Penguins

Welcome to Penguins!

Class Teacher: Miss Mogg

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Irvine

BIG RE DAY. 
We had a fabulous and very crafty day today as it was RE day! Penguins learnt all about Islam including religious practices such as the five pillars of Islam. We made some fantastic Mosques!  Then we went to teach Koalas and Giraffes about Islam and they taught us about Christianity and Sikhism.Take a look at our display! Thank you to Ameer's mum who supported us to learn about Islam with a super video. 

General Information

This half term, our topic is 'Fur, feathers and fins'. In Geography, we will be locating hot and cold areas of the world in relation to the Equator and the North and South Poles. We will identify and name climate zones using the key words temperate, cold, hot and tropical. We will then investigate how the location of hot and cold countries affects the animals that live there. In Art, we will be designing and making clay animal sculptures and in Science, we will be exploring and comparing the differences between things that are living, dead, and things that have never been alive. We will explore different habitats, including micro-habitats, and the animals and plants that live there and we will look at how animals and plants adapt to their habitats.

Home Readers

When you read with your child at home, please write a comment to that effect (or just your initials) in the school planner. Please try and read with your child each day, even if it’s only a couple of pages or for a few minutes, every little helps. We will aim to read with your child at least once a week in school. If your child needs a new book during the week, they can pass their book and planner to Mrs Irvine who will change it for them.

Computing 

Before the half term holiday we began our new unit of Computing : Digital photography.

We went into our beautiful wildlife garden and practised taking photos on an Ipad.

the children had to take a range of different photos including action shots; a person; a close up of an object; something in the distance and a selfie. Of course selfies were our favourite!

Exciting Learning Websites

Below are some exciting websites where you can practise your writing and maths skills.