Rowan Class
Music through the decades.
Sian Peel (speel) on: Rowan Class
What a wonderful start to the academic year we have enjoyed in Rowan class. We have welcomed our new teacher Joseph and our pupils that moved up, we have taken time to get to know each other and build valuable relationships and friendships, creating an enjoyable learning environment.
Our topic this term is ‘Music through the decades’ and we have explored a wide range of music from the 1950’s, all the way through to our current chart favourites. We enjoy voting ‘hit, miss or maybe’ for different songs through the eras.
We have enjoyed a little history, learning about bands such as The Beatles, whose work has spanned through multiple decades, we’ve even become quite familiar with some of their hits that we have enjoyed singing. We even created our very own guitars, using empty boxes and elastic bands as strings, they are great!
Tv shows such as ‘Sooty and Sweep’ have been enjoyed by many generations. We have loved exploring both the old episodes and the new.
Some of our students also had the opportunity to join our residential holiday to Calvert Trust in Keswick, they had an amazing time and achieved so much in just a few days away, we couldn’t have been prouder!
Fun!
Sian Peel (speel) on: Rowan Class
This term in Rowan we have enjoyed working on the Production ‘Once upon a fairy tale’, everyone has really enjoyed this fun story, catchy songs and exciting story line. We have all grown in confidence and are very proud of our performance.
Some upper school students have also been able to access the school holiday to Hothersall lodge, socialising, team building and enjoying exciting activities!
We welcomed South Ribble Borough Council with ‘Dance from The Heart’, the students loved joining them to dance on the playground.
'Mountains, Deserts and Seas'
Sian Peel (speel) on: Rowan Class
This term we have been exploring the topic, ‘Mountains, Deserts, Seas’ we have enjoyed exploring them and even creating some edible landscapes!
In Design and Technology we have been studying the Artist Llana Yahav, who creates amazing sand art, we have had create fun recreating her work in our own styles.
In Science we have been looking at Volcanos and even followed an experiment to make our very own volcano explosion, very exciting!
We have also been lucky enough to enjoy learning some cycling skills with ‘Cycleability’ everyone really enjoyed this and did so well we got certificates.
Express yourself
Sian Peel (speel) on: Rowan Class
This term in Rowan we have continued our exploration of Japan, the Japanese language and culture, we even had our very own Japanese Tea Ceremony, we made green tea and Japanese sweets, we also had the opportunity to wear a kimono!
In Maths we have been exploring weight and capacity, holding items in our hands to predict which will be heavier or lighter, then putting them into the balance scales to see if our predictions were correct. We have been experiencing a range of measuring tools and experimenting with capacity, using coloured water to make it more visual.
As part of this term’s topic ‘Express Yourself – Speak Up’ we have been experiencing different performing arts and having a go ourselves, performing for our class friends, we have enjoyed puppet shows, comedy sketches, magic shows and of course our favourite karaoke!
We have also enjoyed Science Week in Rowan, lots of exciting exploration and experiments, we have some very keen scientists. With cooking, minibeast hunts and planting we certainly made the most of Science Week.
The outdoor classroom has been transformed into a ‘pop up shop’ we have been very busy in there, dressing in the supermarket uniform and selecting items from the well-stocked shelves to add to our baskets and take through the check out system, its proved a huge success with all the children and staff.
Spring Term
Sian Peel (speel) on: Rowan Class
This term in Rowan we have been working very hard on our shape recognition, both in 2D and 3D. We even count the sides! We have enjoyed a pass the parcel game, with shapes in each layer, when it stops we help each other count the sides and name the shape.
We have also enjoyed exploring Japan and some of the culture of the country, some of the language and most excitingly the arts. This led us to create our very own Japanese blossom tree display in Rowan class, it is beautiful and we are very proud of it.
In our music sessions we have been enjoying interactive music sessions, working on creating percussion sounds and even incorporating the Soundabout resonance boards, which has proved lots of fun.
Class 5
Team work!
Sian Peel (speel) on: Class 5
Team Class 5 have been working hard this term and have been doing lots of jobs , such as shredding, recycling and sharing messages throughout school. We have enjoyed working together preparing our lunch which has been 'yummy'.
We have experienced a lovely trip to Longridge Palace Cinema to enjoy Frozen 2, we all had an amazing time and behaved impeccably representing our school, we shared treats and laughed at the funny parts of the film. Great fun!
We have been working hard preparing exciting performances to share in school over the festive period. Encouraging and supporting each other.
Class 5
Autumn Term 2019
Sian Peel (speel) on: Class 5
Over the past few weeks we have been busy settling into our new class and routines. We have just started learning about Pablo Picasso and have made a facial features montage using a range of art media such as crayons, felt tips and pastels.
We have harvested our sunflower seeds, which Class 5 planted in the Spring Term and have sent them home with pupils ready to grow another crop of sunflowers next year.
Busy!
Sian Peel (speel) on: Class 5
In Class 5 this term we have been making friends and working very hard. We have settled into new groupings for some activities and been working with some new staff and pupils from different classes. Everyone seems to have grown in confidence!
We have enjoyed exploring our sensory story ‘The Disgusting Sandwich’ which has been quite a messy job but lots of fun too.
This half term we are enjoying getting out and about accessing Preston Trampoline Centre for rebound therapy and continue to make our own lunch on Tuesdays.
We are looking forward to the run up to Christmas and all the excitement that comes along with it.
We have included just a few photos to share with you some of the great things we have been doing.
