Our feelings

Continuing with The Colour Monster in our expedition, crew Frost have been exploring their own feelings, and choose a colour monster to represent it. We explored why we might feel this way and all feelings are ok and there are ways to change them. Now we are building strong knowledge on our emotions we are ready for our feelings check in’s!

Marvellous me!

In our current expedition Marvellous Me, we are learning how are we the same and how are we different? We have been very lucky to celebrate some children’s birthdays in our class, thanks to our grownups bringing birthday cakes in for their child’s birthday. We have discovered today that we all have a birthday and at different times and what other ways we might choose to celebrate the occasion. It has also helped build our British Values giving our children a sense of belonging, mutual respect, and celebrating our diversity. We can’t wait for more in crew Frost.

Owl Babies!

For the past two weeks Crew Frost have been looking at the story Owl Babies in our afternoon expedition, during this session the children were introduced to play dough, their task was to make their very own baby owl. The children particularly enjoyed using feathers and googly eyes to represent the features on their owls, whilst strengthening their fine motor muscles by pinching, splatting and rolling the dough. Well done Crew Frost.

Story Map

This week the children have been creating story maps about the gingerbread man, from this they have created their own versions how the gingerbread man crossed the river “he could use a surf board” and “he could use a jet pack”. We turned these ideas into drawings and sentences remembering our capital letters, finger spaces, and full stops.

Charcoal Art Skills Practice

This week, Crew Wilkinson have been inspired by the charcoal works of Henry Moore and began practising using charcoal for artwork. We have been smudging, stippling, hatching and using a rubber to create lighter details like the light from a headlamp. This work will support us in creating our final art piece which will form the front of our lapbooks.

Locating Mines of the UK

Crew Wilkinson have been honing their geography skills by navigating maps to locate historic mines across the UK. They’ve been using compass directions—north, east, south, and west—alongside counties, regions, cities, and major roads to pinpoint sites. Their learning has also included key geographical terms, helping them build a deeper understanding of the UK’s landscape and the role mining played in its history. This navigation will aid us in creating our own map of key mines in the UK in our next Expedition lesson.