Year 4 - National Day of Prayer for Schools
In our Class Worship, we focused on The National Day of Prayer for Schools when Christians across the UK set aside time to pray for their local schools. As a class, we decided to write our own special lunchtime prayers thinking about everyone that is involved in making our lunches from the farmers who grew the crops to the kitchen staff who serve it or our mums and dads that may have made our packed lunches.
Welcome Wellbeing Warriors in Year 4
Today our new Wellbeing Warriors were given their Ambassador badges along with their SCARF lanyards so that children can recognise them and they can support them with new ideas and initiatives along with running our Living Streets Walk to School Campaign. The children are super keen and enthusiastic about their roles and we can’t wait to see what they do. A big welcome to Seb, Elijah, Ella and Heidi.
Collective Worship with Rev Ben
Today, Rev Ben began worship by talking to the children about what they had done over the summer holidays. He asked them to think about the different experiences they had enjoyed, such as going on holiday, horse riding, swimming, enjoying the hot weather, watching football and going on a boat trip. Rev Ben then introduced the Bible story about the journey of Abraham. The children joined in by explaining that Abraham trusted God and that this was one of the most important things Abraham did. Rev Ben talked about how Abraham trusted God to give him a child, even when this seemed difficult to believe. God promised Abraham that his descendants would be as many as the stars in the sky. The children were then encouraged to think about how they could make the most of the new school year. They discussed the importance of having fun, living life in all its fullness, being themselves and following the 4B's. Rev Ben reminded the children that, just as Abraham trusted God, they can trust God to help and guide them throughout the school year. The worship ended with a prayer asking God to help us trust in Him during the school year and to guide us through the year ahead. Rev Ben also reminded the children about the Summer Weekend taking place at St Barnabas Church this weekend and the Youth Group for Year 6 and above, where children can learn more about God and Jesus. The children finished worship by singing a new song called “Every Beat of My Heart.”
Year 2 English- Analysing the Features of the Example Text
Year 2 have been busy in their English lessonS this week. They have been familiarising themselves with a text based on a book called ‘The River’ by Marc Martin. Today, they had to analyse the text for features such as verbs ending in -ed, noun phrases, words to show the passing of time and repetitive phrases. We were particularly impressed with how many -ed verbs they managed to find! Year 2 will soon be using these same features in their own writing. Keep up the good work!
Year 5 - PE
In PE, Year 5 began developing their cricket skills by using underarm throws to quickly and accurately move a tennis ball around the playground. We also practised catching the ball, being aware of how we track the ball with our eyes as well as being prepared to move our feet and hands. We then applied those skills in friendly game to see which team could complete 20 throws and catches successfully.
Year 5 - Music
Today, Year 5 were introduced to Boomwhackers and learned about their creation and development as musical instruments. We investigated how the length of each tube affects its pitch before performing in a Boomwhacker class orchestra using colour coded notation.
Year 1 Forest School: Fun On The Outdoor Gym
Year 1 had a blast playing on the outdoor gym for their forest school session today. They were shown how to use all the equipment properly and safely and it was great to see them taking turns.
Year 3 - Working Scientifically - Asking Questions
This week we started a very exciting science unit on scientific enquiry. Our first lesson involved identifying and writing scientific questions about chemical reactions. We mixed vinegar with bicarbonate of soda and washing up liquid and observed the effects. After the experiment, we learned how to answer our questions based on what we observed.
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Year 3 - Partner Learning
We are busy getting to know our new routines in Year 3, and we thoroughly enjoyed this A-Z scavenger hunt activity to get to know our classroom. We have been learning the skill of cooperation and we put this into practice by taking turns with our partners and helping each other when it was difficult to find a classroom feature beginning with less common letters. Great team work, Year 3!
M&M Production: The New Adventures of Pinocchio
Today we were very lucky to have some visitors from M & M productions who performed The New Adventures of Pinocchio for us. Pinocchio is the classic story of a wooden puppet who comes to life and learns how to be brave, honest, and unselfish to become a real boy. The performance had some fantastic added extra toys such as Peppa Pig and Labubu’s which the children found highly amusing! We enjoyed some classic Pinocchio songs like ‘ Whistle While You Work’ and ‘ When You Wish Upon a Star’ The children were absolutely captivated by the actors and loved joining in especially Eleanor who got invited up on stage. What a super way to start our first Tuesday morning back in school off. Thank you to our FOSB for helping to fund this for our children.
Year 4 Art - Exploring 3D Chalk Art
As part of our first art lesson, we have been looking at developing our ideas for 3D work through drawing and visualisation in 2D. We studied the work of Magdalene Odundo who uses clay and ceramics to create pots and vessels. Following this we sketched large pots and vases onto black sugar paper using chalk in the hall so we could make the most of the space using our whole arms to do so.
Year 4 RE - Rosh Hashana
In our RE lesson this week we looked at how Jesus was Jewish and so would have celebrated Jewish festivals to honour God. We paid particular focus to Rosh Hashana which is the Jewish New Year. The children looked at how they eat apples dipped in honey for a sweet year and then created prayers focusing on their wishes for this new school year and what they’d like to leave behind. We finished by eating apples dipped in honey to celebrate all things sweet.