Speak competition results
Well done to : Emma, Ellie, Millie, Caoimhe, Raysa, Jamil and George for winning the SPEAK competition to design a new sign for your classroom door.
Maple
Maple class had a brilliant afternoon of teamwork, taking on the challenge to use sticks to create a trail for the Jolly Postman to ride his bicycle on. Throughout their trail they created human features (houses, shops, post office etc.) using leaves, stones, shells and more to mark where they would be and took compare bears for a stroll around their pathways. They have also created many postcards, letters, stamps and envelopes, all inspired by The Jolly Postman story.
Rowan
This week we have started our new book for English, 'The First Book of the Sea'. A poetry book of sea themed poems. We discussed as a class what performance poetry was and watched videos of Micheal Rosen performing his poetry. The children loved it and then chose poems from our book to perform to the class. They worked so hard at learning their lines and using their voice, tone, intonation and actions to bring the poetry alive. They then performed to the entire class, really showing their confidence and co-operation.
Birch
As part of their new topic, Birch class have been experimenting with making their own crystals this week and are excitedly waiting for the results. Birch Class also loved their first session using Oxford Reading Buddies. They quickly navigated their way around the website, selected a book from their 'shelf' and had fun reading it. After each book there is a quiz to check that the children have understood what they have read, and a 'badge' awarded once this is completed. The children are excited to log in at home to continue their reading.
Sycamore
Sycamore have started their art project called ‘Vista’ which focuses on landscapes. They had to look at a range of famous paintings and have a go at recreating them using shading techniques, such as crosshatching.
Year 6
As part of our school expectations around fluency and independent reading, year 6 have spent a session exploring our new program Reading Buddies this week. They were able to access books that were suitable for their age and could also check their understanding with a short quiz at the end.
