Tigers@taddy

  Tigers class have been learning to play the recorder. We have learnt how to hold it, how to blow it properly and how to play the notes B, A and G. We have also learnt musical vocabulary such as 'conductor', 'tempo', and 'pitch'. The children have enjoyed learning to play Hot Cross Buns and they have really impressed Mrs Chapman!

Tigers and Bears were given the challenge of making a taxis out of construction materials today. We started by looking at different vehicles and how they moved. Then the children identified the wheels, chassis and axles on each vehicle. The children then had chance to explore the different building materials, experimenting with axles, wheels and chassis to make their own taxi that could move.     Once we had finished, we evaluated our finished projects, discussing what went well and how we could improve next time.   

 Tigers and Bears joined together for their topic lesson today. We looked at arial photographs of and worked out where in the U.K they were taken. The children recognised lots of the landmarks and decided that they were arial photographs of London. We then went off into groups to annotate the photographs- labelling the human and physical features the children could spot in the photos.

 During science this term, we have been learning about the seasons. This afternoon, we have been finding ways to measure the wind. The children followed instructions for how to make wind socks then we went outside to hang them and observe the wind. We then got together in groups and used the Beaufort scale to decide how to categorise the wind. The children decided that today was number 3 on the scale as tales on the windsocks were gently moving and the windsock moved up and down. We also noticed that we could feel the wind lift our hair. 

 A huge thanks to our PTA for putting on such a wonderful community event. The Valentine's cafe was a huge success on Monday and it was so lovely to see so many members of our school community enjoying spending time together.

 On Tuesday, Tigers expanded their geographical knowledge about our capital city. They explored London using Google Earth, finding physical features such as the River Thames and human features such as airports and bridges. They researched these landmarks and added them to our London fact wall.