Today in Red Kites we have been celebrating Safer Internet Day. This year’s theme is all about ‘exploring respect and relationships online’. We started the session by discussing the ways in which we can use the internet and the ways in which we can do this safely and kindly. We also discussed what we can …
This morning, Red Kites had a very special visit from the dentist, Mr. Owen. Mr.Owen kindly agreed to come in and take a session all about teeth to link to our ‘Animals Including Humans’ topic. In this session we learned lots of interesting facts and information about visiting the dentist and looking after our teeth. …
This morning, Red Kites began their investigation into the thickness (or viscosity) of different liquids. Check out the results below.
In Red Kites this morning, we have been working on tracking and editing our writing. To do this we worked in pairs to edit a WABOLL (what a bad one looks like). We looked for missing capitals letters, full stops and commas between adjectives. We also identified the prepositions used within the text and tried …
Tedious puns aside, Red Kites spent the morning learning about the three different states of matter and how some things like cola and toothpaste and sand can be very difficult to classify!
This morning in Red Kites, we have spent some time focusing on the three times table. In particular, we have learned about fact families, discovering that once we know one multiplication sum, we can answer a lot more! After this, we had a go at creating some different 3 times table fact families. We rolled …
Today in reading, we have started our new book called: The Firework Maker’s Daughter. Before we begin to read this book we have completed an observe, wonder and infer lesson to spark our imaginations about what might happen in the story. To observe, we used the front cover to write down all the things we …
We would like to say a HUGE thank you to the PTA for making and delivering afternoon for us today. We would also like to say a HUGE thank you for delivering afternoon tea to those who are isolating.
This week in Red Kites, we have turned into news reporters, reporting on the latest volcanic eruptions happening on Earth! To begin with, we learned all about how volcanic eruptions happen, discussing each step from the beginning in the magma chamber, to the final eruption out of the main and secondary vents. Then, we set …
Before starting our new Maths unit in Red Kites, we have had a recap session on grouping and sharing. In this session, we reminded ourselves that to multiply, means to create groups of / lots of and to divide, means to share. To do this today, we used hoops and cones to create groups of …