Another prototype by our budding engineer! Da iawn!
Windmills, windmills, windmills...
Music Monday
Today we joined Daisy and Polly who led an expressive arts session on Zoom. We sang Autumn songs in a round and listened to a variety of wind instruments.
Pattern/Patrwm
We have explored making patterns for the sail of our boats. We know that penguin particularly enjoys repeating patterns!
Engineers in action!
Energy for Change were very impressed with our information texts explaining ‘how windmills work’ So they challenged our team of engineers to make an electrical circuit. Here are some of our resilient investigators experimenting with building their circuits.
Boomwhackers
Children in year 2 have been enjoying using the boomwhackers. Boomwhackers can improve cognitive skills such as focus, concentration, and memory. Keeping track of different notes, patterns, and melodies strengthens the childrens mental agility and enhances their overall cognitive abilities. They are also really good fun and sounded great!
Autumn Silhouettes
Well done to all the children who chose to create Autumn silhouettes during their Fun Club session.
Rainforest in a Shoebox\fforest law mewn blwch esgidiau
We have consolidated all our learning of the rainforest by making a rainforest in a shoebox. We thought about the weather, features of the rainforest and the animals that live there.
Habitats!
We have been busy creating a habitat box! We chose different types of materials we wanted to use to create a range of different habitats. Bendigedig!
The Rainbow Serpent
Today we read ‘The Rainbow Serpent’ which is an Aboriginal Dreamtime story. After discussing the story, we worked in groups to complete our activities. Some children decided to develop their AI skills by using Adobe to generate a illustration of the rainbow serpent; some learners listened to some didgeridoo rhythms and then looked at some images of different didgeridoos before creating their own. We also created our own dance based on the movements that the animals in the story make.
Ein Cartref / Our Home
As part of our community-based art project, we worked with Ciara and Izzy from Old School Arts to create a mural of birds flying over Knighton. Every learner in the school was involved in the project, from painting the mural to creating their own bird. This project followed our work from Refugee Week and the theme of ‘Community as a Superpower’ and that together we are strong, creative and make things happen.
