Here are the songs you’re going to need to learn for our assembly this term….
Louis Armstrong – What a Wonderful World
Henry VIII Wives Song
Last week, Year 3 spent a Stone Age day at Brackenhurst Education Centre. They had a fantastic time doing a whole range of activities. In the morning, we walked out to the woods and sat around the camp discussing the different eras. Then we used tools to saw and drill wooden medallions, painted walls like Early Man did and also built animal enclosures to keep our animals in.
After a well-earned lunch, we decorated out medallions, made clay pots and oh yes….recreated Stonehenge! Have a look…
The Rainbow Fish enjoyed exploring the counting collections resources. They worked well together, negotiating which box and strategy to use to find out how many objects they had. They used lots of different counting strategies and recordings to show how many they had.
The Foundation children and their friends loved exploring the woods today! We rambled through the bushes that were ‘as big as the sky,’ to get to the woods where we worked together to find all kinds of sticks and leaves. We used a spotter sheet to talk about the similarities and differences. We even found lots of other exciting things in the woods; a den, some acorns and a even a big tyre! We can’t wait to go back next week.
Over the last few weeks we have been learning how to take care of our wonderful world. Today we went up to Glapton Woods and used the litter pickers to pick up lots of rubbish – we had 6 big bags! We learned its important to pick it up ‘so animals don’t eat it and get poorly,’ and ‘so we don’t hurt ourselves if we fall over on it.’
Some of our children were chosen to lead the KS2 Liturgy this week, and they did an amazing job. They wrote some beautiful prayers and reflections, and with some help from Y6 and Ruth, led us all in a beautiful Liturgy.
Year 3 and Year 4 visited Wollaton Hall this week. We had a great workshop led by Raye, learning all about Animals and Habitats and getting a good close up view of some animals that have been preserved through taxidermy, that we wouldn’t normally get to see!
We then toured around the Hall, exploring all the galleries, particularly the Conservation and Biodiversity gallery, We also enjoyed the Changing Planet and Rocks and Fossils gallery. An added bonus, was getting to see Dr Willard Wigan MBE’s Miniature Masterpieces exhibition featuring Disappearing World. It showcases miniature sculptures in the eye of a needle! We had to look through microscopes to see them, incredible!
What a great day out!
This week the FS children enjoyed exploring a new and exciting part of the woods! They had snack on a hill, looked for mini-beasts in a different habitat, explored their new surroundings noting lots of similarities and differences and they even snuck in a game of hide and seek! The weather was not going to stop them – they had a fabulous afternoon!
The FS children had an exciting adventure rambling to Forest School – walking through grass “as tall as the trees!” They enjoyed exploring the woodland and meadow areas looking for ladybirds. They spoke about what they noticed and found out lots of interesting facts about them. They managed to find a couple but they thought others “might be hiding from the birds.”
Year 3 Have been learning all about Food Chains. They were very lucky this week, to have some of our parents in the classroom for Open Afternoon, as they were able to join in with our learning. Their homework this week, is to find some food chains in their garden or at a nearby park…I wonder what they will find?
