Parents and carers of our upcoming Reception pupils (Sept 2022 intake) are invited to come to our Reception Open Day on Thursday 14th July 2022.
Please see the attached flyer for more details.
It’s Friday!
Well that obviously means a celebration assembly to hear about all the amazing work that the children have been completing this week. It was nice to celebrate the golden token winner along with the class that had the best attendance.
Huge well done to all. ⭐️🌟
Year 1’s Commando Joe mission this week was to rescue some endangered animals. The children had to work as a team and communicate with each other, each taking on a important role. Amazing teamwork Class 3!
Class 3 have been making equal groups as part of our division unit in Mathematics. Some great independent number work from our young children!
Children were invited to come to school on Thursday this week wearing red, white and blue for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. They completed lots of fun activities during the week relating to the jubilee. They were also treated to a magnificent jubilee lunch courtesy of our wonderful kitchen staff!
In school this week we have been celebrating Arts Week alongside the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee! The children have learnt all about Queen Elizabeth II while finessing their artistic skills and talents.
Here’s what each year group has gotten up to…
Year 2 were busy making crowns fit for a Queen… or King!
After designing their brief, their first task was to practise stitching buttons and sequins onto a sample material. As you can see, they had lots of fun perfecting their skills for the real thing! Well done Year 2.
In Year 3 the children focussed on Pop Art. The children looked at the Andy Warhol image ‘Reigning Queens’ identifying who the different monarchs were with a focus on Queen Elizabeth. They discussed the different colours used, then they looked at traditional Andy Warhol artwork where the same image is repeated in different colours. On the chromebooks, children were given an image of the queen which they then had to copy, paste and arrange into a 2×2 grid and change the colours.
Year 3 also learned about the Superbloom project where over 20 million seeds from 29 flower species have been planted in the Tower of London moat to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen.
They focussed on the flax flower, the national flower of Northern Ireland. They sketched their own flax flowers following a simple tutorial, then painted their creations using water colours. The results were incredible and it was particularly lovely to see them altogether, and see that every single painting was different!
To celebrate the Queen’s 70th jubilee Year 5 were tasked with making a union jack themed bunting for a school display. Using fabric pens, paints and a few British themed templates, each pupil created their own contribution to the Year 5 piece.
Year 3 have been working hard in Literacy this half term learning all about non-chronological reports.
They began by learning that non-chronological means ‘not in order’, and identified some typical features of reports such as headings, subheadings and technical language.
During the half term, they gathered information on the Stone Age (which was also their Dimensions topic!), before writing a report, and finally publishing it as a beautiful double page spread with pictures and text.
Take a look at some amazing examples! (click to enlarge)
Year 3 completed another Commando Joe’s mission today. After dividing into groups and guards, it was vital that the teams worked together in absolute silence or risked being captured.
Adventurers had to complete the course and retrieve their possession, however if a guard heard them and tagged them, they returned to the start and a new adventurer took over.
The children really enjoyed this mission and we learnt some vital skills: resilience, self-awareness, communication and teamwork.
Our school have successfully filled our first box of batteries, which are now ready to be recycled!
Please see the attached video for information for the parents of any children starting Reception in September 2022.
