This week we explored the story The Great Race, which tells the story of the Chinese zodiac. The children enjoyed creating new challenges for the animals to complete and adding new animals to the race.

In music, the children have been composing their own simple melodies to accompany the story using glockenspiels. They experimented with different sounds, patterns, and rhythms to represent the different animals using a pentatonic scale.

We have been learning a ‘dragon dance’ song which has inspired lots of dragon crafts.

The children were introduced to length and enjoyed comparing objects, using vocabulary longer and shorter, and beginning to measure using non-standard units.

In PE, we have been practising underarm throwing, focusing on control, accuracy, and using the correct technique.

We ended the week with our own dragon parade where the children enjoyed showcasing their artistic and musical talents.

Have a wonderful half term.

Miss Tolley