Where is Ted?

Catkins

Catkins has had a very busy first week of summer term! This week we have been exploring how to take care of our pets. We have learnt that animals need food, water, shelter, exercise, play and lots of love! We were so lucky to receive a visit from the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association to explore how animals can also care for us! We were also introduced to the story 'Dear Zoo' and explored which animals are suitable pets and which animals are not! The children did some amazing writing to describe why their chosen animal was unsuitable! In maths, we were consolidating our number bond knowledge. We used the numicon to represent the different numbers between 5 and 10 in various ways! We have also begun our work on numbers over 10! Super job Catkins!

Rowan

Missing!

Ted, our class hedgehog, has gone missing! Rowan Class arrived back after Easter to a crime scene. With our partners we shared our thoughts on what could have happened, and who might have stolen him- our favourite being an engineer who fitted a new radiator. Using noun phrases, and commas, we created missing posters.

I hope Ted shows up soon!

Sycamore

Sycamore Class have produced some high quality leaflets linked to our Geography topic. Last half term, after performing 'The Bee Musical', we had to catch up on some work to finish our topic 'Misty Mountain, Winding River' unit, but it was worth the wait! The leaflets are high quality pieces of writing, advertising the Lake District, where children could show off their technical language about rivers and mountains in The Lakes. 

R2L

After welcoming all of the children back from their Easter break, we focused on our new target, "I can follow instructions to the count of 3". The children explored why it was important to listen to adults when they gave instructions; they decided that it was because adults help to keep children safe! 

The children enjoyed a variety of interactive experiences including a scavenger hunt, making a sail boat and learning to stop, think and go after choosing the right choice. All of the children are beginning to successfully transition back into their classrooms and join their friends in learning their top quality curriculum. Another fantastic week in R2L!

Year 5 and 6

On Thursday, 25 children across yr5/6 were invited to attend a Primary Schools Computer Science Day led by Winchester College. Over the course of the day, the children participated in a range of different activities on the subject of coding and programming including Caesar Cipher Code Breaking, a sequencing and programming workshop and a treasure hunt. The day culminated in a code breaking competition, during which the children competed in teams, joining forces with several other Winchester Schools to try and break the code that was set by the boys at Winchester College. The children were commended for their excellent proactive attitude to the challenges that had been set and for their scientific reasoning.