Giraffes@taddy

  In PE this term, the Giraffes have started to learn how to play Netball!  We have started off by looking at the different skills needed in order to play the game. We practiced different types of pass: chess pass, shoulder pass and bounce pass.  We then focussed on the importance of footwork in Netball. We played lots of games practicing pivoting and running onto the ball. 

  Y5/6 investigated key vocabulary from our new book Stonewall. A building, an uprising, a revolution. We were learning to summarise key information to answer a question.

 As part of our Art unit, Trailblazers, Barrier Breakers the children looked in detail at a significant piece of art from each of the 10 black artists that we have been studying. Their critical analysis involved discussing various details, supported by prompt questions relating to: people, setting, story, movement, abstract forms, text, emotional response, title, arrangement, dominance, lines and edges, visual language, tonal range, light sources and shadows, colour, texture, space, viewpoint, media.

We use retrieval practice every day at Taddington to help us to remember more. Yesterday, for our new art topic, ‘Trailblazers’, Giraffes learnt about a number of black artists from the last couple of centuries. Children were given 1 artist to remember as we discussed them together as a class. Afterwards, they were given additional information about their artist and told they would need to teach the rest of the class about them at the start of today’s lesson… without notes. This caused the children to think carefully about strategies for remembering information. At the start of today’s lesson, the children were given 5 minutes to refresh their memories then they stood up and taught the rest of the class about the Trailblazer from memory. 

  In PE, the Giraffes were building their physical strength and gross motor skills.  The children were learning how to climb a rope.  The children had to be focussed in order to concentrate on their footing and hand placements. They also showed excellent team work as they worked together to support their peers.  It was certainly a challenge to get to the top, however they showed great resilience and were really engaged.