We have started our new text The Village that Vanished, learning about the Yao people tribe in Africa. In the story we have been hearing how Abekeline and her family are in danger of being taken to be sold as slaves. Here we asked Abekeline how she was feeling and Read more…
Today we did some art in class – there were some really effective and thoughtful designs!
We went to look at the war memorial to see it before Friday. How many children are hiding in the tree? What can you see over the wall? We looked for family names. We found lots of our names!
The kingfishers enjoyed their first mindfulness PE session, learning about the importance of relaxation techniques. Melting game; children slowly melting from their frozen state and Imaginary sticks adding movements together with a partner, remaining still and focused.
The Influence Church in Richmond is collecting items to give as clothing/winter parcels to local people to help them stay warm this winter. They are wanting blankets, sleeping bags, reusable hand warmers, hats, gloves, scarves, hot water bottles, thermal flasks, wind up torches, candles, socks, coats, thermals, jumpers and thick Read more…
The Swallows have been investigating how some materials can have their shapes changed by bending, squashing, twisting and stretching. This has led to discussions on the properties the different materials have and how some materials cannot have their shapes changed.
