Food, glorious food!
Year 6 have shared some lovely meal times together in London in parks, restaurants and the hotel. It’s been wonderful to see them developing their independence and conversational skills before moving on to high school. And of course we’ve had several renditions of ‘Food, glorious food’ from our upcoming Oliver production!
Reception: Stay and Play
Thank you to all of our parents and carers who attended our stay and play session. It was great to see you all completing challenges with your children. What a super morning!
Year 4 - Smart School Council
This fortnight’s Smart School Council question focussed on which subjects we could make more exciting. Year 4 submitted their votes and decided on science. They also suggested ways to improve school, which all centred on break time activities/equipment.
Year 6 watch Matilda in the West End
Year 6 enjoyed a lovely meal together in Covent Garden and watched some of the street entertainers. They then watched Matilda the Musical at the Cambridge Theatre in the West End. We had the first four front rows so were so close to the stage. The children’s faces were priceless as they were so mesmerised by the production and in particular the child actors and actresses. We hope it’s given them some ideas and confidence for their Oliver production.
Matilda West End Workshop
Year 6 had a great time working on their drama skills at the Matilda West end workshop in London! They then got to meet a member of the Matilda cast and ask her questions. They are really looking forward to watching Matilda this evening at the Cambridge Theatre.
Reception Junior Jam
The children have been involved in some junior jam sessions this morning. The started off with a performing arts session which involved learning about characters from the story/film of Aladdin. They discussed which characters were bad and which ones were good. They then learned some dance moves to ‘Arabian Nights’ from Aladdin. In the music session they learned about the importance of warming up their voices when singing, so to not hurt or damage their muscles in their throat. They also listened to some songs and discussed which songs they thought sounded sad and which ones sounded happy. They then sang ‘If your happy and you know it’ to understand and demonstrate the different emotions in the song. We then had a technology session, where the children learned the difference between a video and a photograph. They then had a go on the iPads where they played a coding Safari game.
Refugee Week- Healing- Year 5
Year 5 took a short walk in the local area and reflected on the journeys refugee make, in celebration of Refugee Week and the Great Get Together. They also watched a short animated film about Hamid's journey from Eritrea in Africa. We then had a discussion about looking after refugees and how to make them feel welcome in our country.
Year 3 Music - Playing musical instruments
Year 3 have been playing a variety of musical instruments in Music lessons.
Reception Tricky Word Water Play
In the water area outside, the children have been amazing at identifying the tricky word balls! They used the water jugs and bowls to pick up the tricky words, and then transferred them across the chute to the box at the other other side. Well done for remembering these words and not letting them trick you!
Year 3 English - Drama - Hot seating
Year 3 have been inferring the Hare’s thoughts and feelings from the fable “ The Hare and The Tortoise”. Today they thought of questions to ask the Hare in role during a Hot-seating activity.
Year 3 - Science - sowing seeds
Year 3 are observing the watercress seeds sown last Friday. Over the past four days they have grown to 0.8cm high. Next Monday they will be using them in a Science Investigation to find out what plants need to grow well.