Unfortunately , the SEND governor was unable to attend our tea and cakes afternoon on Friday 16th February but Mrs Williams, SENDco was able to meet and chat with parents in Language Base.  Miss Morris, the speech and language therapist for KS2 was also available for advice and support. 

We had a lovely afternoon eating cakes made by the children in Language Base and showcasing the many different ways we support children in the language base.  We showcased games and activities that we play to support our learning using multi sensory approaches.  We also demonstrated precision teaching,  repeated reading and fine/gross motor co-ordination programmes. Miss Morris discussed the great work that she and Mrs Spooner do on working on  the speech and language skills of the children. 

A lovely afternoon was had by everyone.  A big thank you to all the parents who came , it was great to see so many of you. 

Here are some highlights of the afternoon.

For the last few weeks , we have been investigating fractions.

We looked at a whole one and what it means by using a picture of a pizza.

We then discussed what is less than a whole one which we discovered is half.

Year 1 investigated what a half looked like as a number which is 1/2 .

They then investigated half of shapes and numbers.

Year 2 investigated what a quarter looked like and a third.

We had lots of fun exploring magnets in science. First we made predictions about which materials were magnetic but we were then surprised to find that not all metals are magnetic.

Next we looked at how two magnets stick together but that they push away from each other if they have the same end pointing towards each other.

Finally, we explored this using a magnetic swing which behaved in some very strange ways as it danced around between the other magnets.