Team R:
Making Number Bonds to 10 Fun! 🎉
Let’s make maths playful! Give your child 10 counters (or sweets, buttons—anything fun!). Can they split them into two groups? 7 and 3? 5 and 5? Say it together: “7 and 3 make 10!”
Now draw a part-whole model: one big circle (10) and two smaller parts. Move the counters to match—magic!
Try a game: hide some counters under a cup. How many are missing?
Learning number bonds becomes a mini adventure—hands-on, visual, and full of “aha!” moments. Who knew 10 could be this exciting?
Team 1 / 2:
In Year 1/2 this week our classrooms transformed into bright and imaginative jungles as the children explored collaging techniques inspired by the artist Henri Rousseau. His jungle paintings helped the children think about how to create their own scenes using shapes, colours, and textures.
Using felt, tissue paper, card, and pastels, the children built their own jungle pictures. They tore and cut paper to make leaves and plants, layering different shades of green to show depth. They used colours such as greens, reds, yellows, and orange to make their work vibrant and eye-catching. Felt was used for bold shapes, while tissue paper added lighter textures.
The children used pastels to add details, such as lines and patterns on the leaves to make them stand out. They enjoyed experimenting with different materials and thinking about how to represent a jungle environment.
Team 3 / 4:
Team 3/4 has been channeling their inner Oliver Jeffers! Inspired by the quirky friendship between Wilfred and his moose, Marcel, our young authors have crafted third-person narratives about the hilarious “perils” of trying to tame a wild pet.
We sharpened our skills by using ambitious vocabulary like indignant and bemused, mastering inverted commas for dialogue, and using prepositions to vividly describe our “long walks.” After planning our own unique innovations – featuring some very stubborn and naughty animals – we drafted and edited our work to ensure our readers were entertained.
The students did a fantastic job balancing their “bossy” narrators with the free spirits of their animals. Ask your child which “Rule” their pet found the hardest to follow!
Team 5 / 6:
In Year 5/6, we have been exploring Macbeth and using our persuasive writing skills to create arguments as the prosecution. Our challenge was to convince a jury that Macbeth was responsible for the murder of King Duncan. The children worked incredibly hard to gather evidence from the text, organise their ideas and use powerful language to build convincing cases.
After carefully editing and improving their work, it was time for the big performance. Our classroom was transformed into a courtroom, where the children confidently presented their arguments to the jury. They spoke with great expression, conviction and enthusiasm, using clear reasons and evidence to support their case.
We were so impressed by the confidence, teamwork and speaking skills shown by everyone. It was a fantastic way to bring our learning to life and deepen our understanding of this famous Shakespeare play. Case closed!
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