WOW day- Ekasa Ceremony

In topic, children have been learning about the Kingdom of Benin. They have been learning how to play the drums and made some colourful banners.

For Wow day, children had their Ekasa ceremony with drummers and a procession. An Oba then chose his Ekasa based on their dancing and their banners. Being chosen as Ekasa is a great honour!

Computing- creating and online character

Children in Copper Beech class enjoyed creating and make an on-screen character. They were able to understand different types of inputs and outputs. Children were able to design, write and debug programmes to make a superhero character. They made the superhero appear and disappear, changed the size of the superhero. Children were able to make their own   superhero stories using the skills they learnt.

 

Making mosaic coasters

Children in Copper Beech class designed and made mosaic tiles as part of DT. They carefully stuck the tiles onto their coasters and grouted it. Then they evaluated their coasters and the designs.

Maths- Column addition

In maths, children have been learning how to add two and three digit numbers together using column method. They have learned how to regroup ones and tens. They practised with deines first to understand the concept and then were able to solve addition problems more abstractly.

Computing- We are software developers

Children were able to develop a simple educational computer game using selection and repetition. They also experimented with variables to control models. Finally, they were able to debug some code so that they could move up the levels in a game. They were very good at fixing the errors in the code.


Wow Day! Learning about Romans

Copper Beech class welcomed the year by having a Wow day about the Romans. They dressed up in togas and made  laurel wreaths for their heads. Children also made Roman coins by icing biscuits. Finally, children had a Roman banquet, eating food that Romans would eat, such as bread, honey, olives, cucumber, cheese and grapes.

 

A trip to an art gallery

Children went on a cultural experience and visited the Tate Modern. They loved it and explored the gallery and did some drawings of the various types of art displayed there.

DT - making a musical instrument

Children worked hard to plan and design and make a musical instrument. They were able to play their instrument to a Spanish song. They also evaluated their instrument and thought about what they liked and what worked well and things that they thought could be improved should they have another attempt.

WOW Day - A Spanish Fiesta

This half term, the topic is Spain. For WOW day, Copper Beech class had a Spanish Fiesta in the class. Children played Spanish music on the guitar, they tasted Spanish food, they created some fireworks using scratch art and face painted each other. Finally they learnt about Spanish flamenco dancing and bullfighting. A very enjoyable day!

Drama and music workshop

Children participated in a music and a drama workshop and learnt about the kingdom of Benin creatively. They made the Kingdom with their bodies. They did some drumming that originated from Nigeria, and sang some ‘call and response’ songs.

Light up cards

In computing, children made light up greetings cards using circuits.

Circuits and lighthouses

Children combined science and DT and made some working lighthouses using circuits. They worked in collaboration and planned, made and evaluated their lighthouses.

Visiting a Hindu Temple

Children had the opportunity to visit a Hindu Temple and learn about what it’s like to be a Hindu. They also made some drawing of some of the Hindu Gods.

We are Editors

In Computing, children have been learning about how present information digitally and collaboratively. They also learnt how to edit their own work, and the work of others.

Walthamstow Wetlands

Children went on a trip to learn about animals and their habitats in science. They explored the reservoirs and tried to find the animals and birds that live there. They also went bug hunting and pond dipping. Children had the opportunity to do some sketching and draw some still life.

Maths Mastery

In numeracy children have been using different strategies to solve subtraction calculations: subtraction using difference and subtraction by partitioning.

Computing

Children have been learning how to code and are able to: 

· make the superhero appear and disappear.

· Change the size of the superhero

· Debug a code.

They also learnt how to set a timer and to make a sound when there was a collision.

Children were able to make their own  stories using the skills they learnt.

 

Learning about why the Quran is important to Muslims in RE

Children learn about the importance of the Quran for Muslims. In Art they had a go at producing a watercolour painting and doing some Islamic calligraphy.

Autumn 1 WOW Day

On WOW day and children learnt a lot about Romans. They dressed up in togas and made a laurel wreath for their heads. They also made Roman coins by icing biscuits. Finally, children had a Roman banquet, eating food that Romans would eat, such as bread, honey, olives, cucumber, cheese and grapes.