Poetry - Year 5 Reading

Our topic this term is all about World War 2. For our reading lesson, we looked at the poem called High Flight by John Gillespie Magee Jr. John Magee was a fighter pilot and poet, who served in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He wrote this poem after flying his Spitfire 33,000 feet up into the sky, where he ‘touched the face of God’. He was killed just a few months later, when the plane he was flying accidentally collided with another plane. He was 19 years old.

We discussed the language that he used to describe what it was like to be in the air and worked with our partners to perform the poem to the rest of the class.

Year 2 Dance

In PE, we have enjoyed putting a sequence of movements together to create a dance about plants and growing. We practised moving in unison with a partner by pretending to dig or rake the soil. We also enjoyed creating some freeze frames to show that we were tired or needed a drink. We then made different shapes with our bodies to represent the roots before growing into a flower. We decided whether or not to be a dandelion seed, a sycamore seed or a geranium seed. We loved performing our dances to the rest of the class. 

Year 1 animal transport!

In Year 1, We have been looking at animal transport. We have planned, created and evaluated our own animal transport vehicles. We learnt that a vehicle needs wheels and axles in order to move and a suitable body to fit what we need into it. 

Reception - Plumstead Firefighters

Firefighter Dave and his friends from Plumstead fire station came to visit Reception. Linked to our learning about people who help us in the community, the firefighters told us how they help keep people safe. We prepared questions to ask them and they were willing to answer them all! They show us key items of their uniform and equipment.

We were very excited when they said we could all have a go at using the hose linked to the fire engine. 

Here is some learning linked to the firefighters visiting: 

 

Raksha Bandhan Bracelets in Year 2

 

This week we have been learning about the Hindu festival, Raksha Bandhan. We learnt that Hindus create special bracelets to celebrate their relationships with family and friends. The bracelets are called Rahki bracelets and we had a go at creating our own using ribbon and beads!

Below are some photos of our bracelets.

Year 1 explore laptops!

In computing, we have been learning about internet safety and how to stay safe following SMART. We have also learnt how to log on to a computer and search for information on an internet browser safely.

Anglo-Saxons in Year 6!

As part of our Crime and Punishment topic, Year 6 have been learning about justice in Anglo-Saxon Britain. The children took part in several interactive activities to discover how criminals were treated in our ancient past and reflected on how crime and punishment had developed since the time of Roman Britain. They were amazed to discover how brutal and unfair the system was in comparison to the justice system we have today. 

Lime and Juniper go to the mosque!

 This term in RE, Year 1 have been learning about Islam. They have learnt about what Muslims believe, why the Quran is important to Muslims, Islamic stories and what takes place in a Mosque. We then visited the Local mosque: Greenwich Islamic Centre. On our way we spotted the moon minaret. When we got there,  an Imam spoke about what Islam is and what takes place inside a mosque. We then got to explore the Quran in different languages, see prayer mats, patterns as well as shout our name under the minbar and hear it echo! 

Kung Hei Fat Choi! Nursery

Nursery celebrated Chinese New Year. We learnt about ‘The Great Race’, where 12 animals raced to create the order of the zodiac. It is now the year of the snake and we learnt how to say happy new year in Chinese - Kung Hei Fat Choi!