Doves class are learning about friction as part of the Science unit on forces and magnets. The children tested the time taken for a toy car to reach the bottom of the slope with a variety of surfaces, such as bubble wrap and towels. The children really enjoyed taking part in the experiment and learnt about the need to make sure the test was fair. 

Doves class have been busy since returning back to school after the holidays. We have been learning about circuits as part of our DT project on torches. The children made their own switch to then use on a torch they have designed. We will then assemble the torches and test out our circuits and switches in them.

Please remember to read regularly with your child as it makes such a difference to their progress. Also, use the Tackling Tables online learning as well as resources such as Percy Parker to help your child learn their multiplication tables. 

Doves Class have been busy learning about Spatial Sense in their Geography topic. As part of the unit, the children learn about the symbols used in Ordnance Survey (OS) maps and what they mean. The class really enjoyed the opportunity to look at local maps and find landmarks which they recognised. 

A big thank you to all those pupils who have brought in kitchen roll tubes and yoghurt pots for our DT project on torches. Please bring these in if you're able to for the pupils to make their torches with. 

This week Doves have been working hard on learning about fractions. They have been learning the language of numerator and denominator to understand how to share numbers into groups. The children enjoyed using the counters to practically work out the answers.

We have been learning about email this week and how we can use this to communicate with others around the world.

The children have finished their learning about systems in the human body and completed a final write about what they have learnt. They all worked really hard to remember what we had done in previous lessons.

Doves class have had a very busy week!

We have been learning how to partition numbers by looking at the tens and ones. The children were then practising making numbers using the place value counters.

In Science this week, we have been learning about digestion. We used Weetabix to model how our mouth and saliva begin the process, the role of our stomachs and intestines and then how waste is removed! The children loved watching the process using a bowl, bag and pair of tights! Ask them about it and see what they can remember!

During outdoor learning, the class have been using salt dough to make stone age jewellery and then had a go at making natural paint from plants and leaves. This was not very successful, sadly!