March

From the Titanic to the Wind in the Willows, Harry Potter to Draco Malfoy, World Book Day 2025 was a huge success! We joined schools around the country, participating in the Literacy Trust and Premier League's 'Footy and Booky' quiz. In maths, we used 'The Whale and the Snail' as inspiration, we put our estimating skills to the test, using non-standard measuring units to find the length of the humpback whale! One team measured exactly 16m, which was amazing, and we discovered the class could measure two whales and a giant snail with just their bodies! 

We also blasted off with Stephen and Anita Mangan, joining their live session about "The Fart that Broke World Book Day".  

As part of our World Book Day (week) celebrations, we were luckily enough to have Debra Bertulis visit Thomas Eaton. She led a fun-filled assembly and then each class completed a workshop. In Lion Class, we read 'If I had Wings' by Pie Corbett, Debra led the session and each child wrote their own amazing poem. 

During our World Book Day celebrations we also looked at an amazing book - Terra Ultima by Raoul Deleo - and were inspired to create our very own species. The challenge, was simple, describe a creature which has the features of two different living things. Everyone wrote their character descriptions and then, using the magic of Ai, we generated images. We used this as a way of editing our writing, especially when the pictures were nothing like our imagination!  Look below to meet the creatures:

February 

In our Art lessons we have been weaving. Inspired by the work of Lesly Richmond, a mixed media artist, who is inspired by natural habitats and landscapes, we began creating initial designs in our sketchbooks. Using colours placed in horizontal lines. These represented the weft of the woven design. We considered the colours that could be used to represent different seasons, climates, times of year etc. then we began sourcing the fabric or wool we wanted to use.

In science our experiments have continued as we explored the properties of different materials. We made a solution using water and salt, testing to see what happens when the water is saturated. 

Whilst in English, we have been writing biographies - firstly focusing on the great Sir David Attenborough before independently researching and writing about the incredible Ernest Shackleton. In our guided reading lessons we continue to read 'Five Children and It' and have had some very interesting debates about what we would wish for, if we ever met a sand fairy! 

Our history unit is taking us back in time, to the Kingdom of Benin. To introduce the unit, the class attended a workshop, led by Sarah from One Creative Day. The children used drama to explore the kingdom's timeline and social structure. This interactive session really bought the topic to light and we can't wait to find out more in this terms lessons!

January

In our new science unit, properties and changes of material, we have started to investigate the different properties. We used a closed loop electric circuit to find out whether objects within the classroom were insulators or conductors. 
 

We have had the maps out in geography! We have been developing our map skills. From understanding how to use a compass, to identifying 4 and 6 figure grid references. We have been using both digital and paper maps to identify our eastings and northings! 

The children have really enjoyed exploring the local area. We have some great road trip planned! 

We started the year with a whole day focused on Computing systems and networks, focusing particularly on search engines. Through our learning we developed our understanding on how search engines work and our searching skills to find relevant and accurate information. We used Sketchpad to create information posters about the different types of copyright and put our searching skills to the test by creating Emperor Penguin fact files in PowerPoint.