PE - Ball skills
In PE, we are focussing on ball skills. We have been practicing passing, bouncing the balls, and moving them around in different ways.
Traction man
We are really enjoying sharing the Traction Man book by Mini Grey. We have enjoyed bringing classroom items to life and thinking about how each of the characters might act. Great discussion work Cross Fell.
Money
Some fantastic work on money with the Year 2 children. We looked at the different coins and notes then thought about how we could combine them to make different amounts using resources to support our learning. Please can you help us with our learning by sharing coins at home and talking about what…
Comparing transport - present and past
We have been looking at transport, comparing different types from the past and present.
Advent Calendar
Everyday in Park Fell we have got a Christmas book to open and share with the class and a nativity advent calendar where we find a new person or animal from the Nativity Story.
Christmas book suggestions
If you are looking for some super book recommendations for Christmas we would like to sign post you to this website that can offer lots of suggestions that you may find useful. There are a range of themes for a variety of ages so there is something for everyone! Lets keep celebrating our love for…
Phonics screening support and advice
Cross Fell have been working really hard this term to learn all of their sounds during our RWI sessions. We have assessed how the children are getting on and individual checks will be in book bags this week to celebrate how we are getting on and to identify any sounds that we can continue to work…
Winter mini challenge
The school library service has just been in touch to highlight the following Winter reading challenge for anyone who would be interested. It sounds great :-)
'Hi all,
I am just highlighting the fact for everyone that there is a winter mini challenge for children. This is just a smaller…
Book Bus
The book bus came to visit us. We got to listen and join in with a story and then we all got to pick 1 book each to bring back to our classroom to enjoy.
The Christmas Story
In RE this half term we are learning about 'The Christmas Story'. We have been listening to the story and using pictures to stick and cut them in the correct order.
Art
In Art, we have been learning about Vincent Van Gogh. We used his painting of 'Starry Night' to identify the patterns, shapes and colours we can see. We then used watercolours to recreate our own version.