Sketching techniques
In our art lesson this week, we were trying out different sketching techniques to help when we start sketching our self portraits next week.
Making animations
This afternoon, we were learning about animations and how they still pictures played quickly. We used the app Pivot animator to make simple animations of a stick man.
Cutting skills for our DT project
This morning, we were practising our cutting skills. We are going to be designing and making a decoration so we will need to be masters with our scissors!
Fire safety
This afternoon, a fireman from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service came in to talk to us about fire safety at home.
We learned to stop, drop and roll if our clothes were on fire (as demonstrated by Wilf in the pictures below!).
We learned about smoke alarms and escape plans if a fire were…
A walk around Scotforth
This morning, we went for a walk around Scotforth to help us with our English and geography work over the next couple of weeks.
Great Fire of London fact files and artwork
We had an incredibly busy day today as we were finishing our Great Fire of London fact files for display and creating 3D pictures of famous building that were destroyed during the Great Fire.
Estimating numbers on a numberline
This morning, we were estimating where numbers went on a blank number line to 100.
The Great Fire of London chronology
Today, we were learning about the events of the Great Fire of London from when it started to when it ended. We made a big timeline in class and then made our own small versions.
Norman nouns in Year 2
This morning, we were learning about nouns. We labelled as many nouns as we could!
Wheelchair Basketball
Thank you to Lancaster Bulldogs for coming in and telling us about wheelchair basketball. We really enjoyed it but realised how hard it really it is!
Y1 Clay Flowers
We enjoyed making flowers out of clay. We manipulated the clay into different shapes, then chose our colours wisely.
Y1 Capacity
We enjoyed exploring about capacity in Y1. We predicted how many cups it takes to fill different containers.