Growing In Faith and Learning
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Robins have had a wonderful and busy few weeks. They have really enjoyed learning about Goldilocks and the Three Bears, making and tasting porridge as well as using the small world to retell the story. We planted beans for Jack and the Beanstalk and they have grown so well! This week has been an Autumn week, where they have had their very own farm shop with real fruit and vegetables. They have really enjoyed using the till and exchanging money. Mrs Young even made a visit to our shop! The children have made apple crumble after our apple and pear delivery by Farmer Ollie, it was delicious! We have made our own prayer socks to help us when we talk to God at our Worship table.
Kingfishers donned scarves, jackets and wigs last week to become weather presenters: They used their Scientific knowledge and language to describe the weather in Wigginton. In Topic they have researched a seaside location (St. Ives) and made persuasive posters and leaflets about it. In English they have been planning and writing an alternative ending to ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ and have been learning about addition ‘Fact Families’ in Maths. We made Creation wheels in RE and used them to retell this powerful story to the children in Owls. In Computing they have just finished their programming topic where they've learnt to give instructions and correct them if they're wrong. The children were absolutely wonderful in their ‘Little Red Hen’ drama at church for Harvest.
Owls have been enjoying their Rotten Romans topic. They have started to learn about why the Romans invaded Britain and what life was like in Britain before the Romans invaded. In RE, they have been learning about the covenant made between Noah and God and how this is linked to marriage. In English, they have written a recount of their Roman day and have identified the features of a news paper article and planned their very own ones linked to the story of Boudicca. In art, they have designed and made some roman mosaics using small pieces of paper. In maths lesson they have been learning about Roman Numerals and how to count back through 0 into negative numbers.
Falcons have had a very busy last few weeks of the half term. They had great fun in English writing a news interview where children interviewed each other about their views on hunting. We set up a BBC News studio and then recorded the interviews. In maths they have been learning about prime, square and cubed numbers, factors and multiples and learning the short method of multiplication. In topic they completed ink printing dream pictures, which look brilliant and have designed dreamcatchers ready to make after the holiday. In RE they have continued their unit about what kind of king Jesus was. We have thought about Christian and global injustice and looked at some of the different charities that try to fight for fairness and equality.
Congratulations to everyone who has received a Headteacher's Award:
Robins
Sasha-May – always doing the right thing
Brodie – working really hard with his phonics
Evan – settling so well into school & trying all activities
Teddy R – fantastic writing using his phonics
Kingfishers
Phoebe – putting her hand more on the carpet & asking questions
Sophie A – being very tidy & helpful in class
Quincy – being really thoughtful & kind to other members of the class
Oakley – excellent work in maths on number families
Owls
Lily T – always being on task
Kayden – some excellent research into what Roman soldiers carried with them
Daniel – some excellent work in Science
Natalie - always being ready to learn & for always being focused on tasks
Falcons
Jasmine – being amazing with her new buddy in Robins
Jessica – a lovely diary in English in the role of Texas ranger
Amelia – being an all round wonderful girl who has excellent behaviour & works hard at everything
she does.
Lizzie – a wonderful biography about Ernest Thompson Seton
Timestable Rockstars
Cameron Hunter
Ollie J
Joe
This week’s attendance winner was—Robins with 100% Attendance.
Robins have had a lovely couple of weeks and are really enjoying reading all of the traditional tales. The children are using more story language and have enjoyed making Gingerbread Men and baking cakes to support learning the stories. In Maths the children are still working on number recognition as well as beginning to add 2 small group of objects together by counting them. The children have met their buddies and had their first visit to church, where they walked and behaved beautifully.
In RE, Kingfishers responded to the Creation story through drama and dance with the children producing some lovely group creations of their own! In English they have been writing poems based on the one they wrote with the poet, James Carter, and for Maths they continue to compare and order numbers and amounts. They have made weather vanes and rain gauges in Science to help us observe and record data about the weather. They are really enjoying programming in computing and in topic are learning what seaside's were like in the past. We are very proud of the collages they made using a variety of media for their ‘Seaside Art’ which is on display in the new building. The children are working extremely hard and the Y1’s seem to have settled really well!
In class, Owls have continued to learn about the ancient Romans. They have designed a Roman mosaic and have created their very own Roman purses (With the help of some brilliant volunteers!). In maths they have been comparing and ordering numbers using their place value knowledge. They have also been learning about common multiples and using their times tables knowledge to help identify these. In RE, they have continued to work on the story of Noah and the covenant he made with God. They have discussed the different agreements we make in our daily lives and talked about the consequences if these agreements are broken. In English this week, they have produced some fantastic Kenning poems which were the outcome from their work with the poet James Carter. They have created a Roman Soldier Kenning poem as well. Their French lesson this week was focused on different French greetings such as ‘bonjour’ and how to greet different people. Not to mention their amazing Roman Day on Wednesday.
Falcons have settled into our daily routine really well and have had a very busy couple of weeks. They are continuing with the class text of the Wolves of Currumpaw and have written a biography about Ernest Thompson Seton who was a naturalist, author and pioneer of the American Boy Scouts movement, being a key influence on Lord Baden- Powell. In maths they have been learning about Roman numerals, negative numbers and common factors. The children are also enjoying their topic on Native America and have used ink printing in art to create dream pictures. In RE lessons they have looked at the Lord’s Prayer and written simplified versions of these for our younger children.
Congratulations to everyone who has received a Headteacher's Award:
Robins
Lacey – fabulous effort in phonics
Maisy – super listening at all times & trying her very best
Kingfishers
Elijah – having a wonderful attitude to learning. He always works hard
Alfie B – learning all of his spellings. Well done!
Owls
Edwin – always working so hard in class
Emily – a lovely description of an ancient pirate ship
Falcons
Tabitha – fantastic learning and ideas in guided reading
Finley – being a great role model for Falcons & always working as hard as he can
The attendance award this week goes to Owls for 99 % attendance.
What a wonderful afternoon we had welcoming many Grandparents at our special Grandparents’ lunch to celebrate Grandparents Day (Sunday 6th October) and to say thank you for all that they do. Our guests were treated to a tasty chicken roast dinner followed by apple crumble and custard. It was such an enjoyable event.