Please enjoy browsing a snapshot of life at Thorney Close Primary School for Autumn Term 2022.
Willow 22/23 - Let's go fly a kite 21st Nov 2022 10 images
On Friday, we were practically blown to school so when Thomas had the great idea of flying kites, we had to oblige. Out came the very technical kite making materials - carrier bags and string.
Year 1 Oak 22 - 23 - Beebot Robots 21st Nov 2022 19 images
Oak class have ben using the Beebot robots.
Spruce 22/23 - Microbits 21st Nov 2022 6 images
In computing we made animations using our MicroBits by changing which LED lights lit up.
Year 2 Sycamore 22 - 23 - Keeping Healthy 21st Nov 2022 9 images
Year 2 have been learning about keeping healthy.
Willow 22/23 - Autumn leaves 21st Nov 2022 10 images
Autumn has finally arrived in Reception. We've had so much fun exploring the changes to the trees in our own outdoor area and the Sensory Garden.
Year 4 Larch 22/23 - Solid, Liquids and Gasses 21st Nov 2022 10 images
Year 6 Hazel - Assembling Robots 21st Nov 2022 5 images
In Computing, the children have had a great time assembling their robots
Children in Need 2022 21st Nov 2022 28 images
We had a wonderful day raising money and awareness of Children in Need.
Year 4 Larch 22/23 - Technology Scavenger Hunt 14th Nov 2022 20 images
During our computer lesson we went on a scavenger hunt around school to find out what our school network looks like.
Year 1 Oak 22 - 23 - Materials 9th Nov 2022 17 images
What are materials?
School Banner 9th Nov 2022 29 images
We had a visit from Louise Goult who is a local textiles artist.. We are learning new skills that will help us to make a new school banner.
Year 3 Poplar - Throwing and Catching 4th Nov 2022 8 images
We have been throwing and catching in P.E. We enjoyed developing our individual skills before working together to play games in order to work on these further!
Year 6 Hazel - Programming Cars 4th Nov 2022 5 images
Year 6 have been practising their programming skills using turtle academy and applying them using programmable cars.
Year 4 Larch 22/23 - Switches 1st Nov 2022 3 images
In Science, Year 4 children have been making switches.
Year 4 Larch 22/23 - 'The Butterfly Lion' by Michael Morpurgo. 1st Nov 2022 6 images
Year 6 Hazel - 'Blood Smoothies' 1st Nov 2022 6 images
Year 6 tried out a delicious ‘blood smoothie’ Yummm… What was in it?
Larch - 22-23 - Electrical Conductors 1st Nov 2022 3 images
Year 4 enjoyed making switches in Science. They made Slide switches, toggle switches, selector switches and push button switches.
Oak 22 - 23 - Old toys 1st Nov 2022 6 images
We are still looking at toys in our history lessons. This week we had a great lesson discovering and experimenting using old toys.
Oak 22 - 23 - A mysterious box 1st Nov 2022 10 images
a mysterious box was dropped off to our classroom. We decided to open it and see what was inside. There was flowers, a doll, a picnic blanket, cakes and a wanted poster for the Big Bad Wolf! Can you guess who the box belongs too by looking at the clues inside?
Poplar 22 - 23 - How is soil created? 1st Nov 2022 8 images
In our Science lesson we have looked at how soil is created.
Reception 22 - 23 - Halloween 1st Nov 2022 16 images
What a way to start our half term! Not only have we been dressing up, we've also been practising our sound blending and colour sorting with Halloween themed activities. We also managed to build a few towers for the wicked wizard and witches too.
Reception 22 - 23 - Where in the world are we? 1st Nov 2022 5 images
Some of us became very inquisitive when a basket of maps appeared. With a little help, we were able to find Sunderland and even match countries from an atlas to the globe.
As easy as 1, 2, 3! 1st Nov 2022 10 images
What a great week of Maths we've had. Learning about the real meaning of each number and how they can be represented in so many ways.
Reception 22 - 23 - home is where the heart is! 1st Nov 2022 8 images
We have been looking at Carson Ellis' book - Home. We've talked about our families and the people who care for us and shared each others pictures from home.
