History
Black history month
Today we have been looking at Black history month, we talked about achievements of black men and women in the past and today. Here are some pictures of our work.
Art & Design
African Patterns
This afternoon, Willows have been looking at traditional African patterns. We learnt about an African tribe in South Africa called the Ndebele Tribe. We decided to design a rug with traditional African patterns using oil pastels. Whilst we were designing our rugs, we listened to some traditional African music, which was very relaxing! Take a look at our lovely designs.
Outdoor learning
#HelloYellow
For World Mental Health day we took part in #HelloYellow. The children looked great wearing yellow: We took part in lots of fun activities: mindfulness colouring, story meditation, funny videos of ‘talking animals’ and we made silly photographs using selfie props.
Growth Mind-set
#HelloYellow for World Mental Health day
Today the school celebrated World Mental Health day by coming dressed in Yellow, to raise money for YoungMinds, and participating in a number of well-being activities. Classes across the school took part in lessons and discussions about what mental health is, why looking after our mental health is important and what wellbeing activities ( both inside and outside of school) we can do to support our mental health. Classes also took part in a number Read more
Growth Mind-set
Mental health Day
Today children and teachers dressed in yellow to support and learn all about mental health awareness. Year 3 have studied the mind today and have been looking at ways to keep your mind happy. Here are some pictures from today.
Christian Values
Feeling Peaceful
During our collective worship this afternoon, we thought about what makes us feel peaceful. This linked with World Mental Health day and we discussed how activities like reading, colouring and listening to music can help our wellbeing. We then talked about how Christians use prayer to let go of their worries and feel calmer. We created peace flowers and wrote on them the things that make us feel happy and peaceful. We then watched the Read more
English
The Incredible Book-Eating Boy
Maple have been reading an amazing book this half term about a boy who eats books! He ate so many books that he became super smart. We have also been busy writing our own story about a girl who likes to eat trees and flowers. She ate so many that she was able to talk to them! This week the children have written a story plan for their own version of the book. We’ve got Read more
History
Black history month
Today we have been looking at Black history month, we talked about achievements of black men and women in the past and today. We then focused on a pirate called Black Caesar- he was an African tribal war chief who was captured and sold into slavery. Caesar was extremely strong and he managed to take control of the ship. He then started his life as a pirate and became very well known.
Science
🐐🐑🐔 Virtual farm visit 🐔🐑🐐
As part of our topic this half-term, we are learning about farming, so today we made a special virtual visit to Cronkshaw Fold Farm. A farmer took us on a tour whilst doing his daily farm jobs. We checked in on the goats, collected the eggs from the hens and met Tess the sheepdog puppy, who is currently training ready to work on the farm. The children had lots of fun and asked the farmer Read more
Art & Design
Stone Art
We have been learning about the artist Andy Goldsworthy who creates art using stones, pebbles and rocks. We created mood boards so we could explore some of his work and then we created our own piece of art work using stones that we collected from around the school grounds. Have a look at some of our masterpieces!