Yellow Class

Welcome to Yellow Class September 2024 - July 2025

May 2025

		22.05.25 Sports Day
	15.05.25 Today in PSHE we have been learning about the important of vaccinations. We talked about the reasons we need vaccinations and watched a video showing The importance of Having them . Afterwords, we thought about why it is important to wash our hands after a huge range of activities. For our task we made posters explaining the importance of good hygiene.
14.05.25 Today we have been learning to weigh in grams. We had a range of different items and some scales. Firstly, we had to predict how much we thought the item might weigh. Then, we weighed our items to see how accurate we were.
		07.05.25 Today we continued our learning about animal survival by recapping our knowledge about habitats. We then moved on to learn about micro habitats. We watched a presentation about different microhabitats. For our task we went outside and found some microhabitats within the school grounds and reached how many different animals we could find.
02.05.25 Timelines Today in history we have continued our learning about Magnificent Monarch. We began by recapping the vocabulary we learnt last week. Afterward we looked at a timeline showing the different royal houses since Anglo Saxon times. We discussed the differences in time of how long different houses Ruled. Next, we went to the hall with photos and dates of all the different kings and queens. We worked in groups to place them in order of ascension and were very surprised by the length of our timeline.
		02.05.25 Comparing measurements. Today we have continued our learning about measurements. We began with Miss Lantz listing a range of different object and the children stating if they would measure the item using cm or mom. Next, the children were given a list of instructions To make a tree. The instructions: The base must be 5cm long. The first branch must be 10cm long. Each branch afterwards must be 1cm less than the previous one. We made some fantastic trees!

April 2025

	24.04.25 Today we started our new science topic - Animal survival. We began by doing a knowledge map of all of the information we already know. Next, we recapped our knowledge on habitats from earlier in the year. We reminded ourselves of the different types of habitats, what they provide and who might live there. Afterwards, we had some habitat questions that we worked in pairs to be able to find the answers.
		23.04.25 Today we have started our new topic of measurement. We began by recapping our previous knowledge of measuring using a rulers and meter sticks. We predicted measuring a few  Iines on the board. For our task we had a list of objects that we needed to find in the classroom and then measure.
03.04.25 Today in science we have been learning about plants that do not fit with everything we have learned. We watched a presentation which helped us learn about plants that are carnivores, plants that grow out of trees, plants that don't need soil and plants That grow underwater. To finish our science learning for this topic we completed a mind map highlighting all of the information we have learned over the last 6 weeks.
	02.04.25 Today we have been practicing dividing by 5. We started our 5 times able. Next, we practiced dividing by 5. We used our knowledge of multiplication to help us. For our task we had a mystery puzzle that we could only complete by working out the answers to the division  questions. Once we had finished, we discovered the picture was a duck.

March 2025

		28.03.25 - Odd and Even Numbers Today we have been recapping our year 1 learning of odd and even numbers. We started by remembering that an even number can be split into 2 equal groups (divide by 2) but that an odd number cannot. We looked at lots of different images including numicon to agree if the number was odd or even. For our task we played a game of snakes and ladders. Each square had a number question on it, if we could work out the answer correctly and state of it was odd or even then we carried on. If we worked out the answer incorrectly we returned to the start.
27.03.25 Today we continued our learning in geography by revisited Whitby. We began by discussing what the jobs might have been in the past at the coast. We listened to an audio recording of several people speaking about their jobs in the past. We discovered they were boat makers, fishermen, herring girls and jewelry makers. We completed our task by drawing a picture of their jobs and writing a description of what their job entailed.
		20.03.25 Today we have continued our learning on plants by thinking about what plants need to grow?  We were focusing on grass. We started by looking at the grass in a shady, next in a dry area and then in a light airy area. We used the iPads to take photos and then came into the classroom to discuss our findings. We decided that in order to grow healthily grass needed water and sunlight.

18.03.25 - Our Class Trip to Glastonbury Rural Life Musuem  Today we went on our first school trip. We were really excited as we boarded the coach and spent the entire journey looking at the different animals in the fields. On arrival, we met Sandy who was our guide for the day. We split in to 3 separate groups and began our learning. We then switched around activities so that everyone got to experience everything. We washed sheep wool and made it into felt. With the felt we made our own felt animal fridge magnet. Next, we had a giant feely basket with lots of old items in it. We had to guess the item and what it was made from. Finally, we went on a trail through the museum looking at all of the old farm equipment and exploring the local history. We all had a lovely lunch together and then went for a long run around in the grounds – the weather was glorious! Finally, in the afternoon we explored the parts of the museum that we hadn’t seen in the morning. We saw the old-fashioned rooms and school rooms and discussed how different they were compared to our own homes and school. We all had a fantastic day of learning!

