Class 1

We have been reading The Tiger Who Came to Tea which was written in the 1960s.  We wrote menus, invitations and completed a story map.  Today we had our own tea party with a visit from our own tiger.

Today we have been talking about remembrance day and why we celebrate it. We made biscuits, then decorated them as poppies and we made poppies to go on the window. We also had fun finger painting poppies in the fields. At 11 am we went outside with the whole school for a minutes silence to … Read more

Today we have been talking about Guy Fawkes and his plan to blow u p the Houses of Parliment and King James 1. We looked how people celebrate Bonfire night. We made bonfires, rockets and decorated biscuits with fireworks using icing.

We have been learning about the Hindu Festival of Light, Diwali. We read the story of Rama and Sita.  We then acted out the story, we made Rangoli patterns on the yard.  In the afternoon we made Diwa lamps, made cards and tried some Indian snacks.

We have been reading The Little Red Hen where she makes bread.  Today we made hedgehog rolls.  We mixed the mixture with a spoon and our hands, then we kneaded the bread before we made them into a hedgehog shape.  We pinched the top to make spikes then we used raisins for their eyes.