Willow, Oak and Chestnut classes each have a butterfly garden in our classrooms. This is becoming a lovely summer tradition and fits really well with our theme of survival. We received the baby caterpillars just over a fortnight ago and have been tracking their growth. The first two have come out of their chrysalides within the last 24 hours and both are in Chestnut!
We loved looking at the propaganda posters from World War 2 and have had a lot of discussion about the huge role women played in the British efforts.
Chestnut class (and Hazel) have been really lucky to have the excellent Vicky, from the ECB, come in to provide cricket coaching for the past six weeks. Today we practised diamond cricket in preparation for the Key Stage 2 (years 3-6) school tournament, taking place on Wednesday 3rd June.
Please wear your team colours (same as Sports Day)
We have been making use of the good weather and tackling our struggles with measuring area and perimeter of rectilinear shapes (rectangles or shapes made from rectangles, like 'L' or 'U') There is also a lot of problem solving because not all of the measurements are provided.
I loved May's explanation that area was like 'if you had a garden, then area would be how much land I have'. Following that link then perimeter could be the fence or wall around the land.
Set 30th April // Due 7th May
Sorry I forgot my hard drive and so I was unable to print your spellings this week
If you want to print the sheet off click here to download the Word file
If you can't print then here is the list - I still expect you to bring back evidence that you have practised and your sentences including the words on the list (one sentence for each word) 5 of these must include an appropriate adverb for the sentence.
pianos
studios
bongos
banjos
patios
cuckoos
igloos
tattoos
dominoes
torpedoes
haloes
mangoes
potatoes
tomatoes
The children were loud but the sirens were louder! When you hear the siren, make your way to the shelters, don't panic! We have had a really good week learning about World War 2 and the impact on children, as part of the SURVIVAL theme
Follow this link to Carol Dweck's talk on Growth Mindset, filmed in November 2014
Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brain's capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that’s slightly too hard for you to solve. Are you not smart enough to solve it … or have you just not solved it yet? A great introduction to this influential field.'
The above link will take you to an external site - TED a non-profit organisation, committed to 'Ideas Worth Sharing' in short-talk form
Please click here for more information regarding a new after school club run by Fabulous Moi and here for the letter and reply slip.
Every morning we are aiming to complete a mindful meditation before we begin the days work. This helps us to be calm, relax and focus on our breathing, as well as thinking about the present 'here and now' state of our bodies and minds.
It is suggested that cushions are used to improve posture when we take part in relaxations that involve sitting upright and so, if possible, please can the children bring in a cushion that will remain in school for the next few weeks of term.
Thank you,
Mr Howe
The draw has been made.... Everyone now has another country to support and the matches can commence!
The home learning sheet will be displayed around our world cup wallchart in the cloakroom so make sure it is your best presentation! The information you need to put into the box underneath the kits can be found here on the FIFA official website or in the new Fact File Book in class.
Qualifying = what the team had to do to qualify e.g. won CAF Group A, then beat Turkey 4-1
World cup history = the team's best performance e.g. winners 1966
2014 Group = the group that they are in for the World Cup Finals in Brazil (you can also find this on the wallchart)
The kit designs can be found here on the official store (please be careful - I don't want to hear about you accidentally buying a very expensive shirt!) or in the Fact File
Please bring your home learning and bunting in by Thursday 12th June
Click here for a copy of our Sports Day Letter giving details of the timings on the day - Friday 6th June 2014
LIVE from the Apple Store Chestnut class are starting our field trip to make superhero trailers using iMovie
In Chestnut class we will be making our own mini rainforest and we need big, clear (preferably plastic though glass jars will be fine) containers with lids. We will be filling them will soil and plants so the necks need to be wide. We would like to make one each and there are 23 children so if you could help us out, we would be very grateful. We will need them the week beginning 12th May. Thank you, Mr Howe
Click here to see details on Chestnut's planned trip on May 7th to Apple Store, Bath
It is two weeks until the 2014 Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday 3rd April run by FoNS.
The event will start in the School Hall at 3:15pm with the traditional Easter Egg Hunt (collecting the wooden dowels in exchange for a bag of chocolate eggs, as well as hunting for the special gold and silver eggs) and will continue until 5pm with face painting, stalls, raffle, cakes and refreshments.
Entry to the Easter Egg Hunt is £1 per child and you are very welcome to bring along younger siblings to join in the fun.
We look forward to seeing you all there,
FoNS
Click here for details about possible strike action on Wednesday 26th March
Please click here for a letter regarding a trip to see "The Minotaur" at the Bristol Old Vic.
Click here to see materials we need for our Science Day on Wednesday 19th March
Click here to see attached letter regarding future email correspondence to parents'
Our collection for 'Phil the bag' is on 12th March. This poster reminds you of what you can include. If you cannot bring your donations on the Wednesday morning then please bring them to Beech class cloakroom at 3.15pm on Tuesday 11th March. We're hoping to be swamped with bags!