Reception 22 - 23 - Matching Pairs 1st Nov 2022 7 images
What a busy couple day we've had! We've found matching pairs everywhere!
Year 3 Poplar - Mark Rothko Style 12th Oct 2022 5 images
We have been applying our knowledge of colour mixing and painting in the style of Mark Rothko.
Year 3 Poplar - Dictionary Detectives 12th Oct 2022 5 images
We have been learning how to use a dictionary to find the meaning of words in English.
Year 1 Oak 22 - 23 - Exploring Primary Colours 12th Oct 2022 9 images
In Art, we are exploring using primary colours - red, yellow and blue.
Year 1 Oak 22 - 23 - Maths - How can we represent a number? 12th Oct 2022 9 images
Discovering how many different ways we can represent a number
Year 1 Oak 22/23 - Autumn 12th Oct 2022 20 images
What a fabulous autumn walk we have had. We found blackberries, sycamore seeds, conkers, mushrooms, rotten apples, pine cones and every colour of leaf you can imagine.
Year 3 Poplar 22/23 - Tens Frames 4th Oct 2022 3 images
Using tens frames to support our knowledge of partitioning.
Year 5 22/23 -Colour Wheel 4th Oct 2022 10 images
Creating a colour wheel using water colours.
Year 2 Sycamore 22 - 23 - Creative Writing 4th Oct 2022 3 images
Creative writing about a mystery box.
Year 2 Sycamore 22 - 23 - Art 4th Oct 2022 5 images
Using three different mediums in Art - pencil, oil pastel and charcoal.
Year 1 Oak 22/23 - Toys From The Past 30th Sep 2022 9 images
We have been looking at toys from the past and toys that we use today. We have discussed this big word, chronological, and have placed toys on a timeline, in chronological order, from oldest to newest.
Year 2 Sycamore 22/23 - Gingerbread Man 30th Sep 2022 3 images
We have been reading the Gingerbread Man. We are making a story map on our own so we can retell the story in our books.
Year 6 Hazel - Problem Solving Skills 30th Sep 2022 6 images
This week in Maths, we have been practising two key problem-solving skills: finding the difference and identifying the inverse.
Reception 22 - 23 - Funny Bones and Skeletons 26th Sep 2022 10 images
What a week we've had learning all about our funny bones! From creating our own Loose Parts skeletons to even having skeleton tea parties.
Year 3 Poplar 22/23 - Creating tints, tones and shade 23rd Sep 2022 6 images
In Art we have been busy creating tints, tones and shade through mixing white, black and grey with a base colour.
Year 3 Poplar 22/23 - Automatic Recall of Number Bonds 23rd Sep 2022 5 images
We have been exploring different ways to add 3 addends together in Maths this week.
Year 2 Sycamore 22/23 - Sorting Animals 22nd Sep 2022 7 images
Year 3 Poplar - Coastlines of the UK 22nd Sep 2022 6 images
Year 5 22/23 - Out of this Planet 20th Sep 2022 16 images
We have looked at the order of the planets in our Solar System as well as their distance from the sun.
Year 5 Spruce 22/23 - Understanding and writing a recount 15th Sep 2022 6 images
Year 1 Oak 22/23 - Handwriting 15th Sep 2022 10 images
Working hard practicing our handwriting.
Year 4 Larch 22/23 - Working hard in English 15th Sep 2022 5 images
We have been working so hard to complete our English work
Year 3 Poplar 22 - 23 - First Week Back 13th Sep 2022 9 images
We have enjoyed our first week back in Year 3 and are almost fully settled back.
Year 1 Oak 22 - 23 - Computing 13th Sep 2022 9 images
Finding the letters that make up our names on a keyboard.
Year 1 Oak 22 - 23 - Fantastic First Day 13th Sep 2022 9 images
We have had a fantastic first day!
22-23 Reception - Our Second Day in School 9th Sep 2022 9 images
Our second day in Willow class has been full of activities and everyone is settling in really well.
Reception 22 - 23 - First Day 9th Sep 2022 30 images
What a fantastic first day we had in Beech Class!