Welcome to Dove Class Blog!

We hope you enjoy our regular posts which will help keep you informed of what the children are doing in school.

We love reading!

We all had a fantastic time sharing our favourite books. It was really fun to see all the different books and learn about why they were our favourites. We also enjoyed reading them together. Here are some of the books we recommended:

Science – Growing Beans

This week we started our new science topic – plants. We have started our experiment to see how beans will grow in different areas in the classroom. Some beans are growing on our window sill and some in the cupboard! We can’t wait to see what happens!

Boats

We have had a fantastic day designing, testing and making our own boats! In the morning, we thought about the different types of boats such as fishing boats, sailing boats, cargo boats and speed boats. We then experimented with different materials to see if they would sink or float. Finally, we designed and made our own small boats out of recycled materials. We really enjoyed making our own boats and seeing whether they would float! We hope you enjoy testing them out at home too.

Zoolab

Today we had a visit from Zoolab. We met so many amazing animals and learned all about their habitats. We met Gary the Giant Snail, Tank the Scorpion, Egg the corn snake, Batman the Cockroach and Jelly the Frog. We amazed the visitor from Zoolab with our knowledge on animals and their habitats.

Floor Robots

This week we have been thinking about staying safe when using technology. We have also been looking at instructions and how we need to give clear specific instructions to our floor robots – BeeBots. Today the children made their own floor mats for the BeeBot to travel on. They also created their own algorithm for their partners to follow.

Chinese New Year

This term we have been looking at the way we celebrate our journey through life. This week we will be looking at how those in China celebrate the Chinese New Year in late January early February. Look at the beautiful Chinese lanterns we made today.

Learning Letter

Here is our learning for this term. You can read all about what we will up to this term.

Staff Recommended Reads. Have a look at the books we’ve recommended this Christmas… Click on the image to see what we’ve written.

Archives Have a look at some of our staff recommendations from the past… Click on each image to read the recommendations.

Dance

This term we have been learning a dance routine from the dance coach Xavier. We have been working hard all term to build the dance and remember the routine each week. Take a look at our fantastic dance.

Making Breadsticks

We thoroughly enjoyed making our very own breadsticks! We read the instructions and worked as a team to mix the breadstick batter. We then rolled our own breadsticks and waited patiently for them to cook. In the afternoon we tasted our breadsticks and we even got to take some home for you to enjoy too!

Shapes

This week we have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes. We have made fantastic 2D shape monsters and amazing 3D shape castles. What shapes can you find around your home?

Our trip to the Egg Theatre

We really enjoyed our trip to the Egg Theatre to watch ‘The Owl at Home’. It was so much fun! We sadly couldn’t take any pictures inside the theatre, but here are some pictures of us eagerly waiting to go in.

Self-portraits

Last week we created beautiful watercolour self-portraits. Can you guess who’s who?

Parent Meeting and Learning Letter

If you missed the ‘Meet the teacher’ meeting this week or wanted to look back at the PowerPoint we showed during our meeting, you can access it below.

In our learning letter, you can read more about what we will be doing this term.

Welcome to Dove Class 2023-24

We have had a fantastic first week in Dove class! It has been lovely to get to know everyone and explore our new classroom. We are looking forward to learning more about each other this week and starting our science topic for this term.

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Spoon Puppets

This week we created our own spoon puppets based on traditional tales and Julia Donaldson stories. Take a look at their amazing designs. Can you guess the tale/ story their spoon puppet characters are from?

Our trip to the Hope Nature Centre

We had an amazing time on our trip to the Hope Nature Centre. We saw animals such as rabbits, emus, wallabies, peacocks, pigs and so many more! We fed the animals and got to stroke some of them too! Here are some photos from our lovely day.

Coronation Parade

Land Art

The children had a lovely afternoon creating beautiful sculptures out of natural materials. The children drew inspiration from Andy Goldsworthy’s land art.

Festive Snowflakes

This week we have been creating beautiful paper snowflakes. To make our snowflakes we followed the instructions on how to make a ‘Gwiadzy’. ‘Gwiadzy’ in Polish means ‘stars’. We even wrote our own instructions too.

Here is what they look like:

Learning Letter

Here is some information about what we will be doing this term.

Science Investigation: Teddy’s Umbrella

This week we were exploring materials. We helped investigate which material would make the best umbrella for Teddy. We looked at the properties of wood, metal, fabric, plastic and glass. From our investigation, we concluded a waterproof fabric would be the best material for an umbrella. Here are some pictures of our experiment.

Parent Meeting Information

Welcome to Dove Class 2022!

We have had a fantastic first week in Dove Class. It has been lovely to get to know each other this week. Our topic this term is ‘Time Machine’. This week, we started looking at the Great Fire of London. We made brilliant houses out of card and paper ready for our Great Fire of London display. Here are some pictures of our amazing houses.