	13.03.25 - Science Week This week we have been celebrating National Science Week. We started our week by planting our cress seeds, one we watered and one we didn’t. We will wait for our results! Afterwards, we made caterpillars out of different coloured wool. We then split in to 2 groups in different areas and hid our caterpillars. Next, we changed areas and tried to find all of the caterpillars our friends had hidden. We learnt that the green caterpillars were the hardest to spot and the pink and yellow caterpillars were the easiest. On Tuesday, we did an experiment with milk and food colouring. We dipped an ear bud in washing up liquid and then watched all of the colours disperse. We ended the week by doing a magnetic challenge. We had lots of different coins and we tested them with magnets. We discovered that some coins were magnetic and some were not. We learnt that the metal coins were made of changed in 2012 and this accounted for the differences.
06.03.25 - World Book Day  Mad Hatters Tea Party In Yellow class we have decided to have an Alice in wonderland themed day. We have played traditional tales bingo and pin the grin on the Cheshire Cat. In the afternoon we had a Mad Hatter's tea party - we found " eat me and drink me" labels everywhere! We ate jam tarts and drank fizzy water - thankfully, we all stayed the same size!
		05.03.25 Seasonal changes Today we have been continuing our learning about plants. We started by watching a video that explained to us how plants change with the seasons. We recapped what we know about the seasons and the weather. Next, we recapped our previous learning about deciduous and evergreen trees. Finally, we went for a spring walk around the school grounds looking for signs of spring. We had a checklist and we ticked off the flower/ trees we could see.

February 2025

28.02.25
	25.02.25 Adding Equal Groups   Today we continued our learning by adding equal groups. We looked at pictorial examples And practiced adding them together. Sometimes we had 2 groups to add and sometimes we had 3 groups. We practiced our counting in 2s and 5s which helped us with some of the groups. Afterwards, we worked together to add together some trickier equal groups.
		24.02.25 What do we already know about plants? Today we started our new science topic ~ Plant Survival. To begin we watched a video all about plants. We recapped our learning from last year and remembered that a lot of plants start with bulb or seed. Next, we recapped our learning on deciduous and evergreen trees. Finally, We examined different leaf shapes and how this can help us Identify the tree. To finish we took a quiz to see how much we have remembered from year 1.
	12.02.25 Today we have been learning about what happens if we are in trouble on the coast or at sea? We began by watching a video from the R.N.L.I of the different types of rescues they have done. Next, we learned that rescuers were volunteers, and we learnt all about the service they provide. We all thought this was pretty amazing so for our task we wrote thank you letters to the R.N.L.I expressing how lucky we were to have them looking after us.
10.02.25 To finish our topic on materials we have been learning about the problems with materials. We learnt which materials can be recycled and which materials Cannot. We looked at landfill sites and the issues they can cause. Next, we learnt about recyclable materials And materials we can reuse. On our tables we all have some food packaging waste and we worked together to come up with ways we could reuse the materials. Afterwards, we were lucky enough to receive a visit from some of our year 6s who had been making things from waste materials.
		07.02.25 This week we have been celebrating Children's Mental Health Week. Today, we have been drawing pictures to show how much we have grown and what has helped us. We drew our roots to represent our family and pets that are always there. Next, we drew our flower growing to represent all the other things that help us grow, such as our friends, school, and our clubs we attend.
05.02.25 Today in maths we had been learning to make the same amount. We started by recapping our recognition of coins and notes. Next, we discussed all the different Ways we could make 50p. Afterwards we practiced making lots of different amounts. For our task we had some pictures of weighing scales, and we had to cut and stick the correct amounts to balance the scales.

