We have been having lots of fun in forest school this week. We talked about our senses and went into the wild forest. We closed our eyes and thought about what we could hear in the forest. We then discussed trust and we put our trust in our partners to lead us to the fire circle whilst blindfolded. We had to dodge puddles, mud and trees. Afterwards we then completed an obstacle course wearing the Read more…
This week when we arrived at school we found fruit and vegetables trapped by the evil pea! He’d been in our classroom during the night causing mayhem! First, we all had to work together to free the fruit and vegetables and then we discussed what we should do next. We all got to work drawing posters to warn off the evil pea and show the rest of the school what he looks like. Hopefully we Read more…
This term we are learning how to sew. we will be learning a new stitch each week. This week we have been learning running stitch. Here are some pictures of our learning.
This half term’s Christian value is trust. We looked at how the disciples trusted Jesus when he walked on water. We looked at who he trust the most in our lives and why. We drew around our hands and listed the 5 people we trusted the most.
On Wednesday afternoon, Juniper enjoyed listening to a song called Make You Feel My Love, originally by Bob Dylan and then re-recorded by Adele. They learnt some of the lyrics and had a go at singing along. In addition to this, they also played some notes from the song on the glockenspiel. Each week they will be learning more notes, until hopefully they can play the whole tune. Watch this space!
Today, we looked at Bible stories about forgiveness and reconciliation. We looked at the lost son, the lost sheep, the lost coin and the unforgiving servant. We discussed what the stories meant and how we can use Jesus’ teachings of forgiveness in our lives today. We then reflected and asked when and why we need forgiveness and why it can be hard to forgive others when we are wronged. After that, we looked at Jesus Read more…
Year 5 had their first session back at Forest School and had a fantastic time. This half term, we are linking our forest school sessions with stories from the Bible and reflecting on what they mean to us. First we were put into teams and thought about belonging to a team. The children agreed on a team logo and used mud to paint their logo. This week the theme was lost and found. In pairs, Read more…
This half term we will be learning about the Shang Dynasty. We started our learning by going on an adventure to ancient China. We saw an ancient home, the ancient palace of the Emperor and the ancient barracks of the Great Wall of China. Here are some pictures of our learning.
Bluebells are really enjoying their music sessions with Miss Taylor on a Friday afternoon. As we are learning about Superheroes this half term, we have been talking about our favourite superhero. We then sang superhero songs whilst practising our high and low notes. The children have enjoyed playing different musical instruments to play alongside a superhero theme tune. Everyone tried really hard to keep in time with the music.
Today we made seasonal cheese tarts. First, we looked at the recipe, and then discussed kitchen safety and the basic rules of cross contamination. We then used a variety of seasonal vegetables, cheese and pastry to create our cheese tart.