Thomas Willingale School and Nursery
Spring Term
4.4.25
In Maths we have been learning about length and height. At the start of the week, we compared height and length and then measured them using non-standard units (cubes and paper clips). After that, we learnt about centimeters and how to measure length and height accurately using a ruler. In English we have been writing our own versions of Traction Man using our toilet roll character villains. We also followed our own instructions on how to create our own toilet roll super villains.
DT lesson - making our toilet roll villains!
28.3.25
In English we have been writing our own versions of Traction Man using our toilet roll character villains. In Maths, we have been learning about volume and capacity. We learnt that capacity means the maximum amount a container can hold. We also learnt that volume means how much a container has in it. We used dried pasta to find out the capacity of different containers. We used the language empty, nearly empty, half full, nearly full and full to talk about the volume. In Science we have been learning about the five senses and this week we talked about the sense of touch. We know that our skin and hands are associated with touch and allows us to feel different textures. We drew around our hands and added a different texture to each finger. We also had a visit from Reverend Davies in our Monday assembly. He spoke to the school about the Christian celebration 'Easter'.
Reverend Davies Easter Assembly
21.3.25
This week we took part in a silly science workshop on Monday. We watched lots of different science experiments conducted by a funny professor. We had lots of fun watching it and we learnt some cool things!
In English we have been learning about how to write instructions. We talked about the features of instruction writing and started to write our own instructions on how to make a toilet roll villain. We will use this villain in our diary writing!
In maths we have been learning about mass. We measured the mass of objects using non-standard units of measure. For example, we found out that the mass of a glue stick was 8 cubes. We used balancing scales to help us measure mass. We then compared mass of different objects. We used vocabulary like 'heavier' and 'lighter'.
In DT we designed and made our own sting telephones. We discussed what we would need to make our string telephones and then we designed them. Next week we will make them!
STEM Week
7.3.25
This week in English we looked at imperative verbs and we explored the features of instruction texts. We know that instructions often have "How to..." titles, lists, numbers or bullet points, imperative verbs and diagrams or illustrations.
In Science we are learning about our five senses and this week we learnt about the sense of sight. We learnt about the different parts of the eye and how our eyes are associated with the sense of sight.
This half term in P.E. we will be focusing on ball skills. The children practised passing the ball from hand to hand, bouncing the ball and catching it with two hands.
On Friday, we celebrated World Book Day. Our theme this year was 'bedtime stories' and we came to school in our pyjamas. We read books and made our own stick character puppets. We visited the Book Fair in the library and Year 3 children read stories to us.
World Book Day
28.2.25
We hope you all had a relaxing half term, we have had a fantastic first week back at school. In English, we continued with our heroes topic and used the features of non-fiction texts to create a fact-file about Spiderman. In Maths we have been counting forwards and backwards up to 50 and we have been making groups of 10. This half term in P.E. we will be focusing on ball skills. We practised passing the ball from hand to hand, bouncing the ball and catching it with two hands. Also, we enjoyed a drama workshop this week, we had adventures under the sea!
14.2.25
In English, we have been learning about people who help us in the community. We wrote facts about firefighters and police officers and we used 'and' to join two sentences. In maths we have been completing missing number addition problems. In art we completed our superhero pictures and added the silhouette of the city skyline and the superhero. In science we looked at the structures of animals and labelled the parts of an elephant. Next week is half term, have a relaxing break!
7.2.25
This week in English, we wrote the ending part to our superhero stories and the children read them to their partner. We also started creating some amazing superhero artwork, we used water colours to paint our background. In science we labelled the parts of the human body. In maths we practised doubling numbers and we also practised counting back using a number line. We used a number line to help us subtract also.
On Friday we celebrated Number Day and we came to school wearing something with numbers on. We drew around a number, cut it out and then decorated it. We then played a game where we paired up with another single digit number to make a two digit number and had to call out that number. Year 5 helped the Year 1 children with number based activities around the playground. They worked as a good team and had lots of fun!
Number Day Fun!
31.1.25
This week in English, we wrote the first part of our story, Eliot Midnight Superhero. In our reading lessons, we have been reading a non-fiction text about Neil Armstrong. We have been exploring vocabulary, practising reading for fluency and answering retrieval questions.
In DT we designed and made our own superhero capes! We used scissors to cut materials carefully and decorated our capes using fabric pens. In Science we were learning about animal diets. We learnt about omnivores, carnivores and herbivores.
On Tuesday we visited the Discover Children’s Story Centre! We explored the monster funfair and we designed our own monsters! After lunch, we had lots of fun playing in the garden.
Discover Children's Story Centre School Trip!
24.1.25
This week in English, we have been reading a new book called 'Elliott Jones Midnight Superhero' and we have been using Pie Corbett style actions to retell the story. We created our own story maps and next week we will write the story. In Maths we have been comparing and ordering numbers to 20. Next week, we will practise adding numbers by counting on. In History we learnt about Alexander Bell who invented the telephone in 1876. In our reading lessons we have been reading 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea'. We explored the vocabulary in the text and we answered questions about the text. We also had lots of fun in our Rock Kidz workshop. We learnt a new rock song about how awesome it is to be yourself.
Rock Kidz
17.1.25
This half term we are learning about heroes! In English, we have been reading 'Charlie's Superhero Underpants'. We sequenced the story and we wrote the story in our own words. In Maths we have been understanding the numbers between 11-20. We have been using base ten, counters and Numicon to make the numbers. Also, we have been finding one more and one less than a given number. Next week, we will be ordering and comparing numbers. In History we learnt about the Wright brothers who invented the aeroplane in 1903. In our reading lessons we have been reading 'The Tiger Who Came to Tea'. We explored the vocabulary in the text and we answered questions about the text.
10.1.25
We hope you have all had a great Christmas holiday! We are starting our new topic this term called 'Who's your hero?'. In English we designed our own superheroes and wrote about them using adjectives to describe them. In maths this week we have been looking at numbers 1-20. We talked about the numerals and the written words and how many tens and ones each number has. We also enjoyed watching a Beauty and the Beast pantomime!
Pantomime - Beauty and the Beast
