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Weekly Celebrations 17.5.24
Here are this week’s awards…
Weekly Celebrations
School Value Ambassadors (earning House Points with one pupil chosen each week per year group, awarded by teachers for showing one of our school values):
Year 6 – EVERYBODY! – For being absolute superstars during their SATs this week. They were determined, calm and ready for action everyday! Well done Year 6 we are all very proud of you.
Year 4 Evie for ‘Friendship’ – For always being a good friend to others
Year 3 Emelia for ‘Perseverance’ – For trying especially hard in PE this week with Miss Hindley
Year 2 Harry for showing ‘Respect’, ‘Wisdom’ and ‘Perseverance’: Harry is becoming a fantastic writer. His imagination, enthusiasm and attention to detail mean his writing is a pleasure to read. You’re a superstar Harry – keep it up!
Year 1 Freddie for ‘Trust’, ‘Friendship’ & ‘Wisdom’ – Freddie is a super friend. He is kind, fair and funny! He is also keen to contribute in our class discussions and share his ideas. Well done Freddie – keep it up!
Reception Memphis for ‘Wisdom’ – Memphis is a book of knowledge! He is always willing to share his amazing facts and wise answers with the class.
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Other achievements…
Laurie has achieved his Level 3 badge in swimming, great work Laurie – well done. He also was awarded ‘Player of the week’ at football. A busy week!
Brooke has been sewing every day this week as a distraction from her SATs. She sewed this all by hand and didn’t even need any instructions to follow. Amazing!
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
Weekly Celebrations 3.5.24
Here are this week’s awards…
Weekly Celebrations
School Value Ambassadors (earning House Points with one pupil chosen each week per year group, awarded by teachers for showing one of our school values):
Year 6 – Harry for ‘Wisdom’ – For sharing well thought out ideas in class discussions.
Year 5 Sophia for ‘Perseverance’ – For always trying her best in lessons even during challenging tasks.
Year 4 Jamie for ‘Perseverance’ – For showing perseverance in all lessons. Well done Jamie!
Year 3 Andre for ‘Respect’ – For always showing respect to others. Well done Andre!
Year 2 Aoife for showing ALL of our school values: Aoife is an asset to our school. She tries her best in everything she does. She has a mature way of thinking and shares her great ideas in our class discussions. You’re a star Aoife!
Year 1 Roly for ‘Perseverance’ & ‘Friendship’ – Roly has been working hard to learn and show our school values. He is showing a positive attitude to learning and making lots of new friends.
Reception James for ‘Perseverance’ – James is developing a really positive attitude to learning, he is always willing to have a go but is learning to ask for support when he feels he needs it. Well done James!
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
Other achievements…
Hallie has been sewing at rainbows! She has created this wonderful heart. Hallie told us she had never done any sewing before so we were very impressed with her efforts.
Blake has achieved his Level 7 swimming badge. Only last week Blake was showing us his Level 3 water safety award. What a fantastic achievement Blake, keep it up!
Charlie received a medal for taking part in a dance competition, well done Charlie – we can’t wait to see your moves!
Congratulations to all our winners this week!
Summer Term in Rabbit Class
Welcome back Rabbit Class, I hope you all had a lovely Easter break and spent time having fun with your families. I can’t wait to hear about everything you got up to!
We have got lots of exciting things to look forward to this term; our school trip to Engenuity, swimming lessons, our sponsored fun run and lots more too!
Our topic this term is ‘Turrets and Tiaras’. We will be learning about Queen Elizabeth I and about the Battle of Shrewsbury, to find out more click on the link below.
Rabbits Class Topic Overview Summer 2024
We will start swimming lessons from Friday 26th April, so everyone will need to be in PE kit and bring their swimming kit with them on Fridays. We will no longer have PE on a Wednesday afternoon. Year 2s will have PE on a Tuesday afternoon and Year 1s will have forest school. Have a look at our timetable to see what we will be getting up to for the rest of the week.
Please find the knowledge organisers for subjects this term below. The knowledge organisers will tell you what the children will be learning and some key vocabulary they will encounter this term. I hope you find these helpful, please let me know if there is anything you would like to discuss.
RE – What makes some places sacred to believers.pub
Computing – Creating Media Digital Music
If you have any queries, questions or worries please feel free to catch me on the gate or email me to arrange a chat.
Miss Horton 🙂
World Book Day 2024
We had a fantastic World Book Day yesterday! We created our own story spoons based on characters from our favourite stories, then we shared our stories with each other. Some of us were even brave enough to share our stories with the whole class!
Art – Sculptures
In our art lessons we have been learning about sculpture. Today we looked at the sculptor Henry Moore. Henry Moore made sculptures of humans and human-like figures formed of simple shapes. We used pipe cleaners to make a mannequin, then we posed for each other and moved our mannequins to match the pose. We then sketched our mannequins in our art books, thinking carefully about the shape.
Making our mannequins:
Our finished mannequins:
Posing for our partners:
Sketching our mannequins:
Artwork inspired by ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’
During Children’s Mental Health Week 2024 we explored what mental wellbeing means and reflected on the way the characters in the book look after their own wellbeing. We thought about what makes us and our peers special, and how this can promote our positive wellbeing. We created our own sketches inspired by Charlie’s beautiful illustrations.
- “Life is difficult but you are loved” By Dougie
- “Everyone is special just like you. Everyone should be treated the way they want to be treated” – By Lexi
- “What is your job?” “To be kind” – By Toby
- “Nothing beats kindness” – By Seren
- “Sometimes your mind can tell you you’re no good, but you are” – By Harry
- “We love you no matter how you look” – By Zander
- “What do you want to be when you grow up?” “Kind” – By Nancy
- “Kindness can never be broken” “Just like friendship” – By Aoife
History – Explorers
In our history lesson this week we have been learning about different explorers throughout history. We worked together to put them onto a timeline based on when they went exploring. We also learned the 7 different continents and tried to put out explorers on a world map to show which continent they explored.
If you would like to listen to the continents song, follow this link (it is very catchy!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzqdDdxr9VI