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In Spring 1, Jaguars looked at the artist Clarice Cliff. We evaluated some of her art work, deciding on what we really liked about her pieces. We then looked at some Ancient Egyptian artefacts. We decided on making our own clay plates using inspiration from both Clarice Cliff’s art work and…

Take a look at some of the PE we have done in Jaguars  so far this year!

We love Forest School on Thursday afternoons. During this time we have created our own Forest School games, made butterflies using smashed berries and leaves to add colour, created our own Iron Age Forts, made creative images using natural resources, we have listened to the birds and watched the…

Take a look at some of the Science we have been doing in Jaguars class. From investigating different rocks and soils to using starburst when learning about the rock cycle. We also carried out an investigation on how objects move on different surfaces when learning about push and pull forces. We…

We love our Monday afternoons in the forest. We love being out in the fresh air surrounded by nature. 
 

There is always lots of get our teeth stuck into. We build dens, create mud soup, swing from the rope swing, work collaboratively and listen to the birds

Panthers Class have been cooking a traditional Nepalese thukpa this week as part of our unit 'Nepal and the Himalayas'. They tasted a traditional thukpa (a vegetable noodle soup) before designing their own. They had to choose appropriate vegetables and spices.

As part of their DT, they…

We have been sharing the book ‘Giraffes Can’t Dance’ and learning all about our ‘Growth Mindset’ 

The Catforth Lions have been getting to know each other and making new friends! 

Panthers Class have had a fantastic morning building as part of a lego workshop as part of our Science unit on forces. We made martian colonies, designing modules for living, working and exploration. We also learnt to use gears, pulleys and levers. Everyone was fantastically creative with their…

We LOVED celebrating Roald Dahl day.  In Jaguars classroom we focused on The Twits. We created a ‘pin the food on the beard’ game, made our own worm spaghetti inspired meals and created our own Roly Poly birds. 
 

Jaguars class really enjoyed our Stone Age~ Iron Age topic. We loved acting out the main events during these periods, learning about the famous Stone Henge, looking and different artefacts and most of all, meeting Stone Age Ben!

Panthers Class have been studying the Ancient Greeks and designed and created their own chitons. They investigated historical clothing, looking at primary sources, before designing their own. They had to measure and cut their fabric based on their own measurements, and then they sewed it using a…