This afternoon Year 2 and Year 5 met with their buddies to share picture books and celebrate Read Aloud Day. They had a great time listening to each other read!
Key Stage 2
Year 3 – Book Event with Author
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.
Year 3 Science
This week, Year 3 have been exploring how mirrors work as part of their science topic on light.
They had 2 challenges using mirrors: to crack secret messages written backwards using a mirror and to follow a line on the ground while only looking up!
Year 3 Script Reading
Year 3 have just begun their new writing unit where they are looking at scripts. This week, they have explored what scripts are and how scripts differ from narrative writing. As part of their lessons, they have learned about stage directions and how they are used by actors and actresses to bring scripts to life on stage and screen.
On Thursday, Year 3 learned all about using stage directions to reading with expression. They listened to some examples and then practised using expression when reading to bring scripts to life and add meaning. There are some great voice actors among Year 3!
Mental Health Workshop
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!
Year 3 Writing
This half term, Year 3 have been learning all about the Ancient Egyptians in their History lessons. As well as a trip to Norwich Castle, they also learned all about what life was like, how important the River Nile was, religious beliefs around gods and the afterlife and about the significance of the pyramids. With all that amazing knowledge, in writing lessons, children then wrote their own non-chronological reports to share their learning!
Here are just a few, but you can spot them all outside the Year 3 classrooms – see if you can learn something new!
Year 3 Art
This half term, Year 3 have been exploring the work of mixed-media artists Alice Kettle and Hannah Rae.
They began by making visual notes about the two artists in their sketchbooks and considered their inspirations: the land and the sea.
Children then had the opportunity to create their own land and seascapes on canvases. They started by painting the canvases, focusing on their colour mixing skills.
Once they were dry, the children learnt some embroidery skills to add texture and detail to their pieces.
We think their final pieces are excellent!
DT: Mayan Block Printing
Block printing with string is an easy, textured printmaking technique where string is glued onto a block in a specific pattern, to act as a raised, inked surface. The string-covered block is inked with paint and stamped onto paper to create a unique design. Year 6 used their creativity and challenged themselves to incorporate some traditional Maya designs into their block to reflect the ancient civilisation’s culture.
We started by designing a range of prints that we could use and then chose a specific design. The children considered the integrity of the pattern and how difficult it might be to make.
Then, the children chose paint and complementing colours to print their block!
An excellent art project, Year 6. Well done!
Year 4 Iron Man Electronics
This week, Year 4 concluded their Iron Man and Electricity topics with an exciting teamwork challenge: designing and creating a robot face complete with light-up LED eyes.
Working collaboratively, the children carefully covered cardboard boxes with foil to form the base of their designs. To complete their robots, they used electronics kits to wire the LED eyes, applying their understanding of circuits to bring their creations to life.
It was a fantastic opportunity for the class to demonstrate their teamwork, creativity and growing confidence in electrical engineering.
Year 4 team building challenges
This week during their Outdoor and Adventurous Activities session, Year 4 used their teamwork skills to tackle a range of challenges. They worked together brilliantly while completing hoop activities, playing bacteria tag, and finishing with a rope challenge where they created shapes while blindfolded.
A fantastic session full of communication, cooperation, and problem solving.
