a variety of party food.   On the last day of term the children put into practice their PSHE learning, working as a team to play different board games. 

Week Commencing 13th May 2019

This week in Science we investigated magnet strength by testing how many paperclips each magnet could hold.  In maths we used the pertunias to make pictograms and in PSHE we have been learning to work cooperatively, practising our skills by completing tangram challenges.  We have continued to further our cricketing skills in PE, by beginning to hit a ball with a bat.  

Week Commencing 6th May 2019

This week in Science we investigated magentic and non magnetic materials.  We also spent some time outside playing our Petunias ready for the Community Hub Day. 

Week Commencing 29th April 2019

We had a Yoga teacher visit this week who taught us how to make different poses which included the tree pose. We then got the chance to play games to apply our new skills.  In Science we investigated the effect different surfaces have on the distance a car would travel and in Sing up we learnt new songs and how to change the tone and pitch of our voices. 

To finish off the week we enjoyed a visit from the All Stars Cricket team and practiced our thowing and catching techniques.  

Week Commencing 18th March 2019

This week we have dressed up as our favourite Rainforest animal as part of our Carnival day and we have had parents in to help us create artwork using recycled materials. 

Week Commencing 11th March 2019

This week we had a visit from Dogs Trust and learnt how to care for dogs and what to consider before getting one.  We were excited to start our new vocab sessions sharing the new words we learnt and what they meant to the rest of the class.  These words included disruptive, eerie and chandelier. 

Week Commencing 4th March 2019

We had a visit from Pete the Poet who inspired us to create poems and rhyme, at the end of the week we were able to share our english writing of rhyming poetry with him.  This fitted in well with World Book Day where we dressed up as Rhyme and Story.  

Living Eggs provided 10 eggs which we watched hatch over the period of a week. We were then able to hold the new chicks and watch them grow before they left and went to a new home.  

Week Commencing 25th February 2019

This week we enjoyed the beautiful weather and going outside to closely observe and draw flowers. 

In English we learnt how to recite poetry, remembering poems off by heart and using our tone, pace and body language to help us perform to the rest of the class.  Later on in the week, we also performed these in front of Red Class who greatly enjoyed this experience. 

In Geography we have been exploring the different layers of the Rainforest and the animals that live there.  

In Maths we were the first class to use Mathletics, a new on line learning tool.  We are looking forward to using this more in school. 

Week Commencing 11th February 2019

The children studied a selection of food and plants stating what they were and what part of the plant they came from.  

In Geography the children used the cardboard sent in by parents to create a 3D representation of the layers of the Rainforest.

In Maths the children have been learning the names of 3D shapes and their properties. 

Week Commencing 4th February 2019

As part of online safety week we acted out different ways in which computers and devices can be used. We also learnt that in order to stay safe on line you need to ask an adult for permission and only to talk to people that you know.  

In Maths we have been learning to name 2D shapes and their properties.  

We had the pleasure of being part of a skipping workshop in which we learnt how to skip individually and in pairs.  We were taught different games and even had a go at double dutch.  

In Geography we tried different foods from the Rainforest in order to become familiar with the resources available to those that live there. Some of these foods included pineapple, grapefruit and mango. 

Week Commencing 28th January 2019

We made the most of the snow this week and were able to play outside before coming in and writing a poem on how the snow felt and what it looked like.  We also created Winter artwork, focusing on creating a skyline similar to the Northern lights. 

Week Commencing 21st January 2019

We have continued to use different materials such as polydrom to create 3D shapes beginning to explore their properties.  

In Art we explored the use of line and shape to create animal pictures.

The other half of the class investigated the conditions needed for plants to grow as part of Science.  This week we planted the seeds.  

Week Commencing 14th January 2019

We have used different materials such as polydrom to create 3D shapes beginning to explore their properties.  

In Science we are investigating the conditions needed for plants to grow.  We planted seeds and took away one of the key factors such as heat for growth.

In Geography the children used clay to create one of the seven continents, we then put these together to create a world map.