We hope you enjoyed our performance of Born in a Barn. It was great fun to perform!
Classes 5 and 6 began this half term by finding out about the Gunpowder Plot. We explored who some of the key plotters were and why they felt the need to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Then we learnt what happened in the days leading up to the discovery of the plot; and finally we had a fabulous end-of-unit history day in which we explored how Bonfire Night celebrations have changed over time. We made our own ‘Guys’, created fabulous firework paintings and had a go at writing using a feather and ink, just as Guy Fawkes would have done.
We enjoyed having Lakshmi, the dentist visit us. She told us how important it is to keep our teeth clean and showed us the right way to clean our teeth. We found out what would happen to our teeth if we don’t look after them. She read us a story called ‘Open Wide, Look Inside’ which was a fun way to find out what happens to the germs in our mouth if we don’t clean our teeth properly.
We had fun trying to clean the ‘sugar bugs’ off a laminated sheet with a toothbrush. We then looked at photos of lots of different foods and had to decide which food and drinks were good for our teeth and which were bad.
We enjoyed our visit from the dentist and are grateful for her time. We loved the ‘goody’ bag she gave each of us to take home.
We had a super maths day where we dressed in 'maths themed clothing', practised telling the time and took part in maths-related PE activities.
To start our new writing topic on instructions, we followed the recipe to make a banana and strawberry smoothie. We all tasted it and most of us thought it was delicious! We then learnt all about the features of recipes and we planned and wrote our own recipe to make a disgusting smoothie. That was lots of fun.
Year 2 were in charge of leading the harvest worship. We shared some of our favourite fruits and vegetables and thought about how all the different colours make up a harvest rainbow. This reminded us of the rainbow in the bible and God's promise to us.
Class 5:
The children in classes 5 and 6 (and staff!) have had a good first week back at school. Here they all are!
Class 5:
Class 6:
Class 4 Inspire: The children in class 4 enjoyed spending time with their parents and family members during our inspire morning. We enjoyed completing art, geography, writing, phonics and maths activities around the theme of 'Under the Sea'.
Easter Bonnet Parade- The children in Classes 3 and 4 created their own bonnets before parading them around the playground in front of parents.
Year 1 celebrated World Book Day 2024 by either dressing up as their favourite character or wearing pyjamas. The children also wrote their own story inspired by local author, Mike Brownlow.
Phonics Screening Information Session
As promised, here are the notes from our information session. You will find key dates and information, as well as some useful links.
The children were tasked with creating some model houses based on the houses from the time period of the Great Fire of London, they have absolutely blown us away with their creativity!
Nativity- A Huge well done to all of the Year 1 children for their fantastic effort in the Christmas Productions. Every single child excelled and put on a great show!
Times Tables Rock Stars Day- The children had great fun dressing up as rock stars for our maths themed TTRS day!
The children have been getting to know each other as they settle into school. We have been learning all about the new members of classes 1 and 2 by completing the topic All About Me.
Trip to Carymoor
We all had a wonderful trip to Carymoor this week. We found out all about the importance of careful recycling, while going on a hunt for the local Hedgehog!
The half term the children are looking at the topic Superheroes. We have been looking at different superhero texts and finding out about the different adventures. The children came to school dressed as their favourite superhero.
This half term the children are looking at the topic People Who Help Us. We have had a visit from a veterinary nurse and our PCSO.
The children enjoyed asking questions and finding out all about their job role.
