Year 3 & 4 PSHE

In PHSE year 3/4 have been learning about hopes and dreams. We have been working in teams to create funny potatoes. We had to use all of our TRAIN values to create our models, overcome  disappointed when some of ideas were not included.

These are the contestants in the funniest potato competition.

Year 1 Rockets

Year 1 made their rockets today! They added a nose cone and fins to make the rocket fly faster and then decorated them. At breaktime, they took the rockets outside to launch them!

New Library books

We are thrilled to share our new books heading into the library this week.

They are all thanks to your generous spending at our last two book fayres – this has enabled us to spend nearly £800 on new books.

From exciting authors like Percy Jackson and Michael Morpurgo, to visited authors like MG Leonard. We have books about football, animals, adventure stories and books to support us with our emotions.

Year 2 Computing

Year 2 have been practising their word processing skills in Computing this half-term.  They have been creating newspaper reports using images and text from the nursery rhyme ‘The Gingerbread Man’.

Forest school 3/4CP

Miss Pearson’s class enjoyed their second session of forest school. The children are making great progress with their Anglo Saxon huts. They used mud to create the walls and next week we hope to make a roof. There were many times today when children were in the learning pit but they all managed to get themselves out of the pit by using the resources and skills they already have.

Nursery Bird Watch

This week Nursery have taken part in the RSPB bird watch. We have enjoyed making bird feeders to encourage more birds into our outside area. We have tried really hard to be quiet outside and used binoculars to spot different birds.  We have also enjoyed watching a brave, cheeky squirrel who is visiting us daily to eat seeds from our bird box. He is very funny!

DiAS parent workshop

It was lovely to have our first SEND parent workshop this morning. Katy and Louise from DiAS spoke to us all about their service, which is impartial, confidential and free. They can advise parents about any aspect of special educational needs and can signpost parents to further sources of support. It was a very informative session, with time for questions afterwards. Thank you to all those of you who were able to attend.

Year 5 Music

5K have been learning about ‘The Blues’ in Music this half-term. Here, they are playing the 12 bar blues along to a backing track using the chords of C, F and G.

Year 5 Tag Rugby at THS -Thursday 25th January.

Some of the Y5 girls attended a tag rugby tournament at THS this afternoon. Despite not being too confident at the start, they all tried their best – showing great teamwork and sportsmanship. The ‘A’ team came fourth in their league and the ‘B’ team came third in theirs.