We had our celebration assembly in the classroom this morning and the children enjoyed celebrating all of their fantastic HOWL points from this week.
Our Be Kind champ was Cara, our Work Hard champ was Reef and our Get Smart champ was Katie. Poppy won the overall HoWL oinks certificate and we also enjoyed hearing about Annabel’s recent blue grading in martial arts. Well done to all our winners!
Don’t forget to get your Digital Leader applications in by tomorrow’s deadline – Thursday 3rd February 2022.
Mr Taylor will be selecting two from each class based on the applications received so you have to be in it to win it! Good luck everyone 🙂
Class 7 have enjoyed sorting and comparing shapes in maths this afternoon, as well a special read of Bliss’ story book by Charley from Y6 to celebrate National Storytelling week.
Shout outs today go to: Reef, who has been making a consistent effort in all of his learning behaviours since returning to school after Christmas; and, Cara for her super kind thoughts and actions in class today as well as some very impressive mathematical thinking in our magic maths today. Well done to you both!
Have a look at this week’s spelling focus … the /j/ sound when it is spelt as a g:
Class 7 have enjoyed learning all about manatees this morning, courtesy of Annabel’s latest home learning. Thank you for sharing this with us, Annabel and we all think your homemade manatee is super cute!
One of the HOWLs that we work towards each day is being kind. We revisited this in crew this week and talked about what makes us unique. It was great to hear everyone sharing what made them special. It was lovely to hear how the children discussed their difference but also realising that despite our difference we all have so many things that are the same. We talked about how we might not always like the same things as everyone else but that it’s ok to ask about others interests if we are not sure. It was also lovely to hear the children talk about how it doesn’t matter if we look different on the outside because it’s what’s inside that counts.
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Notice for all students in Year 2 to Year 5!
Students in Year 2, 3, 4 and 5 have an amazing opportunity to become a Digital Leader within their class.
This is a fantastic opportunity for children to develop their own individual skills when it comes to the latest technology. Children who are successful will get the opportunity to visit XP East and potentially the Apple Store to have further training on how to use technology including iPads, MacBooks and some of the other great products that are used throughout school. Our Digital Leaders will then become the experts who can then pass on their knowledge to others.
Below is a link to the Digital Leaders website where you can find out further information.
https://sites.google.com/xpeast.org/digital-leader-applications/home
Applications will need to be sent to Mr Taylor by Thursday 3rd February explaining why you would make a fantastic Digital Leader. This can be done in a format of your choice including a letter, slides or even a video showcasing your IT skills.
We look forward to receiving your applications!
A big shout out today to all of the wonderful artwork being doing at home as well as to all of our fantastic readers in class 7 as we have given out lots of reading certificates today as well! Keep up the fantastic work everyone – it really does make a difference.
The children in Year2 were very excited to hear about the Trust’s digital leaders initiative during a special Google Meet in this morning’s crew session. You can find out more here:
https://sites.google.com/xpeast.org/digital-leader-applications/home
Lots of the children have expressed a desire to apply for this exciting opportunity and we can’t wait to see your applications next week. Remember they can be as creative as you like and the deadline is next Thursday, 3rd February.
