The beginning of Christmas.
Christmas Fair
A huge thank you to everyone who supported the school at our Christmas fair this week, The FOS did an amazing job at transforming the school and Mrs Jones made a very fetching elf. It was wonderful to see so many faces, old and new and the children’s painted faces looked really festive. Well done to everyone involved.
Maple
The children in Maple have been braving the cold and enjoying our fantastic outdoor learning. We have used positional language such as under, over, above and have also created masterpieces with mud painting and den building. The children have been able to be creative in a safe environment and extend their vocabulary and problem solving skills.
Rowan
We adapt and survive! This week Rowan class have been exploring animal adaptations in science. We explored what camouflage is and how some animals use it to survive in the wild. We investigated our local environment and researched what colours and textures were in our woodland. We then went back to class and created two moths each. One camouflaged, that would ideally remain hidden from the predators, and one bright and colourful, that would draw predators attention. We then hid these moths in the woodland and unleased some Year 3 moths predators to try and find as many as they could! They only managed to find 31/56, so our camouflage must have worked!
Birch
Children in Birch Class performed beautifully at the Beyond the Beat Concert on Thursday afternoon. They showed off their skills on the violin and cello, including plucking and using the bow. In addition, they were a respectful audience to the rest of the performers in the concert. Well done, everyone!
Sycamore
Sycamore class have been learning about the ear and how we hear. We conducted an experiment to muffle sounds (make them quieter). The thicker the material to cover the sound, the quieter it became.
Aspen
Aspen class had an incredible school trip this week! We visited the Winchester Science Centre to learn about all things space. On our visit, we had plenty of time to explore both floors, which were full of hands on exhibitions. We even had the chance to wear an astronaut suit.
As part of the trip, we had a session in the classroom where we looked at how the James Webb telescope works and tested why it was covered in gold with the use of an infra-red lamp.
In the afternoon, we headed for the planetarium where we immersed ourselves in an out of this world show! We looked at all of the constellations in our night sky and had a close up view of the eight planets in our solar system.
Year 6
In year 6, the children have taken to the headlines, whilst taking on the persona of a newspaper journalist writing superb articles for the paper, based on their rich English text-Pig Heart Boy. They then analysed their report and from that developed ideas further in the form of a balanced argument, in preparation for writing a letter to the Prime Minister, as their main learning outcome.
Year 5 and 6 Musicians
Year 5 and 6 were fantastic this week and showed how far our musicians have come since they started. All the practise at home and school was evident for all to see and hear. Well done.
House competition
The House Captains challenged the pupils to design Heron, Buzzard, Kingfisher and Lark emblems for each house. The entries were of a very high standard. Well done to Georgina, Tiana Rose , Jamil and Dexter for drawing the winning designs.
