The Owls

Communication and Interaction Inclusion Centre

Spring Term 2022

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

The children retold the story using the ‘talk for writing’ method. They had a porridge tasting and recorded their finding on a class chart.

It was the sweet porridge that won, not really a surprise!

They acted out the story and sang songs about the bears and looked closely at the oats and handed them to see how they felt.

We’re going on a Bear Hunt

The children were so engaged in learning this story and used the Michael Rosen video clip to act out the sequence of events.

They used a tuff spot play area to retell the story and used apparatus in PE to learn the positional language needed for the story.

They also made a bear cave to retell their story.

Art Week (Doug Hyde)

As our spring term Art week, the children learned about Doug Hyde and looked at a large variety of his pictures.

They decided on their favourite and re-created it using items to print with or used brush strokes.

They worked hard to mix the colours needed for their pictures and they were very proud of their outcomes.

Penguins

This topic encourages the children to develop their vocabulary as they looked deeper into the cold climates and the habitats of penguins.

They looked at ice closely, observing how it melts and what causes it to melt quicker.

They created a penguin display and worked hard at learning the part of a penguin’s body.

Their faces were a picture when passing around the cold ice cubes to experience what a penguin might be feeling!

People who help us - school and emergencies

The children were focused on the people around them in their own school community, looking at what people do for their jobs and how this helps them.

They then turned their attention to the emergency services and made some emergency vehicles in order to learn the differences.

They discussed what emergencies these people help at and what their uniforms are like.

Using the telephone for calling an emergency service was practiced and often tried out in the role play area.

Growing Beans!

The year 1 and 2 children have been learning about plant growth and read the story of ‘Jack and the beanstalk’.

They decided to plants some beans to see how far theirs might grow.

The carefully measured their roots and shoots over a two week period.

They then took it home to plant and continue watching its growth more closely.

Spring & Easter

Now spring is in the air the children have been searching for signs of spring.

They have thought about the changes and the new life they can see.

This also tied in with learning about the Christian Easter story and why we have Easter eggs as a symbol of new life.

They had an Easter egg hunt and made Easter cards.

They were definitely excited about receiving some over the school holidays!