Class News

05.05.23 and 12.05.23

Posted on Tuesday 09 May 2023 by Mrs Palmer

Below are the new spellings for the next two weeks, please practise ready for a spelling test on Friday 19 May.

  • table
  • apple
  • bottle
  • little
  • middle
  • have
  • live
  • give
  • there
  • their

Minibeasts everywhere!

Posted on Friday 05 May 2023 by Miss Ward

Over the past few weeks we have been exploring all things minibeast! We’ve looked for worms in the garden with our magnifying glasses, made our own junk model insects and observed how our tadpoles are starting to change.

We also began to celebrate the upcoming Coronation of King Charles. The children joined in making afternoon tea, got creative using red white and blue to make their own flags and designed their own crowns for our school parade.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Miss Ward

Spelling Quiz

Posted on Friday 05 May 2023 by Mrs Palmer

Well done to the Year 1 children who scored 10/10 in their spellings this week!

Please support your child to practise their spellings at home ready for their spelling test every other Friday.

Coronation Day

Posted on Friday 05 May 2023 by Mrs Palmer

What a fabulous day we’ve had today celebrating King Charles Coronation. Thank you to everyone who has decorated a crown, they all looked AMAZING which made picking one winner extremely challenging!

We’ve listening to a story about the life of King Charles and watched the special Newsround outside of Buckingham Palace. We’ve created our own portraits of King Charles too. Thinking carefully about size, shape and colour.

Well done Year 1!

Week 3 – Walking Through the Jungle

Posted on Friday 05 May 2023 by Mr Roundtree

It has been another busy week in reception! This week our focus story has helped us to learn more about different ways we can move and different animals we may see in the Jungle. We have moved like the different animals in the story and created story maps before writing about the animals using adjectives.

As part of our maths sessions we have been using the song ‘5 little monkeys jumping on the bed’ to help us recognise 5 as a whole and the different parts it can be broken into. We really enjoyed helping the monkeys jump out of the bed!

We have been very busy preparing for the coronation this weekend. We have created our very own afternoon tea and made crowns to celebrate this occasion.

Our beans and caterpillars are growing really well. We have transferred our beans into outdoor planters and we are hopeful that our caterpillars will soon move into their next transition phase.

This week we have focused on the nursery rhyme ‘sing a song of sixpence’ we hope you like it!

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I hope you all have a wonderful long weekend and enjoy the celebrations!

Mrs Payne

Living and Learning: I know the importance of staying hydrated.

Posted on Wednesday 03 May 2023 by Mrs Freeman

Year 4 have been discussing the importance of hydration.

The children were asked – What do you, the trees, and a hamster have in common?
You all need water. All living things must have water to survive, whether they get it from a water fountain, a rain cloud, or a little bottle attached to the side of a hamster cage.
Without water, your body would stop working properly. Water makes up more than half of your body weight, and a person can’t survive for more than a few days without it.
How do our bodies lose water?
breathing
sweating
urinating
diarrhoea
sickness
How do we know when we are dehydrated?
  • dizziness or light-headedness.
  • headache.
  • tiredness.
  • dry mouth, lips and eyes.
  • passing small amounts of urine infrequently (less than three or four times a day)
  • Water is good for the body – keeps joints, bones and teeth healthy, helps the blood circulate, and can help kids maintain a healthy weight into adulthood. Being well hydrated improves mood, memory and attention in children. Check out our learning below.

 

Choose Water for Healthy Hydration - HealthyChildren.org

Help at home
Tips to help your kids stay hydrated!
  • Pack a water bottle for school and when you go out. Try a frozen water bottle in summer.
  • Encourage your child to drink water before, after and during physical activity.
  • Always offer water with meals and snacks.
  • Encourage your child to drink water, even if they don’t like it!

Science: plants

Posted on Wednesday 03 May 2023 by Miss Kay

This term, in Science, we are thinking all about plants! So far, we’ve discussed what bulbs and seeds need for healthy growth.

“They won’t grow without soil because then they wont get the nutrients that they need.”

“They will grow best with water and soil and light.”

“They won’t grow in the dark because the light gives them a warm temperature to grow.”

We are observing over time and looking for changes in growth of our onion bulbs. Here is how they are looking two weeks after planting:

We were shocked to see that the plant growing with no soil is germinating! Ask your child what this means.

This week, we’ve planted our own radish and lettuce seeds.

Year 3 and 4 went down to the woods today…

Posted on Saturday 29 April 2023 by Mr Roundtree

This week, along with Born of the Forest, Year 3 and 4 ventured out to a classroom with no walls! Check out how we got on exploring, investigating and learning all about St James’ Woodland.

Be sure to scroll through our time outdoors and chat to your child about it – what did they think of their time outdoors? Did they learn anything new? What was the best bit of their session?

Each Friday, your child will be spending 90 mins in the woodland, whatever the weather – please ensure they bring appropriate clothing. 

 

 

Year 5 went down to the woods today…

Posted on Saturday 29 April 2023 by Mr Roundtree

This week, Year 5 were the first class to venture out with Born of the Forest to explore and learn outside in our new outdoor classroom – St James’ Woodland. 

It was great to see the children working as a team! Check them out in action…

Each Friday, your child needs to be ready to spend 90 mins outside, whatever the weather! 

Carnival Music Day

Posted on Friday 28 April 2023 by Miss Gledhill

We were so excited to be able to meet Dave who came to do a workshop with us around our new history topic, carnivals!

We started by doing some call and response using clapping. We learnt we had to have group cohesion to ensure we were all clapping at the same time and could really feel the rhythm we were creating by using our bodies.

Dave taught us about the instruments used by the Yoruba tribe in West Africa. This tribe were invaded by European countries and transported as slaves to the Caribbean. This was known as the Transatlantic Slave Trade. We will be learning more about this in the upcoming weeks.

The Drums were hollow so the sound can vibrate and get out of the bottom. Tight rope is used to hold the top in place which is made from goat skin.

We learnt the best way to hit a drum so we did not hurt ourselves.

After splitting into four groups, we used our drums in different ways to create a thunder storm.

We then looked at some serdo drums which were much larger and much deeper.

In the afternoon, we created a performance for the whole school using different instruments. Check out our performance here.