WOW writing!
We have enjoyed reading Jasper’s Beanstalk recently. We acted it out and re-read it several times to increase our fluency and expression. We then created our own versions, choosing our own characters and deciding what seed they would find.
Luella wrote a superb version about Una finding a rainbow seed. Wow, what a lovely start to your story!
Porridge!
Year 5/6 have been working very hard during rehearsals for their end of year show, Porridge. Don’t forget to send back your reply slip to get your free tickets to one of our three performances.
Tuesday 9th July at 2pm and 6pm
Wednesday 10th July at 6pm
Gold Star
Well done to our most recent golden star!
Living and Learning – human life cycle
Week 3 of our Relationships and Sex education looks at the stages of the human life cycle. During our Living and Learning sessions, children have learned about growing from young to old and that they are also growing and changing.
We also discussed:
- key stages in the human life cycle
- some ways that we have changed since
we were babies - that all living things including humans
start life as babies
Whole school sports roundabout
Our whole school sports roundabout is a chance for all children to work together, in teams, showcasing their sporting skills. The mixed aged teams encourage children to work together, supporting and encouraging each other. Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to show their support.
Super sunny sports day
The Key Stage 2 children enjoyed a fantastic competitive sports event on Friday. Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to offer their support. It is much appreciated.
Ladybirds
We’ve learnt all about the life cycle of ladybirds this week and were lucky enough to see every stage of the cycle in Nursery. We found some little eggs on the leaves outside and caught some ladybird larvae which, after eating lots of aphids, formed pupae in our butterfly house. On Friday morning, we saw our first little ladybird! We released it back into our garden where we found the eggs and larvae.
In group times, we learnt about the letter ‘l’ and we carefully drew the correct number of spots on ladybirds. Two of the most popular activities this week were in our creative area; children loved making ladybird shapes out of salt dough and painting spotty ladybird masks. There was some great team work whilst playing a ladybird game on the interactive whiteboard too. Children worked together and took turns to count spots and order the ladybirds.
We also found a very large, hairy spider. Look at its hairy legs! We used our Exploroscope to view it closely and count how many eyes it had.
Living and Learning : relationships
We have be talking about being aware of how our words and actions make other people feel. This video about Sneetches can spark lots of discussion. We talked about how we feel if other people say things that hurt our feelings and what we could say instead.
https://youtu.be/8-QevAGsl6A
Living and learning
5/6 SK discussed telling the truth this week. They talked about how they felt when someone isn’t honest with them.
“I’d feel let down.”
“I’d be upset.”
They looked at different scenarios and discussed whether telling the truth would be easy or hard in these situations. They decided that telling lies weakens a friendship and saying sorry, and showing we are sorry we’re both important in repairing a relationship.
Living and Learning: Relationships and Sex Education
This week is the second week of our RSE learning.
We had a mature discussion about the differences between male and female.
We realised that males and females have more similarities than we have differences.
