Welcome to Badger class! Our teacher is Miss Wood, who is now entering her second year at Bedwell. She brings lots of new ideas with her, and is really keen to make our lessons as active and engaging as possible.
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English - This term, we have been working hard to improve our writing. Most recently, we have been looking at explanation texts and designed some inventions to make everyday life easier. Some of us decided to write about a snack machine, whilst others designed a machine that would do your homework! Check out a brilliant example of our finished pieces below:
How the Snoozatron works, by Ella
Are you fed up because you’re getting sleepless nights? Well, you are not the first. 75% of people feel the exact same. But now, you don’t have to be like other people in the world because now you will have the Snoozatron!
How it works: Firstly, pull the lever which is on the right-hand side. Next, a signal is sent to Gromit and wakes him up. Then, some metal arms come out, from under the bed to tuck Wallace in. While that is going on, another arm comes out and drops a teddy next to Wallace. After a while, a music box comes out on a conveyer belt above Wallace’s head. Finally, Gromit comes out of the floor and jumps on a spring, dressed as a sheep.
Points to note: Every so often, don’t forget to change the music box because it will get very boring very quickly. Every week don’t forget to clean the arms otherwise the arms won’t help you. Also don’t forget to help Gromit off the spring or the next time you want help he will say no!
It is important to change the machine if you don’t like it. If your machine is broken, contact the number below and they will help you.
Art - In Art we have been exploring colour patterns inspired by Wassily Kandinsky, developing our colour mixing skills and our knowledge of colours that complement and contrast. Recently we have been creating prints based on the work of William Morris, exploring the use of patterns and block colours.
Geography - We have explored many different natural disasters in our geography topic this term and even had a zoom talk from an earthquake survivor! To support our learning, we have made cardboard volcanoes, built structures to withstand a (minor) earthquake, created tectonic plates and worked as a team to create a large information poster on a natural disaster of our choice. The curiosity and inquisitiveness throughout this topic have been wonderful to see!
English - We will start the term by completing our study of the stories Songbird by Sharon King-Chai and Zeraffa Giraffa by Dianne Hofmeyr. We will be investigating the way that settings and characters are described, and will contrast the endings of the two stories. We will finish this unit of work by writing alternative endings for Zeraffa Giraffa. After that, we will shift to focus on newspaper reports. We will think about the way that they answer the ’Five Ws’ (who, what, when, where, why) and use direct speech to give information and show how people who witnessed the events felt. We will then write our own newspaper reports based on a mystery that we have read about or experienced ourselves.
Maths - We will begin the term by investigating measurement. We will estimate, measure and compare different lengths, masses and capacities, and revise our use of standard metric units (metres, millimetres, litres, kilograms etc.) We will develop our ability to convert between different units (eg. 0.73m = 73cm = 730mm), and will then use these skills to solve measure problems. We will also explore the measurement of time, learning to read clocks and calculate time intervals. Later in the term, we will move on to develop our use of bar charts, pictograms and line graphs to present data. We will identify the difference between discrete and continuous data and use this to decide which type of graph to use.
Science - Teeth are important and we need to look after them - and this term we’ll be finding out why! We will learn to identify incisors, canines and molars and investigate the job that each type of tooth does. We will also compare our teeth with other animals, looking at differences between carnivores and herbivores. Finally, we will discover what causes tooth decay and how we can prevent it.
Humanities - We be exploring life in Ancient Egypt, looking in particular at the role of the Pharaoh in their society. We will learn about the lives of some of the most famous pharaohs, and compare them with modern day kings, queens, presidents and prime ministers. We will also be investigating the variety of gods that the Ancient Egyptians believed in and learning about some of the stories that were told about their adventures, which Egyptians used to explain the world around them. We will find out about the different areas that each god was responsible for, and the way that the Egyptian people worshipped them. Finally, we will investigate what remains of their civilisation and think about the reasons why they are remembered today.
Take a look at our curriculum map for more information on our topics.
If you're looking for a place in Nursery or Reception, you can find out lots more about our school in our Early Years Prospectus.
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Once you're ready to apply, head to the admissions page to find out more about the process - we run Nursery admissions ourselves, but from Reception upwards, these need to be made via Herts County Council.