January 2025

	29.01.25 Today we began by recapping the previous weeks learning on a compass point. Next, we looked at a giant map with lots of different symbols on it. We tried to guess what that symbols might represent - we were very good at this and worked out most of them! After this, we each had a map with symbols on. We used the key at the side of the map to help us answer questions.
28.01.25 Today we began by recapping our knowledge about paper. We learnt the process that wood goes through to become paper. We learnt about different types of paper such as printer paper And cardboard. We discussed why properties of each type of paper Made them perfect for certain uses. At our desks, we worked in pairs to test the properties of different types of paper. We had tissue paper, cardboard, newspaper, printer paper and sugar paper. We conducted an experiment Using water and pipettes to find the different properties.
		23.01.25 Sorting 3D shapes Today in maths we have been practicing sorting 3D shapes. We thought about all the different ways we could sort them, by number of faces, number Of edges, number of Vertices and colour. At our desks we had lots of different shapes that we had to cut out and then find as many different ways as we could to sort them.
22.01.25 Map of reading using compass points. Today in geography we have Been recapping our previous learning about compass points. We started by going outside where miss lantz had drawn a giant compass on the playground. Next, we practiced following instructions to moves to different compass points. Afterwards, we went back into the classroom and had a map of the United Kingdom with different costal towns labelled. We answer questions such as If Ian in pool and I want to travel to Cardiff Bay, which direction would I be travelling in.
	17.01.25 Today in D & T we have been practicing making beach huts. We had a range of materials including card, lollipop sticks, straws, glue, and plastic. We worked in pairs to try and make a shelter of some kind. We found this very tricky but preserved and make some amazing shelters.
	14.01.25 Today we continued our learning On lines symmetry. We used mirrors to See the lines of symmetry on our faces. Next, we looked at different shapes and plotted the lines of symmetry. Finally, we made paper dolls to show how we can fold our lines of symmetry.
		10.01.25 Today we started our learning about materials. We started by recapping on our previous knowledge from year 1. We remembered a lot of material names and their properties. Next, we went on a material hunt around the school. We wrote down what different materials we could find and the names of the object. Afterwards, we compared our lists.
09.01.25 Today in geography we started our new project, coastlines. We started by looking at maps and globes of the United Kingdom and recapped all the countries in the United Kingdom. Next, we went to the hall and looked at the United Kingdom on the large map. We discussed why we are an island, and we looked at all the coastlines that surrounds us. Afterwards, we had a map of the United Kingdom, and we labelled the seas and oceans that surround us.
	08.01.25 Today we have continued our learning on shape by recapping our previous knowledge. We named shapes by counting the sides to help us recognise the shapes. After lots of practice with different shapes we had a sheet covered in shapes and had to colour the shapes different colours depending on the number of sides.

December 2024

16.12.24 2D and 3D shapes    Today we started our topic of shapes. We began by recapping on the 2d shapes. We thought about the names of the shapes and how we know what our shape is - I.e. an 8- sided shape would be an octagon. Next, we discussed 3D shapes and the differences between 2d and 3D shapes. Finally at our desks we used our knowledge of shapes to make tangram pictures.

		12.12.24 Why we need soap. Following from our previous lesson we recapped on the importance of keeping clean. Today we decided to find out what could happen if we don't clean ourselves properly. We decided to perform a fair experiment. We had 3 slices of bread and 3 small plastic bags. We used gloves to place the first slices in a bag, a volunteer Washed his hands in soap and placed the second slice in bag. Finally, we had a volunteer who hadn't washed their hands placed the third slice in a bag. We then predicted what we think will happen to each slice. We taped the bags to our cupboards and now we will wait for the results.
	12.12.24 Subtraction crossing 10 We continued our addition and subtraction topic today by learning how to subtract a 2-digit number when we have to cross 10. We used 10s and 1s counters to help us see how the exchange is done. We practiced many times and made sure that when we exchanged, we were counting carefully. Afterwards we had a try at our tables using the counters independently.
11.12.24 Science - keeping our bodies clean. Today in science we continued our learning about human survival. We started with a photo on the board of a boy and a girl. We then thought about how we keep ourselves clean. We discussed how we wash our hair, have a bath, clean our teeth, and wash our hands. Next, we thought of other things we do such as regularly cleaning our clothes, washing our bedding and good toilet hygiene. We watched a video that showed us how to correctly wash our hands. Finally, we had a practice at washing our hands.
		10.12.24 Today we had finished our learning about the United Kingdom by focusing on Wales. We learnt all about the Welsh climate and the Welsh landmarks. We learnt that the capital is Cardiff and the patron saint of David. Afterwards, we learnt about the Welsh traditions of love spoons. At our desks we made our love spoons.
02.12.24 Today we have been learning to add 2, 2-digit numbers. We started by revising our tens and ones. Next, we used counters to make our numbers and then made our second numbers. Finally, we counted all our counters to find the answers. We repeated this numerous times wrote down our answer.
		29.11.24 Today Yellow Class have coloured some baubles to decorate our classroom.

November 2024

	28.11.24 Today in R.E we made advent candle wreath. We glued tissue paper on to paper plates, then we made candles out of card. Next the children made flames for the top of the candles, they cut them out and glued them together. Finally, we glued them on to the wreath.
	20.11.24 Today we made clay printing blocks. We used different utensils to make marks in the clay and will be using primary colours to produce a print of repeated patterns.
	20.11.24 Today we really enjoyed looking at the books in the books fair. We chose books and read them to ourselves or shared them with a friend. We then took a couple to our classroom and read them.
	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.