Across the curriculum, our two Year 1 classes are making full use of the computer technology available to them. They have used the computers and new eno interactive whiteboard (IWB) in the Year 1 adjoining classrooms.  They have also visited the computer suite and used the computers and the IWB in there.  See a slideshow of them busy at work.

In Numeracy, an interactive hundred square was projected onto the IWB.  The children looked at number patterns and calculations on this.  They used the IWB pen to click on the numbers and highlighted them in different colours.

In Literacy, they have looked on the Cbeebies website to learn how the ‘Magic Pen’ writes.  They then wrote large letters and numbers using the IWB pen.  Everyone also had the opportunity to use the IWB to draw a large picture. Developing gross motor control using the IWB is great fun!

In History they have used the Internet to find out about toys today and in the past.

Click to see another slideshow of some of the other fun things the Year 1s have been up to.

Last week Year 5 spent lots of time in the ICT suite for various lessons. On Monday, they were busy taking meal orders for a fictional burger bar, and creating a spreadsheet to enter the data into and work out the class’s meal costs!  On Wednesday they returned there in their geography lesson to research and ultimately produce a fact sheet about Miss Beki’s home town of London. At the end of the lesson she felt they knew more about it than her! They also had digital photography with Mrs Krys, looking at Photoshop and learning how it all worked!

Every Tuesday, Year 5 have a library session where they spend some time thoroughly looking at the fiction and non-fiction books our library has to offer and carefully selecting two for their week’s reading. It also gives Miss Beki a chance to hear everybody read and help the children select books that are suitable for them!  This week we are hoping to put together some book reviews to be displayed!

Look out!  The school telephone bill will be very high this month!

During this Literacy lesson the children were asked to express a ‘point of view’ while having a conversation on the phone. As well as putting their thoughts across they had to also listen carefully to what their partner was saying; beginning to learn the essential elements in the art of conversation, thinking and taking account of what others say. Well done Year 2 – this sure looked like a fun lesson!