British Values
European languages day ~ year 6 Sycamore
As part of European Languages day today Year 6 Sycamore took part in a flamenco dancing workshop. The children enjoyed learning some new moves and learning about other cultures.
Year 1 - Willows
European Languages Day- Year 1
Today the whole school celebrated European Languages Day. As at St Luke’s we learn French, the children also came dressed in red, white and blue. We have fun doing lots of different activities such as learning to say good morning in different languages, learning numbers to 10 in French, eating a French breakfast, listening to stories about travelling to different countries, looking at different flags and finding them in the classroom, trying some popular action Read more
French
European Day Of Languages
Today we have celebrated the European Day of Languages! We have enjoyed many different activities a big thank you to Mrs Pilliteri for organising the day. We have enjoyed a French breakfast, Spanish dancing, learning to greet each other in different languages, searched for flags, coloured in greetings and dressed in colours of the French flag. We worked in teams to figure out where the hidden flags were. We also enjoyed a French episode of Read more
French
European Day of Languages
We have all had a fantastic day! We have had a French breakfast, learnt a Spanish dance, learning different languages, making flags, and building famous landmarks.
Christian Values
Harvest at St Luke’s Church
This morning, Year 5 Juniper and Year 5 Pine visited St Luke’s Church to learn all about harvest. We took part in different activities around the church learning about different aspects of harvest. There were 5 activity stations for us to visit: The first one was about the harvest of the ocean. The children made origami boats to symbolise this story. The second was about the harvest of the flock. At this station the children Read more
Outdoor learning
Science in forest school – Year 6 Sycamore
This week in forest school year 6 Sycamore have been doing some science experiments . This half term we are looking at Particles and chemical reactions in science so Miss Brown planned us some science experiments for during forest school. Some of the children had a go at using the flint and steel to light the fire and then discussed the different materials we had gathered and how quickly they would burn and if the Read more
Outdoor learning
Religious beliefs exploration!
For our R.E. lesson this afternoon, Year 5 Juniper and Pine went outside exploring to find reasons that people may believe in God and reasons people may not. The children came up with some fantastic explanations and reasoning for their discoveries. The children were looking closely at the wildlife, plants and flowers and were talking about how they were God’s creations. The children were looking around the garden area, under logs and rocks to find Read more
Science
Formulation Experiment!
This afternoon, Year 5 Juniper and Pine carried out an experiment in their Science lesson. We have been carrying out a topic called ‘Separating Mixtures’ and have most recently learnt about what formulations are, how they are made and how they can be useful. We carried out an experiment with cordial juice and water. We tried out a formulation containing too much water, too much juice, and the correct amount of each. The children enjoyed Read more
Art & Design
Artistic Skills!
Today, Year 5 Juniper learnt about an artist called Chila Kumari Singh Burman. We learnt a lot about her style of art and her inspirations to create her artwork. An example would be her father being an ice cream man, so a lot of her art work has ice creams on. Her artwork is also full of neon and vibrant colours. The children went on to create a double page spread in their sketch books Read more
Music
Music Masterclass!
Today, Year 5 Juniper and Pine took part in a music masterclass with Miss Fisher. The children warmed up together by singing songs and dancing the relevant actions. The classes then split into smaller groups and travelled round different stations. They were able to use the iPads and headphones to compose their own pieces of music, go on the glockenspiels to improvise to create music, and finally work on their notation by assessing musical notes Read more