Toucans have been learning about which parts of their bodies are private and talked about who can see them and when, such as visiting the doctor. The children named their body parts and watched the NSPCC Pantosaurus song to understand more.
Monthly Archives: June 2021
The Dangers of Smoking and Alcohol
Recently, Toucans have been learning about what can happen to people if they drink alcohol or smoke a lot. They made a. Mind map about what they had found out.
Corban – You have to be 18 years old to drink or smoke.
Karly – Smoking can make your lungs black.
Ryan – I wouldn’t want to smoke because your teeth and nails turn yellow.
Shriya – I wouldn’t want to smoke as it damages your liver and digestive system.
Sam – The danger is lots of smoking might cause cancer
Rainforest Coil Pots
Toucans have now finished their clay coil pots by making them colourful with paint. Do you like our creations? Which one is your
Safe searching
This afternoon, Toucans used the child friendly search engine, called Swiggle, to research answers to questions about wildlife.
Clay Coil Pots
Toucans learnt about the type of artwork made in the rainforest. They focused on clay coil pots after practising designs with the clay tools. There was lots of perseverance, concentration and creativity in the classroom today!
Tree Identification
Toucan enjoyed identifying the trees in the school grounds recently. Using photographs the class were able to name lots of trees by examining the leaves.
Sunflower Success
Toucans are having a competition to see who can grow the tallest sunflower. In Science, the class learnt what a seed needs to be able to germinate. The class created a list:
Sun (for warmth and light)
Water
Soil
Last week, after everyone had planted 2 seeds each, a class experiment was set up using three seeds under the following conditions as only one criteria can be changed to make it a fair test:
Seed 1 – Has water and light but no soil.
Seed 2 – Has water and soil but no light.
Seed 3 – Has soil and light but no water.
The children predicted what they thought would happen with each seed. Most children predicted none of them would grow.
This week it was time to update our Sunflower diaries to see if the seeds had grown and if so, by how much. We have been practising hard to measure with our rulers this week in Maths! Everyone was very excited. Apart from 2, everyone had a little seedling. It was then time to check the 3 for the experiment….. What a surprise?! For the seed without light, everyone had predicted it would not grow. It turned out that this was the tallest plant so far, measuring 8cms! The class were amazed but noticed it was not a healthy green colour like the plants that has been growing with light. It will be interesting to see how this plant progresses over the next few weeks so watch this space!
Beauty in the world
Toucans watched some film clips of the world’s natural beauty. They talked about how different people think different things are beautiful. The Bible includes psalms which were written to praise and thank God for the beauty of the earth. Mrs Parry played them a hymn called “All Things Bright And Beautiful” and the class listened to the lyrics. The class then drew a selection of items they thought were beautiful.
Using Compasses
Toucans learnt all about directions using a compass to find North. The children soon got to work in pairs, making a set of instructions for each other to follow. They used the compasses really well to plot their routes.
Sam – From the school the farmhouse is South.
Oliver – From the playground the school field is West.
Alex S – Wyndham Covert is East from the playground.
Isla – When we sit in class we are facing to the North.
Different Families
Toucans talked about who they live at home with today in PSHE. They talked about what a family is made up of. Families can be made up of mums and dads, step parents and siblings, half brothers and sisters, two mums, two dads, grandparents and carers. Toucans felt that although each family is different they all love one another.
