Year 4 - English: Easter Poetry
This week, we began our poetry unit in English. Our topic is the Easter story, with our aim being to produce a piece of poetry, some of which will be displayed in the rose garden at Whitehall Park. We are only in the first stages at the moment; exploring poetry and working on our performance skills, but we had great fun creating and performing Kennings about Judas.
Year 4 - Linking Schools: Social Action
Today, Year 4 began the scene phase of our Linking Schools project, looking at different types of social action and discussing issues that they are passionate about changing. Each group recorded ideas for problems to tackle on a leaf, ready to add to our class kindness tree. In the next session, we will talk about how we can bring about change and vote on one idea to implement. Watch this space…
The W.O.W. Group - Lego Serious Play
The WOW group have been working hard to prepare for a very special Lego session over the past few weeks. They have made up individual packs, prepared activities based on BIG questions in RE and this week they have practised the activity ready to deliver it next week. They can’t wait to deliver the session and facilitate some great discussion to explore children’s RE learning so far.
Year 3- English- Children as Editors
Today, the children became editors and authors, proofreading each other's work and making improvements using purple pens. They thoroughly enjoyed this session and found it productive and useful to "magpie" ideas from their peers.
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Year 5 - Levers and Pulleys
Year 5 explored the fascinating world of levers and pulleys in science! From pushing, pulling and dragging to testing forces in action. The children worked together to investigate how these simple machines make lifting easier. A hands-on lesson filled with curiosity and discovery!
Year 1 D&T- Making Healthy Breakfast Pots
Today was the day that Year 1 have been waiting for. They have spent several design and technology lessons building up to this final lesson (making their healthy breakfast pot). Over the last couple of weeks, they have done some taste testing, learnt and practised some cutting techniques (bridge hold and fork secure) and planned and designed a healthy breakfast pot for a friend based on their preferences. They thoroughly enjoyed putting their new skills to the test by chopping up lots of fruit, making sure that they followed their design criteria correctly and tried their best to layer their ingredients to make them look a delight to eat. Well done Year 1!
Year 2 - Sentence structure
On Tuesday, we focused on the structure of our sentences and showing that they have a clear start and end. To do this we need to be absolutely secure with capital letters and full stops. The children worked in pairs to write sentences describing their morning routine. It was good to see the children seeing that their writing is made up of individual sentences rather than a large chunk of words. We will have another go at rainbow writing next half-term and see if they children become more fluent with beginning and ending their sentences.
Mad Science Club- Lab Works
Today in Mad Science Club, we became real scientists. The children got to use real lab equipment to stir, swish, and swirl different mixtures. It was a hands-on introduction to laboratory techniques, and everyone participated in the experiments and had great fun.
Year 5 - Gaelic Football
Year 5 embraced the challenge of Gaelic football, developing their teamwork, tactical thinking and coordination! From perfecting their throws and bounces to building confidence in gameplay. The children showed fantastic enthusiasm and determination throughout the session.
Year 3 - Year of Prayer- Prayers for Healing the Sick
During our 'Year of Prayer' session, the children reflected on who needed healing, focusing on healing the sick, etc. They wrote down names on plasters and we prayed for Jesus to bring them comfort. It was great to see how the children considered not only those they knew, but also those suffering in wider contexts, like wounded soldier, patients at the hospitals and pets that are taken ill.
Collective Worship: Year of Prayer and Singing Worship
This week, some members of our WOW group introduced our year of prayer activity. Mrs Araujo gave every class a packet of plasters and the children will think of somebody who is poorly to pray for. We then began our singing worship and practised songs that some of our children will be singing in church on Sunday during the St Barnabas Mother's Day Worship. We sang My Lighthouse, Our God is a Great Big God, Rich in Kindness and Build Up. All children are welcome to attend the special worship with Mrs Wilkinson at St Barnabas Church on Sunday at 11am.
Year 1 Science and RE- Spotting Signs of Spring (New Life)
This afternoon, Year 1 went to Whitehall Park to look for signs of Spring (new life). They went in search of bird nests, flower buds, flowers, blossom, birds, bees, ladybirds, squirrels and butterflies. They spotted lots of flowers including daffodils, pansies, forget me not and crocus, flower buds, seedlings, birds and were even lucky enough to spot a squirrel.