Old Sodbury Church Of England Primary

Term 4

This term our theme is Healthy Me! We will be exploring all the ways that we are able to keep ourselves healthy, from hygiene such as washing our hands and cleaning our teeth to diet, exercise and looking after our emotions. In phonics we will be continuing with the Mastery teaching for Phase 3. Hazel class children will have many opportunities to apply their phonics knowledge to writing as we introduce our 'Watch me learn' exercise books for independent learning!

World Book Day

Hazel class looked fabulous dresses as book characters for World Book Day. We all enjoyed our school assembly, listening the teachers tell some of their favourite tales!

Cultivate

 Hazel class have learnt the word cultivate in Drawing Club this week. We brought the word to life by getting our class garden ready to plant!

Term 3

This term our theme is Under the Sea, we will be taking a look at the animals that live in the seas and oceans and learning through exciting activities like craft projects, sensory activities, and interactive games offering a hands-on approach to understanding the world beneath the waves. In phonics we will be moving onto the Mastery teaching for Phase 3. We can’t wait to see you for an exciting chance to participate in one of our Drawing Club sessions this term!

Class Trip

Hazel class visited Bristol Aquarium for their very first class trip! They enjoyed taking a closer look at some of the under the sea creatures that we have been learning about this term. They all loved going on the coach to travel there and back but-by far the most favourite-was lunch! Our most popular favourite sea creature was Shelia (a giant grouper fish).

Numbers Day

Today, Hazel class dressed as Numberblocks, Numbots and their favourite numbers! We have been busy counting out the right amount of ingredients in table spoons to create our very own playdough!

Representing Numbers

 We have been learning to recognise numeral 1-8 and represent them using 10’s frames and counters! We have been adding one more to find our new total!

Drawing Club

Hazel class had such a lovely time welcoming their families into class to showcase our Drawing Club sessions. We really enjoyed being able to share this learning experience demonstrating our teaching strategies and sharing our imaginative thinking!

Collaborative Learning

 Hazel class have very much enjoyed having Oak class children join us this week to help us learn about the creatures that live under the sea! They have shared researched facts about sea creatures and supported Hazel to create their own 3D models or sea creatures in their habitats! Oak class we are proud of how well you displayed our school Values of Compassion and Respect while listening to Hazel class children share their ideas.

Learning to Add and Subtract 

We have been practicing logging on to NumBots with our new school passwords. We can't wait to share these with you at parents evening so that the children can continue this fun learning at home!

Term 2

In Term 2, Hazel Class will continue with our phonics programme, moving onto Phase 3. We will be introducing Drawing Club as a way of extending their creative thinking and sharing ideas using mark making! We would love for you to share any celebrations with us on Dojo this term to help support our theme - Let's Celebrate! Please do share any photographs from Bonfire night, Fireworks events, birthdays and any other celebrations for the children to discuss with their friends in class.  

Salt dough decorations

Hazel class have rolled and cut their own salt dough shapes and decorated them with glitter to use as decorations!

The Christmas Experience 

Hazel class really enjoyed their trip to church this morning to watch a nativity performance by Year 6 and engage in a craft activity with support from their Year 5 buddies.

The Gingerbread Man

This week our Drawing Club story was The Gingerbread Man. Hazel class have mixed ingredients to make their own gingerbread people and decorated them! Delicious!

Phonics

We’ve been really busy with our phonics learning this week! Hazel class have been writing common exception words and digraphs in words. Look at our fantastic letter formation in our writing!

Forest School 

In our forest sessions this term, Hazel class have really enjoyed using clip boards and pencils, going on quests to hunt for items on their lists! We’ve identified different mini beasts and leaves, using our mathematical knowledge to find and represent numbers 1-5!

Let's Celebrate!

We’ve started our new term with a ‘bang!’ with our new theme of Let’s Celebrate! Hazel class have been busy using all of their creative skills using language in recalling past experiences. Remembering and talking about significant events in their own experiences! Take a peek at our fire work, bonfire and Rangoli art work!

 Term 1

In Term 1, Hazel Class have enjoyed learning how to use their environment and how to become independent learners. At Old Sodbury, we encourage our pupils to share their interest and we use these ideas and interest to inform our planning. We like to provide lots of opportunities for 'sticky knowledge' so that children can feel confident in their learning and remember all the exciting things they have experienced. 

Art 

We are learning how to become Artists in Hazel Class. We have mixed colours to carefully create our skin colour. We have also looked closely at our features in a mirror, noticing our eye colour and hair colour. 

Settling into school

We have been busy exploring our learning environment both inside and outside. We have enjoyed building new relationships with our adults and our peers too.