Year 1 had a brilliant trip to the Museum of Norwich at the Bridewell today. All children got to make their own toys and explored a range of different toys from the past.
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Remembrance Service
Today we marked remembrance day with a whole school service led by our year 6 pupils. We were joined by members of the community, ex-servicemen who work in our school and our school governing body.
Nursery Artwork
This week in Nursery we have been looking for shapes in the artwork of Andy Goldsworthy. The children have then created their own pieces using different shapes.
Careers Fair
Friday 1st November Year 5 and 6 attended our school careers fair. This invent was well attended by local business and some parents in the profession of engineering, photography and hairdressing also supported the event. We had John Innes – science, Intel – computing, Norse – catering, Kerrison Toys – retail, Aviation Academy and Rotary Club members talking about management positions.
Photos from the event are on display in Aspiration Ally and the children wrote on leaves their future career aspirations which are on display on the Aspiration Tree outside at the visitors entrance.
Grandma Visits Year 1
This week year 1 invited a special visitor into school. Miss. Phillips’ grandma came into school to talk to all of year 1 about the toys she played with when she was young. The children asked some really interesting questions and we’re fascinated to find out more about toys from the past.
Measuring in Maths
We had fun measuring in metres in maths today!
Champion Boxer Visits Reception
This week reception were visited by a champion boxer. She talked to the children about having perseverance and grit and determination in order to achieve her goals. The children looked at her medal and tired on her boxing gloves!
We have had a fun week learning about Diwali, sharing the Gruffalo story and learning about Halloween.
Problem Solving in Year 1
This week we took part in a whole school maths investigation. We thought about how many hands we would shake if we gave everyone in our class a hand shake. Then we thought about how many we would shake if we only shook one person’s hand in a learning pair. Children used resources and worked together to problem solve.
Year 5 Greek Day
Year 5 have begun reading Journey to Jo’burg this week and have enjoyed discussing the themes contained in this book during our English lessons. We have also been practising with written methods for multiplication, including the Grid Method.
We forgot to mention before half term, but Year 5 had an amazing time at our Ancient Greek’s experience day too – check out the images to see some of the things we got up to!
Parent Voice Counts
At Queen’s Hill Primary and Nursery School we are delighted to announce the launch of our new Parent Forum –
Parent Voice Counts (PVC)
which gives you the opportunity to give your opinions and views on a variety of topics, which have been raised by the Senior Leadership Team.
This term we would like your views on:
Communication – What does good communication look like for parents?
Home Learning – How does it work for you?
Community – How can we involve the community in Christmas Carols around the estate on the 17th December?
If you would like to attend the forum on Wednesday 6th November there are three time options available.
8.40am 2.15pm or 5.30pm.
To attend the forum you need to contact or email the school office on 01603 746857 office@queenshill.norfolk.sch.uk giving your name and the time you will be attending. Refreshments will be available at each meeting.
We look forward to seeing you there.