Year 3 had a special visit from a Spartan Soldier today, who popped in to see us on his way back from the Battle of Marathon.
The children asked some really interesting questions and shared their knowledge of the Persian Wars with the soldier before he left to head back to Greece.
This week in 1 Blue we have been counting to 50 in 10’s. We used different resources to ‘play with it’ in order show how we build numbers to 50 looking at tens and ones.
This week for Children’s Mental Health week we have…
Had a yoga session,
Used the story ‘The Owl who is afraid of the dark’ to help us think about what we should do if we are scared or worried. We then played SUHUPU to tell our friends our ideas,
Joined in with ‘Jump Start Johnny’ to make us smile,
Read ‘The Colour Monster’ and talked to our friends about what makes us feel happy or sad and we even showed these expressions on our faces, which really made us laugh.
Our Upper Key Stage Two girls put in another great performance at this afternoon’s Primary Girls’ Football League fixtures. Playing at a very windy Hebburn Comprehensive School, the team played two matches, winning one and drawing the other. It was especially encouraging to see how well our debutants performed – special mentions to Millie in 6 Blue, Jessica in 5 Red and Hannah in 5 Blue who really enjoyed their little cameos! Well done also to Tia and Maya in 6 Red, who were both at their all-action, goal-scoring best. Thanks also to Mrs Henderson for braving the wind and Mrs Walton for her minibus skills. Well done girls!
This week in Land Ahoy we have been designing maps and using coordinates to find the treasure.
We have focused on making sure our maps include a range of geographical features such as mountains, forests and lakes, and not forgetting to hide our treasure too.
As part of our topic on Dreams and Goals, we have been designing and creating our very own bird that would live in our garden . This has involved learning about team work, problem solving and the skills we need to work well with others.
I think you’ll agree that our birds are truly out of this world.
Year 4 have been showcasing their fantastic dance moves today. They created their own routines using ‘Cats’ the musical as inspiration.
This week the children have been participating in some computing fun. The children first learned about algorithms and worked in pairs to give each other the algorithms to make a square. This allowed the children to prepare themselves for when they used the Scratch app. The children programmed their sprites with algorithms in order to move around. The children enjoyed creating animations with their sprite characters and were risk-takers by testing new algorithms and new moves.
This week is Children’s Mental Health Week and today is Mindful Monday.
Mindfulness means paying full attention to something, slowing down to really notice what you’re doing. We completed Yoga to help us slow down and focus.
If you were up early enough this morning, you may have seen the awesome orange sky as the sun rose – what a lovely way to start the week.
*The photograph doesn’t really do it justice!
