Happy New Year
We are all happy to be back after two weeks away and to hear all about what everyone has been getting up to. We’re very excited for the term ahead and we look forward to the rest of the year, starting with a trip to Abbey House Museum on Friday 23rd January.
Material World: Testing Properties in Science
This week in science, our new topic Materials and Their Properties kicked off with plenty of excitement, curiosity and the occasional buzz. The children explored magnetic materials, discovering which objects were attracted to magnets and which were not, before moving on to electrical conductors and insulators.
They had great fun building simple circuits and testing different materials to see which allowed electricity to flow and which stopped it in its tracks, making careful predictions and observations like real scientists. There was lots of brilliant discussion, problem-solving and teamwork as they worked out why some materials behaved the way they did.
Help at home: Ask your child to explain and use their new science vocabulary or challenge them to spot and name conductors and insulators around the house.
Year 3,4 Topic – Romans and Anglo – Saxons
Welcome back and Happy New Year!
Our History based topic this half term is ‘The Romans and Anglo- Saxons’. This week, the children have been locating these periods of history on a timeline and finding out about life in Britain before the Roman invasion.
We’re all looking forward to our school trip to the Yorkshire Museum later this month.
Help at home by looking at the BBC Bitesize website to find out more about the Romans.
Welcome back
It’s been great to see everybody back at school this week and we have got stuck straight back into our learning in 1A.
In Maths we have been looking at 3D shapes. We’ve counted sides, faces and recognised 2D shapes within 3D shapes. We’ve also looked at some symmetry too.
In Science we planted some bulbs. We are watering them everyday and keeping the plant pot in our classroom so that it stays nice and warm.
Happy New Year!
Happy new Year!
Happy New Year to all our Reception Class families. Welcome back.
What a first term we had! Everyone made such a great start to school life during the first term – we’re so proud of your children. We’re looking forward to all the fun learning we have planned for you this term.
A look back over some of the festive activities we shared together:
- Learning about how Christmas is celebrated around the world. We especially liked learning how Santa needs to change into shorts, t-shirt and flip-flops when delivering presents in Australia. He asks the kangaroos to help him deliver presents to give the reindeer a little rest. We also loved searching the class for the hidden almond just like some people search for the hidden almond in the rice pudding in Denmark. It’s thought to bring good luck to those who find it.
- We got a phone call in class to let us know that our teachers had received a very special email. It was very mysterious. The email was a video of Santa himself exploring the Nursery, Reception and KS1 classes. He had hidden a bag of presents in our classes for us to find and we each got to take home a little gift.
- Performing songs and poems for parents and carers in the Christmas show.
Swimming
School Trip
A gentle reminder to please pay for the upcoming trip on Arbor. We’re visiting This Green Moon and the cost of this visit is £21.44 per child to cover entry and the ever-increasing travel costs. During this visit, children will explore the outdoors, get mucky, build dens, sit around a fire, learn crafts and skills and all the while, appreciate the surroundings and develop a love of nature.
PE – dance
Our new topic in PE is dance this term so I hope the children have brought their dancing shoes to school.
The children are becoming familiar with different genres of music. This week, we listened to ‘Le Freak’ which has a pop/disco vibe to it. Lots of the children recognised the piece of music so their adults must have great music taste. You can listen to the song here if you would like to reminisce about your disco days!
They spent the session creating a dance routine in small groups that matched the rhythm of the music. They then performed them in front of the class. They were fantastic!
Sharp teeth and claws
Fire and ice
Merry Christmas!
A massive thank you to all the Year 3 and Year 4 children and their families for an amazing autumn term.
What a fantastic final week we’ve had. On Thursday we saw some fantastic inflatables that Mrs Pennock brought in for us, enjoyed our delicious Christmas dinner and partied in the hall!
We’ve all enjoyed finishing out art sculptures and making some Christmas crafts to take home too.
Thank you so much for all of the lovely Christmas cards and gifts. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas break.
Merry Christmas
Mrs Lake, Mr Wain and Mrs Wadsworth
Christmas party time
All Year 1 and 2 have had a great time at our Christmas party. It was so good the photos are blurry. The highlight was the teachers v kids dance-off – we think the teachers were better!
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all the Key Stage 1 staff.
