Author: Scott Grason-Taylor

On Thursday, Learners got a huge surprise when the postman delivered a parcel addressed to Learners Class. Upon opening the package, Learners were delighted to receive a reply from Tromso, Norway.

Last term Learners were SO proud of their persuasive writing about why Tromso was a fantastic place to live and visit, that they sent a copy of their work to the Tourist Information Centre there.

Learners were bursting with excitement to receive a letter of thanks, a beautifully illustrated book all about Tromso and some postcards and maps in response to their work. Learners are always excited about their learning, but their excitement and confidence was soaring on Thursday. 

Learners Class are awesome!

Keep an eye on our class page to find out more about our amazing learning!

Learners have enjoyed some wonderful outdoor learning this week. 

On Wednesday, we enjoyed a morning in the forest. Our focus was art and to use small pieces of natural materials to create collage. we gathered sticks, stones, grasses, leaves and feathers to create collages of trees and flowers. We also linked our collages to the myth of Blodeuwedd and created collages to represent characters from the story. There were some very impressive owls among the creations. Learners worked wonderfully together and were respectful of each other’s ideas, displaying great teamwork! 

Back in the classroom, in science Learners have been learning about ‘matter’. We could identify that matter was all around us and could name the three states of matter, solid, liquid and gas. We could explain how temperature could impact changes between each of the three states.

In maths, we have begun learning about fractions and have been finding out more about wholes and parts of objects around the classroom.

We finished the week enjoying more wonderful outdoor learning, with some musical improvisation on the school field.  We took a selection of musical instruments outside in the sunshine. We discussed the meaning of the word ‘improvising’ and were keen to give it a try. Along with a conductor, we created some improvised pieces of music together. We tried different instruments and were able to create many alternative sounds using rhythm and melody. We enjoyed being able to use our own creativity to improvise with music.

Learning outdoors is such a wonderful way to learn.

Check out our class page next week, to see what we have been learning.

Learners Class

Learners have had a busy week. In maths, we have been finding out the difference between volume and capacity and measuring the volume of different containers. We and have been able to carefully read the scales using millilitres and litres, estimating the volume on a scale between two markers on a measuring container. While measuring, we have used language such as ‘full’, ‘half-full’ and ’empty’ and have been able to identify which container was holding the greatest or smallest volume.

In PHSCE this week, Learners were able to discuss and record positive things about themselves and celebrate the achievements in their lives. It was lovely to hear our friends talk about the things they admired about us too. There were smiles all round as we listened to how we impacted our friends positively too. It was such an uplifting discussion. 

Learners finished the week with a fun PE session on the field. Our focus this half-term is tennis. We used racquets and balls to practise our ball skills, concentrating on controlling the ball by holding our racquets close to our bodies. Once we had mastered keeping control, we began to bounce the ball on our racquets while moving around. There was lots of focus and we could how we had improved by the end of the session. Learners are excited to learn more tennis skills and are looking forward to getting the nets out in the coming weeks.

Keep an eye on our class page, to see what we are learning each week.

Learners Class

The whole school began the new term with an amazing  writing launch day on Tuesday. Our writing focus over the next few weeks will be myths and legends and Learners will be writing about the welsh myth of Blodeuwedd. This week, Learners used drama to reenact the story and bring it to life. Ask your Learner about the story and they will be delighted to share it with you. We have seen using adjectives to write descriptive sentences this week, which we will used to create our own version of the story. We are excited to see where our creativity takes us.

Our last writing focus – persuasive writing about the city of Tromso in Norway, saw us create some amazing finished pieces. So much so, that we decided to post them to the Tromso Tourist Information Centre! We are excited to think they have our work to read and enjoy!

We have begun looking at our new artist this week, where our focus is collage. We researched Beatrice Milhazes and Kazimir Malevich and are keen to find out more about their styles and techniques.

In RE we have been thinking about places that are special to us and the places of worship that are special to believers of different faiths. It was incredible to see the retrieval of knowledge we have from previous units in RE.

Learners are excited to be back are enthusiastic to learn as always!

Learners love to learn. 🙂