Author: Jen Whittingham
Dragonfly Class Homework 23.6.22
Times Tables
Please complete the times table sheet given out in class and return it to school stuck in your homework book by Wednesday 29th June.
Spellings
Complete the spelling sheet in your neatest handwriting and return it to school stuck in your homework book by Wednesday 29th June.
Science
Our new topic in Science is sound so this week, we would like you to complete the sound survey below. You could do it at home or when you are out and about such as on a walk.
Please bring in your homework by Wednesday 29th June.
If you have any queries, please contact Mrs Hollis or Miss Horton.
Year 6 Lichfield Visit & Headteacher’s Award!
On Wednesday, Year 6 travelled to Lichfield for a day of activities in the Cathedral organised by the Lichfield Diocese.
It was fairly unanimous that the children really enjoyed it! Not only did the building amaze them, but the tasks were engaging and challenging too.
To top off a great day, two Headteacher’s awards were also earned. During a singing activity, a pupil with additional needs from another school wanted to perform her song for the group. However, when none of her peers volunteered to perform with her, our Harry L and Liam raised their hands and asked, “Excuse us Sir, would Ella like us to perform with her?” They then performed Ella’s song, ‘Happiness is like a hug’. It was a special moment which epitomised the kindness of our children. Well done Harry and Liam!
Mrs Dyke and I both had a great day – thank you Owls 🦉 you’re brilliant!
Football Friendly ⚽️ ⚽️⚽️
We had a fantastic afternoon today as Baschurch brought two football teams for a set of matches. Ruyton kicked off with a great 2-0 win, followed by a Baschurch penalty in the second game leading to a 1-0 Baschurch win. The last two games were both at 0-0!
A brilliant effort from all the boys from both schools; it was fantastic to see such talent and effort.
A special thank you to ex-pupil (and football legend!) Will Thomas and his friend Sam who came and refereed the matches. Superstars!
Dragonfly Class Arts Week 2022
We have had a fantastic Arts Week in Dragonfly Class looking at our focus country of India. We have loved finding out about the country as well as creating some fantastic pieces of artwork using some new and sometimes, tricky techniques. On Monday – Wednesday, we covered the following:
* We designed and made a silk painting of a the national flower of India, the lotus. This was quite tricky as we needed very steady hands to apply the gutta outline and then use a different painting technique to apply the fabric paint. The results are stunning!
*We looked at the technique of Sgraffito (from the Italian word for scratched) and used it to design beautiful decorated elephants by scraping away a wax layer from fabric in order to create grooves. We then painted fabric paint onto the whole piece of fabric so that it went into the grooves. Finally, Mrs Hollis ironed off all of the rest of the wax to reveal our fantastic designs.
*We used the technique of collage to create examples of silhouettes of Indian animals or landmarks and also very sparkly elephants too.
We are so proud of our artwork – please check out the posts for lots and lots of photos.
Oh, and we had fun dressing up too!
