As part of Languages curriculum day, many children from years 1-5 were able to enjoy a fabulous dancing experience with Darren from Dance Days. Some children learned Flamenco while others mastered Brazilian Carnival!
In class, students learned about the history of these dances and the countries they come from. Learning about new cultures can be so much fun!
Year 5 welcomed some visitors into school today to talk all about rivers.
They were able to explore different flood walls, dams and try their best to stop flooding in a model village.
Everyone had so much fun and we are proud of how all children engaged with the session.
On Thursday, Year 3 kicked off their history Stone Age topic with an action-packed experience day. They spent the day working as historians, using different replica artefacts to help them learn about what life was like during the Stone Age and test different theories using the evidence we have. After meeting some Stone Age people, children travelled through a time portal in their classrooms to go back in time. They learnt all about jewellery and used clay to make their own. They worked as archeologists to dig for artefacts and had a go at cave drawings. They also learnt about different pre-historic animals, measured their footprints and dissected their poo to identify whether they were herbivores, carnivores or omnivores! In the afternoon, children also learnt about hunting and gathering and found their own sticks to make spears, needed for hunting animals for food. A fantastic day was had by all, the children learnt so much and there were some amazing costumes too!
Year 2 had a brilliant time on their trip to Snettisham Park this half term. They had a busy day filled with lots of great activities. They went on a deer safari, they collected eggs, groomed horses and fed goats and lambs!
To end Book Week, Year 3 participated in one of Scholastic’s Book Club events with author and illustrator, David O’Connell. Having been introduced to O’Connell’s work earlier in the week, children heard all about how to plan a story, followed along with a draw-along of a treasure map and one of the main characters from his new book, Captain Slugbeard. They also listened to David O’Connell answering questions about his journey to becoming an author and where he gets his inspiration from.
As part of world book week, Year 5 were lucky enough to have a visit from author Vanessa Taylor.
They explored her book ‘Baller Boys’ and created a peaceful protest to help save their football grounds.
It was also great to have a surprise visit from Marley the mascot!
Year 6 welcomed visitors from a local NHS Mental Health team who encouraged us to think about our emotions and personal coping strategies. Although all of the Year 6’s are showing brilliant resilience and rising to the challenges of the year, it was excellent to reflect on our ‘strategies toolkit’ for times when we feel overwhelmed, confused or nervous.
Each class had a fantastic time and came away feeling positive and well-equipped!
This week, children in year 3 had the fantastic opportunity to go to the newly refurbished Norwich Castle to learn more about the Ancient Egyptians. During the day, children learnt about the different Egyptian gods and spotted their trademarks on real artefacts, many of which were over 3000 years old! They also learnt what everyday life was like and were introduced to some of the foods they would have regularly eaten, such as pomegranates, dates, olives, figs and cinnamon. During the day, they also heard about ancient Egyptian beliefs around the afterlife and explored the discoveries of Ankh-Hor’s tomb, housed in the Egyptian display at the Castle. As a take-home, all of the children made their own Egyptian collar, carefully considering the different colours they used and what they would represent in ancient Egyptian jewellery. A truly wonderful day was had by all with lots of new learning and experiences.
Thank you to the NHS team who came in to teach the year 4 children about big emotions and how to manage them this week. There were also some excellent relaxation techniques shared and the pupils were all given a helpful booklet to take home.
Children had a fantastic day at Thrigby Hall this week. They enjoyed watching the animals ‘in action’ at Thrigby – especially the gibbons swinging around their area. They were keen explrorers, even able to spot Raja the tiger using his stripes to hide in the bamboo. As scientists, they were able to use their science learning to help them identify if animals were Birds, Mammals, Fish, Reptiles or Amphibians. They met Scott, Zoological Director, who explained about the different animals at Thrigby and how Raja had been transported to the zoo. A fantastic day of fun learning!
