This term, our learning has been filled with curiosity and discovery. We have been exploring what it would be like to live in a world of darkness?

In Literacy, our key text The Dark by Lemony Snicket has inspired a range of creative writing. The children have written imaginative narratives, letters, character descriptions, and non-chronological reports, all exploring themes of fear, courage, and curiosity. They especially enjoyed designing their own “dark boxes” – creative collections of ideas and objects that Laszlo could use to stop being afraid of the dark. These hands-on activities really helped to inspire their writing and deepen their understanding of the story.

In Maths, we have been representing, ordering, and comparing numbers to 1000 using place value counters and base 10. The children have shown great curiosity in exploring number patterns and strengthening their knowledge of number bonds. We are now building on this understanding through addition and subtraction, concentrating on developing fluency and accuracy using the column method.

In Science, we have been investigating light and darkness, asking questions such as “Can we see without light?” and “Do shadows stay the same all day?”. Through a series of exciting, hands-on experiments, the children explored how we see objects, and how shadows are formed. They worked scientifically to make predictions, carry out fair tests, and draw conclusions, discovering many answers to their curiosities along the way.