We have been thinking about living things and their habitats in science. We have set up a wormery so that we can observe how worms live underground and what they feed on.
We have also developed an interest in Barn Owls. To find out more about their food chain, we investigated what was in an owl pellet - food that the owl regurgitates.

When we discover who the bones belonged to, we'll let you know!

 The Snow Queen
Today, we continued our work on the Snow Queen. We listened to and analysed the film version of a traditional story. We listened to a cello and a cornet. We learnt about how sound were made on the instruments, and which musical families they belonged to. We used a story board to analyse how music is used to support the story. We were also able to recognise different instruments including our voices. E knew that a bow was made out of horse hair! We talked about how a sound box on a cello increases the volume by allowing sound to travel around the instrument and how this contrast with a cornet which has long tubes to carry the sound!

We checked out which minibeasts we could find living in our Forest School habitat. We had minibeast collection pots with a magnifying glass lid. We could look at the minibeasts in detail. We found beetles, snails, woodlice, spiders, ants, aphids, worms, larvae and slugs. Many of the minibeasts have their own microhabitat e.g. the woodlice like to live underneath rotting logs in darkness. 
Our most interesting find was a ladybird larvae - some of our insects have an amazing lifecycle!
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Daffodils class are looking forward to another busy half term. We will continue with our local study of Oswestry, focusing on the location of Oswestry and where it is in relation to the rest of the world. We will be using various OS and ariel maps and even draw our own map of Oswestry using OS map symbols. Through our Geography topic, we will be writing an information text about Oswestry.
Science 
In science this half term we will be looking at animals including humans and living things and  life processes. We will be exploring the questions, what do living things need to survive? What is the difference between living and non-living? What do all living things do? 
Design and Technology
We will be designing and making our own felt pouch.
PE 
PE will continue to be on alternate Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please check weekly reminders on the website. It is important children bring into school the correct kit. They should have in their kit: A white or navy blue t shirt, a navy blue jumper or zip up hoodie, navy jog suit bottoms or shorts, trainers and spare socks. 
Reading
We will change books once a week and children can take home a book to enjoy. Please make sure book bags are in school every day. It is lovely to read your comments in reading diaries, please make sure you fill in reading diaries every time you read, as we are continuing our reading challenge in class – the more you read the more chance of winning a class treat!
TT Rocks
Please continue to log in to TT Rocks. Keep having a go as much as you can, the more times you play the more rewards you get and the better you become at your multiplication tables!