This half term has seen us moving onto a unit of Geography work called Interconnected World. The children enjoyed all of the atlas work within this unit and spotting the different countries the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn run through. We learnt some fascinating facts about the lives of people living in Brazil, Ecuador, USA and Canada. There were even some facts that truly shocked us! After learning of these countries, the children produced some amazing fact files filled with key information about their learning.

This half term in French, we have been learning about introducing ourselves to people and giving some information about our lives. The children have enjoyed firstly learning the new vocabulary before putting actions to these words to aide their recollection. We have often found it difficult to keep a straight face as we became confused with which action matched which word! Over the past two weeks, the children have enjoyed learning how to say different pets in French before learning about the different rooms in our house.  

Recently in Music, we got the recorders out for the first time this academic year and learnt how to play along to a song we are learning in class. The children were able to play the A and G notes confidently by the end of the lesson and how to adapt their technique if they made a squeaking sound. As the year progresses, we can hopefully start to add more notes to our songs.   

This half term in Cedars, we have travelled back in time to when the Anglo – Saxons and Vikings inhabited Britain. We started off by learning about how the Anglo – Saxons separated Britain into seven kingdoms and how their ways of naming places still exist today. The children had the opportunity to become archaeologists to look at some artefacts from this time before trying to figure out their uses. After this, we learnt about the violent raids the Vikings led and their vicious attack on Lindisfarne. We then produced newspaper reports based on all of our knowledge about this attack which were filled with amazing facts. 

The children have also enjoyed their PSHE lessons this half term where they have had the opportunity to think about the jobs they would like in the future. They have been able to work collaboratively with their groups to plan the skills and strengths they will need for these jobs. The children enjoyed being able to create their own job adverts for a job of their choice.

Over the past two weeks, we have been completing an Art project using all of our knowledge from this half term. Cedars have produced some amazing pieces of artwork showcasing their knowledge of the colour wheel and complementary colours. This unit of work started with seeing the children learn about tertiary colours before moving on to look at how some well-known artists use colour in their art.  

During this half term, Cedars have been very busy with their Let The Games Begin rehearsals making sure they knew the words and actions for the songs as well as their cues for entering and exiting the stage. Their hard work paid off as they received a huge applause at the end of the two performances with many positive comments made by the audience members about these incredible shows.

In our Computing lessons, we have completed a mini project using our PowerPoint presentation skills. The children have planned their own branching stories, which are interactive, that change slides when certain text boxes are clicked on. We have had fun choosing different animations and transitions for the stories we have created and learning how to add pictures from the internet. In our lesson next week, the children will have the opportunity to share their mini projects with each other.

Our Art lessons this half term have seen us learning about botanical art. Cedars have been able to produce detailed drawings of different fruits and flowers before using watercolour paints to add colour to them. The children used their paints thoughtfully to reflect the shading of their fruits therefore creating almost 3D looking artwork.