Outdoor Artists
I was extremely proud of Year 4 this week.
We all went outside to draw our own magical gardens. The children sat quietly on the logs in the sunshine, looking at the trees and plants around them, entirely focused on their artwork.
Some of their drawings are amazing.
I think Year 4 have…
Outdoor Learning Afternoon in Reception Class
A big thank you to all those parents who supported our outdoor learning afternoon at school today. It was fantastic to see so many parents and children enjoying hunting for minibeasts. That's another thing to tick off your 25 things to do before you are 7 and 3/4 list. Well done…
Reception Class go on a Bear Hunt!
With great excitement Oak Class set off on a 'Bear Hunt' on Monday morning. We encountered squelchy mud, swishy, swashy grass and a swirling, whirling snowstorm before finding a 'real' bear in a cave. The children decided that, rather than run away from the bear, they would make friends with him.…
Outdoor Learning Afternoon in Year Two
Learning Afternoon in Year Two- Friday 30th September
Year Two invited their parents into class this afternoon to complete some tasks from the '25 things to do before you are 7 and 3/4' list. We planted a bulb and held a scary beast! The children really enjoyed involving their parents in…
Catapult Challenge!
On Thursday Year 3 took part in the STEM Catapult Challenge. They learnt how to construct a simple catapult using lollypop sticks and elastic bands. They were then given the opportunity to practice using the catapult and decide on the best angle for firing a counter. After that they took…
Year Four - Outdoor learning afternoon
On Thursday the 29th September we had the pleasure of inviting our parents into school to help with our homework challenge.
As it is outdoor week we did one of the 50 things to do before you're 11 and 3/4s.
In year 4 we hunted for bugs and we found:
slugs, ladybirds, spiders, beetles,…
Catapult Challenge
On Thursday Year 5 took part in a STEM activity, the catapult challenge. They learnt how to construct a catapult and found the best angle needed to fire their counter the furthest. During the session the children learnt about force and momentum.
The children had great fun evaluating their…
Catapult challenge
This week we had our STEM activity. We learnt about potential and kinetic energy as we made our own catapults.
Haka
This afternoon Mrs Smith came in to introduce us to the Dance aspect of our P.E. curriculum. We watched the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team perform the war dance they enact before every match. She talked to us about the war dance being the tribal dance of New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa and…
We're all going on a bug hunt
On Friday, Year 5 completed one of the challenges from 50 things to do before you're 11 3/4. When our parents and grandparents came in, we all went on a bug hunt. Lots of creatures were found, including; spiders, worms, slugs, moths, beetles and flies.
The children enjoyed searching the…
Fairies at Gillibrand!
Year 4 heard that there had been fairy doors discovered in the school grounds. So we went to investigate!
The children found four fairy doors and three of them were on the Silver Birch trees. This made Year 4 believe that they were actually our fairies!
A lot of the children heard them…
Times Tables Champions
The challenge last week was to complete 10 games in the "Garage" section on Times Table Rock Stars.
Only 6 children in Year 4 managed to complete this challenge. Well done to
Fran, Isaac, Harvey, Scarlett, Matty, Harvey and Finley.
I know more children can take part in the…