On Friday eight Year 4 pupils (two from each class) were invited to join Always Club after lunch. Chosen for their postive choices throughout the week and exemplifying our school values, the children had a lovely afternoon making snow shakers with Mrs Parsons.
Today, we learnt about the Christian celebration Christmas. We discussed the story of Christmas and how Christians celebrate during this period. We also looked at Christingles and what each part of a Christingle represents. We then had a go at making our own.
As part of our campaign to support our community to stay healthy and eat well, the Healthy Eating Monitors Team from Manor Way took over the Community Kitchen last week, where we created a delicious veggie pasta bake. Containing courgettes, aubergines, tomatoes, onions and peppers our veggie bake was packed full of nutritious delicious goodness, with garlic and fresh basil to help season our pasta dish.
Everyone got involved in the planning and preparation process and we were so proud to sell our meals to our community.
The Healthy Eating Team from High Street will be creating something special soon so watch this space!
Earlier this year the Debating Team met to draft some ideas for a debate on climate change. Our school was then selected to send a representative from our pupil community to attend the 2021 online UK Children's Parliament, where they would representative our school and local constituency in an online video debate with hundreds of children from across the UK.
Can you spot our school member from this screenshot?!
Also the event created a World Record for the largest Children's Parliament ever hosted!
Move to Electric or Alternative Powered Vehicles
Reduce Waste
Move to renewable energy sources
Protect Endangered Animals
Improve Water Supplies
Reduce deforestation (cutting down trees)
Support People in poorer countries impacted by climate change
This half term, Year 4 have been learning more about Hinduism.
Part of our learning this week has been to find out more about the 'Four Ashramas', which is all about the stages of life that a Hindu may pass through.
The four stages are called: Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha and Sannyasa.
The children in Year 4 discussed the life stages and related each stage to people that they know in real-life.
They then sorted the life stages using labels and images and then recorded what they had learnt into a table.
Ask one of the children to find out what stage of life you are in!
Year 4 have been practising weather phrases this half term and to show-case all they have learnt, they presented the weather to the class.
Using a map of Francophone countries, the children worked in groups to decide the day of the week, the country, three weather types and conjunctions (et, aussi and mais) to link their weather phrases together.
Quel temps fait-il aujourd'hui?
Congratulations to all the children who were recognised on Friday for their positive choices in school.
Year 1 have been enjoyed their Guided Reading groups this week. They have been using an alphabet mat to identify letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make, as well as playing the game, I Spy. They have been saying tricky words, matching them and using the words to make sentences.
Some of them have been working in groups to read different stories, discussing the relevance of the title as well as thinking about what the author and illustrator does. They have taken it in turns to read the book and answer questions about what is happening and how the characters are feeling.
