Growth Mind-set
#HelloYellow
Thank you to all that donated and joined us in yellow today. We celebrated the day by learning about mental health and how we can help build our life long skill of staying positive.
Learning for Life
Shared Learning in Willows
Thank you so much to all the adults that joined our shared learning today. We had lots of fun showing you our Writing about walking through the woods in different seasons, performing our seasons song and creating our art work with you. Thank you for all your support
Careers Related Learning
Cookery club – a sweet treat!
This week we made some sweet puff pastry tarts. Children were able to cut out the shapes they wanted and filled the puff pastry with sweet treats which we hen cooked in the air fryers. We certainly have some budding chefs on our hands as children have created some of Read more
Careers Related Learning
Skills builder – listening and speaking
This half term we are focusing on two skills based on our Skills Builder programme. Our focus is listening and speaking. Children reflected on themselves as a learner and how they rate themselves in terms of listening and speaking. We thought about the types of jobs that require excellent listening Read more
History
Black History Month
Today we have read and learnt about the importance of Black History Month. Children were able to recognise some significant people who have made a difference to the world due to their hard work and determination but also played a part in history due to their racial heritage. We learnt Read more
History
Roman experience!
Last week, we were lucky enough to experience a Roman workshop. During the workshop, we learnt about Roman life, their amour and created our very own Roman flag. We tried the amour on, which was very heavy! We also had the chance to look at a number of artefacts that Read more
Learning for Life
Human Machines!
A great first week in Hawthorn! We ended our first week by completing our first scarf lesson based the on ‘me and my relationship’ theme. The children worked collaboratively in teams to reenact certain scenarios using only their bodies and their voices. This task was to encourage children to work Read more
Growth Mind-set
SCARF workshop
Year 6 took part in a SCARF workshop focusing on mental health and well-being. Within the session the children focused on resilience, positive affirmations and how looked at different strategies to support them if they are feeling worried.
Learning for Life
Transition day- Reception to Year 1
Yesterday, reception children spent the day in their new Year 1 classes. We had a lovely day! After spending a little time chatting and getting to know each other, we began by reading the story ‘The cautious Caterpillar’, which is all about a caterpillar who doesn’t want to become a Read more
Learning for Life
Year 1 SCARF workshop- Feelings
This week, all the classes are taking part in a workshop by Jess from SCARF. Each class teacher has chosen a workshop that they feel will be most beneficial to children as part of their ‘learning for life’. Today, Year 1 took part in their workshop about feelings. Harold the Read more