We are currently learning all about Egypt. Yesterday we became embalmers and learnt how the Ancient Egyptians mummified their pharaohs. Did you know they pull their brains out through their nose? We then had a go at mummifying our friends! Which ‘mummy’ do you think is the best?
We were very lucky to have the opportunity to try maypole dancing on May 1st. We all had a fantastic time, skipping and dancing around the pole. Some of us enjoyed it so much we danced our feet off!
Today in maths we have been preparing and cooking biscuits! We have very carefully measured and weighed the ingredients and mixed them altogether! Then we carefully shaped them and popped them in the oven. Although we have used our maths and BLP skills, such as patience and collaboration, our favourite part was decorating and of…
In theme we have been looking at Birmingham and Beyond and have researched about football clubs and designed our own football badges. Today we made our badges! We have all worked very hard with our sewing, it took a lot of patience and perseverance but we have created some fantastic designs. Take a look! We…
For science week we conducted an experiment to make the newt from Matilda move without us touching it. We used balloons to create static electricity to lift up our ‘newts’ that we had created from tissue paper. We had lots of fun making our experiment. We especially found it funny when our hair stood up!
Today we have dressed up as our favourite book characters for World Book Day. Everyone in Willow looked amazing and put lots of effort into their costume. We have had a fantastic day, we also visited Poppy class to share our love for reading.
This morning we have prepared and cooked a delicious curry! We looked at the recipe, peeled and chopped carrots, chopped onions and prepared the other ingredients. Then we cooked the curry and all had a chance to give it a stir before we tasted it. It was delicious, although some of us thought it…
This morning we had a visit from a nurse who talked to us about eating healthily. We discussed different types of food and created a healthy plate. We also used the Change4Life app to scan food items to see the amount of sugar and salt in the things we might buy. If you wish to,…
Good morning and welcome to Willow Class news. Today, we became newsreaders and acted out a news report linked to the story Macbeth that we have been reading. We really enjoyed reporting our breaking news to each other. Check out some pictures of us in action:
This week in Art, Willow have been creating some stunning willow plates. They have worked very hard and focused on the very small details to make their willow plate beautiful.