Year 2 - Music - Dynamics
This afternoon Year 2 enjoyed their music lesson focusing on dynamics. They warmed up their voices ready for singing along to some of their favourite songs with the correct dynamic in mind. Beautiful singing Year 2!
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Year 6 Junior Jam - Computing
Year 6 enjoyed a fantastic Junior Jam computing lesson on coding, today. They used "Last Touch X and Y" to help them create a drawing tool and "Create a Clone" to create multi-coloured copies of firework images. They also learned about variables, extending the sides of different shapes to create a spiral pattern.
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Forest school club- Planting Trees
We have had a brilliant Forest School club tonight. We have been planting trees from the National Trust around the perimeter of school. Each child planted their own tree and then created their own name label for it containing the year the tree was planted and the class they are currently in.
Whole School Worship - The Importance of Trees
This week is National Tree Week and Mrs Ham introduced an exciting new tree-planting project that we will be undertaking as a school. Following on from Switch Off Fortnight, we will continue our Planet Protectors mission by planting trees on our school grounds and, of course, our fantastic children will be involved. To kick start the project, we had a discussion about why trees are amazing. The children gave some very thoughtful answers, such as “they give us oxygen”, “they take harmful carbon dioxide out of the air”, “they provide protection for animals”, “we love playing in the trees”, “we use trees to make things”. Mrs Ham also told us the story, The Man Who Planted Trees. It was about a shepherd who saw the barren land and wanted to improve it, so he started planting trees. He planted over 1000 acorns, and after many years, the landscape was filled with lush, green trees, rivers flowed and a town was built. We learned from this 100-year-old story that one person’s small act can make a huge difference. Just like in the Parable of the Talents, we learned that it’s important for us all to use what we’ve been given to make a positive impact on the world. We can’t wait to use the trees that have been donated to us by the National Trust to make a positive impact on our community.
Year 5 - Carbon Monoxide Workshop
The Carbon Monoxide Crew visited Year 5 on Tuesday to create awareness about the potentially dangerous gas. The children engaged with lots of activities to understand what Carbon monoxide is and where it comes from (incomplete burning). We learned what the signs and symptoms of having a leak are before coming up with ways to protect our homes. If you suspect Carbon monoxide, please open all doors and windows and call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999 immediately.
Warhammer Club
On Monday, the Warhammer Club continued painting their miniatures. After applying washes, the children learned how to dry brush the base layers with lighter colours using make-up brushes. This acted to highlight the model as if light was reflected off the raised surfaces of the model creating the appearance of depth and detail.
KS2 Football Practice
Today’s football session focused on the effective use of a target man, emphasising intelligent movement to create space, link play and support attacking transitions. Players worked on timing their runs, offering clear passing options and using body positioning to shield the ball and bring teammates into the game.
Year 5 - Science
We continued our topic on the properties of materials by exploring what hardness means. The children used nails and coins to try to scratch a variety of materials and used their observations to order them from hardest to softest. They general found iron to be the hardest materials to scratch and fabric/sponge to be the softest. The children worked well together in groups using oracy skills to discuss their conclusions.
Year 3- TT Rockstars: The Battle is ON!
This week, we've kicked off the TT Rockstars Battle of the Bands, where our year groups go head-to-head to see who can answer the most correct times tables questions. We are dedicating 15 minutes each day over three days to this tournament during class time. The rivalry is fantastic! Currently, Year 6 is leading the charge on the leaderboard, but Year 3 is incredibly competitive, they are going home and logging extra time on TT Rockstars, determined to practice their way right into the Top Ten!
Reception RE - Why the characters in the Nativity are important
During our RE session we played a game of ‘who’s in the bag’ The children picked out the characters from the Nativity Story and identified each character, they talked with their partner about why the characters were important to the story and what part they played within it.
Year 2 - DT - Sewing using a running stitch for our puppets
Year 2 have been using a running stitch to sew two pieces of fabric together when making our puppets. They will be available to purchase at our FOSB Christmas Fair when they are finished.