Firemen!

Today we had a surprise visit from the Diss Fire Service. 

They talked to us about modern-day fire fighting. We learned about fire safety including smoke alarms, what to do if there is a fire in our house and the 'stop, drop and roll' technique. 

We had a look around the fire engine, sat inside and used the hose to spray water. Great fun!

Great Fire of London silhouette paintings.

The children have produced some outstanding artwork. We explored colour mixing to create different tones to depict the fire. We talked about how to create different effects by varying our brush strokes. Then the children worked very carefully to draw and cut out their own silhouette. I think  you will agree the results are fantastic!

 Maxim

 Poppy

 Alexander

 Gracie

 Monty

 Freddie

 James

 Edward

 Scarlett

Alfie

Making marmalade sandwiches

Today we all enjoyed listening to the delightful story of Paddington. We learnt from the story that Paddington loves to eat marmalade sandwiches. Everyone followed instructions to make a marmalade or in some cases a jam sandwich. This will also form the basis for our instructional writing next week. The children enjoyed this very much, especially the eating part! Here are a few pictures...