This week we have been learning all about the circus. A few weeks ago we visited the Hippodrome (our circus in Gt Yarmouth) to have a sneaky peak behind the scenes. This week we have centred all our learning around the circus theme and have learnt loads of new things. We found out about circus acts in the past and how they used to use lots of big animals like elephants and lions. We looked at information on the computer to find out how things have changed.
We have made our own circus pictures using food - they looked fantastic and we had great fun ripping up orange skin and sticking on parsley. Look at our pictures - Mrs Mayers was very impressed with Charlie and Emmie who worked really carefully to create their pictures.
We have also collaged a Big Top together and were great at helping each other. Keep a look out for our circus display - it will be in the classroom. We have also made lots of other things like hats and bow ties and balancing clowns. We have written stories about the circus and made programmes for a circus show.
Nice costume Hayden !
In maths we have been looking at patterns and we are all really good now at making our own repeating patterns. Why not have a go at home? We have also been practising our doubles and are getting better at doing them quickly (eg double 5 is 10, double 3 is 6). It's a good idea to learn these off by heart to 10.
Thomas made some great patterns
On Wednesday we had a real treat - Drew, a real circus performer, came into our school for a whole day and each class had a turn at learning some circus tricks ! First Drew did our assembly and showed us what he could do - he was very talented and could juggle, walk on stilts and even ride a unicycle.
Whoops! That's not Drew !!
When it was our turn we loved spinning the plates and flipping the flower sticks. Some of us were really brave and had a go on the pedal machines. AJ loved the plate spinning and Dylan had a really good go at the flower sticks. Lots of the girls loved the long ribbons too. Mrs Ball and Chloe had a good try at passing the spinning plates to each other.
AJ and the flower stick
Elija on stilts
Mrs Ball and Chloe plate spinning
Lara twirling ribbons
Thomas on the pedal machine
See you next week
Grasshopper Class