These are treasures that I keep,

I hold them close when I sleep,

A Nintendo switch, a very clever little watch,

An xbox, a personalised money box,

Pictures of me dancing, lots of colourful paintings,

These are treasures that I found,

I keep them safe, I keep them sound.

In crew this morning, year 2 read a poem about our most prized possessions. It was called ‘My treasures’and was written by Kate Wakeling. The children drew pictures of their own prized possessions and then we collaboratively wrote our own poem, with rhyming words. The children really enjoyed writing it and I am impressed at their use of phonics to support finding rhyming couplets.

Well done class 8, Mrs Shaw x

Class 8 used ipads yesterday to take a photo of some of their art work or a picture that links to the Great Fire of London and then with a partner they inserted it onto a new slide. They then learnt how to add a text box and wrote a title on the slide. We are going to be learning a lot more skills on our ipads but I was very impressed with their Stickability Stan attitudes. Well done Class 8

Mrs Shaw x x

We took a lovely walk to Thorne library this morning to enhance our Reading week. We had such a fantastic time there and and the librarians were so welcoming. The children got to choose a book to read for their own pleasure…something that interested them. We then had a chance to share some books that they wanted to recommend to their friends. We looked at non-fiction books about prehistoric animals and space, as well as a couple of pictures books; one about nature and another about owls.

The children have been given a form if they would like to sign up for the library and I would love to hear if any visit again during half term.

They made me feel very proud of their great manners and respect for the library, as well as being so sensible, walking through Thorne

Class 8 have had such a fantastic morning in our drama workshop today. We had a fantastic lady who was in role throughout the session, talking about the great fire of London and recapping the children’s learning whilst adding to it with the great knowledge that she had on the subject. She pretended to be a baker at first and then became Samuel Pepys. The Children were answering and asking lots of questions and she was very impressed with what they knew. They did their own freeze frame pictures and acted out a story in groups, as well as singing rounds of London’s burning! We all thoroughly enjoyed the experience and got so much out of it! Well done class 8, I am so proud of your learning on this subject!

Mrs Shaw x

Class 8 have written their final drafts today and I was blown away with their editing skills. The pride that they are beginning to have in their work has improved massively already and I am so proud of all of them. Their vocabulary choices are fantastic and I am so impressed with their editing skills. Well done class 8!

Mrs Shaw x