Fabulous Folk Dancing - Year 4's Ceilidh

On Tuesday 2nd April, Year 4 were lucky enough to take part in a ceilidh at Wildern School.  This event was organised by Mrs Watling, our music teacher, alongside a company called FolkActive.
The children played a piece called Galopede on their recorders, while children from Wildern and Wellstead Primary School danced along.  For the rest of the afternoon, they danced fantastically well to music played by the two other schools.  The children have really engaged in learning the dances and this was clearly evident throughout the afternoon.  They even managed to encourage their parents, other family members and staff to join in!
I could not have been more proud of their behaviour and dedication during the afternoon.  They were an absolute credit to Kings Copse.  Well done Year 4, you are awesome!
I would also like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came with us, this amazing event would not have been possible without your support.  I hope you enjoyed the afternoon!

Catch up with Year 1

In Year 1 we have had another busy but fabulous start to a new term.

Here are some of the exciting things we have been doing...

In maths, recently, we have been investigating capacity.

We tried estimating which containers could hold the most and ordering them. 

We then used cubes to test our predictions. 

It was also a great opportunity to practise our counting skills.

Grouping in tens helps when counting to large numbers

We were very surprised to find that, although some containers look very different they actually hold the same amount.

At the moment we are learning about counting in groups of twos, tens and fives, and linking this to multiplication problems. We are looking forward to sharing these skills with parents and visitors during our special maths morning which is coming up soon.

In PE we have started practising some important games skills that will help us get ready for sports day. This week we were practising our dribbling skills and using control to move the ball around cones.

It has also been our turn to look after the chickens this week. We have enjoyed feeding them, collecting eggs and making sure they have enough to drink in this warmer weather.

In geography we have been learning about the weather. 

The children really enjoyed being in role play as weather forecasters. 
Below is the link to the website we used in case you want to try it at home.

http://www.bluesquarething.co.uk/geography/dragdropmap/frontsbigweathermap.htm 

Karate Fun!

Karate Fun!

Last Friday we were treated to a Karate lesson.  The children learnt a few arm and leg movements and then enjoyed punching the pads.