Spruce - Click here to see what we have been learning
Welcome to Spruce’s class page! Here, you will find out about all the exciting things we have been getting up to.
Autumn 1
This half term, we’ve been lucky to have our PE sessions led by Mr. Elliott from the Newcastle United Foundation. During these lessons, we’ve worked hard to develop our aiming, learn different types of passes, and strengthen our teamwork skills. We’ve also enjoyed playing some fantastic basketball matches! In gymnastics, we’ve focused on improving our balance and practising a variety of jumps using different pieces of equipment. We were even brave enough to jump off the highest bench!
For European Day of Languages, we enjoyed learning all about Italy — its famous landmarks, delicious food, and some simple Italian greetings. We then created some fantastic artwork, using tissue paper to make our very own Italian flags!
We were fortunate to have a visit from Nissan Sunderland, where we learned about the cars made at the Sunderland plant, the history of how Nissan began, and their most popular models. We then put our imaginations to the test by designing and building our own cars using LEGO. We carefully identified the parts needed to make our cars work and added our own creative modifications!
Autumn 2
We have had a very busy half term! In English, we have been writing our own stories inspired by the book Egyptian Cinderella. In Science, we explored different types of teeth and their purposes, and we created fantastic posters to show our understanding of the digestive system.
Our History lessons have been a real highlight. We have learned all about the Ancient Egyptians—their culture, their beliefs about the afterlife, and even how to write our names using hieroglyphics.
In PE, we enjoyed a calmer pace as we learned new yoga poses and created stories using our movements. During dance sessions, we explored how to move like different characters and objects. In DT lessons, we learnt how to make biscuits and they were delicious!
To finish our term, we celebrated with some festive fun, including Christmas Cosy Day and Christmas Jumper Day.
