Tarka Class Blog 26/27
Autumn Term
28.09.26
Our Learning This Week
What a fantastic week of learning we have had across the classroom!
Our Year 2 children have been busy developing their instructional writing. After carefully planning their work and making thoughtful edits to improve it, they have now started publishing their final pieces. We are incredibly proud of the effort they are putting into their presentation, taking great care with their handwriting and layout to produce work of the highest standard. Their determination and pride in their learning have really shone through this week.
The rest of the class have had a fabulous time in Drawing Club, where it was Animation Week. The children thoroughly enjoyed exploring different characters and stories, with Bananaman, a definite favourite! Their creativity, imagination and enthusiasm have been wonderful to see as they developed their drawing and storytelling skills.
In Science, we took our learning outdoors to experience the weather first-hand. The children investigated how windy it was by throwing freshly mown grass into the air and observing where it travelled. They were fascinated to discover the direction of the wind and enjoyed sharing their predictions and observations. We also learnt about the four seasons and went on a seasonal walk around the school grounds, looking carefully for signs of change in the environment.
Reception have also enjoyed a range of exciting hands-on activities this week. They had great fun collecting leaves to create beautiful leaf prints, experimenting with making foam using a mixer, and exploring all the opportunities available in our outdoor area. These activities encouraged curiosity, creativity and lots of discussion as the children explored and discovered new things together. They have been working hard with their phonics and their letter formation. Well done!
It has been a wonderful week of hard work, creativity and outdoor learning. We are looking forward to seeing what next week brings!
21.09.26
A Wonderful Week in Tarka Class
We have had another busy and exciting week of learning in Tarka Class!
Our Year 2 children have been writing instructions explaining how to make gingerbread men. They have worked incredibly hard to make their writing clear and easy to follow, while also concentrating on their handwriting and presentation. We are so proud of the care they are taking with their work.
In Drawing Club, our Reception and Year 1 children were inspired by the beautiful story Owl Babies. They used their imaginations to create fantastic drawings and stories, bringing the characters and setting to life through their writing.
Across the class, we have been working hard to develop our gross and fine motor skills. Through a range of fun activities, the children are building the strength and control needed to support their handwriting development.
In PE, we have enjoyed practising balancing and travelling in different ways. The children have shown excellent determination as they develop their coordination and movement skills.
Our Science learning has focused on the weather. We have been observing and describing different types of weather and discussing how it changes from day to day. It has been wonderful to hear the children enthusiastically sharing what the weather was like on their journey to school each morning.
The children have also been thoroughly enjoying the new resources in our home corner. They have loved exploring and role-playing with the beautiful china plates and bowls and have shown great responsibility by taking such good care of them.
Well done, Tarka Class, for another fantastic week of learning! We can't wait to see what next week brings. 🌟
14.09.26
We have had another wonderful week of learning in Tarka Class, with lots of exciting activities across our curriculum.
This week, the new reception children began taking part in Drawing Club with KS1, it has been fantastic to see their creativity and imagination flourish. Inspired by The Gingerbread Man, the children created some amazing drawings and developed their own imaginative stories. They thoroughly enjoyed sharing their ideas and bringing the familiar tale to life in new and exciting ways.
To round off our learning, the children became bakers and made their very own gingerbread men to take home. The classroom was filled with the delicious smell of freshly baked gingerbread, and the finished creations looked absolutely fantastic. We hope they tasted just as good as they smelled!
In History, we have started exploring our local area and learning about how places change over time. The children compared photographs of Highampton, Bude, and Okehampton from the past with pictures of the same places today. They enjoyed spotting similarities and differences and discussing how these villages and towns have developed over the years.
We also investigated how everyday life has changed by looking at farming, cars, and fashion through time. The children were fascinated by the differences between old and modern vehicles, farming equipment, and clothing styles. These discussions helped us to develop our understanding of the past and how life has changed for people over generations.
We are incredibly proud of the enthusiasm and curiosity the children have shown this week and look forward to another exciting week of learning ahead! 😊
07.09.26
A Brilliant First Week Back in Tarka Class!
What a fantastic first week we have had in Tarka Class!
We would like to say a huge welcome to all of our new Reception children. They have absolutely astonished us with how quickly they have settled into school life and become an important part of our Tarka Class family. We are so proud of the confidence, enthusiasm and resilience they have shown during their first few days at school.
This week, we have enjoyed getting to know one another and learning all about our new classmates. The reception children have loved sharing special items from home and talking about the things that make them unique. Over the coming weeks, we will continue exploring their wonderful 'All About Me' boxes and discovering even more about each child’s interests, family and experiences.
We have also started our new blocks of learning. In Science, we have begun our new topic, Seasonal Changes, where we will be exploring the signs of seasonal change and learning about the world around us throughout the year. In PE we have begun to increase our gross and fine motor skills to strengthen our core and fingers to help our handwriting, alongside this we will be concentrating on locomotion, agility and co-ordination.
It has been a wonderful start to the school year, and we are incredibly proud of all the children for their hard work, enthusiasm and positive attitudes.
Well done, everyone! We can't wait for another exciting week of learning ahead. 🌟🍂😊