Class 11 Earth Hook! 🌎🌍🌏

17th April 2023Simon Gerrard

Today, Class 11 were right back into action and have began their hook week for the new Expedition. The new Expedition is called Earth Shattering Events: What happens when nature strikes?

The children were focusing on the different layers that made up the Earth, so it only felt right that we created a fun, collage that showcased the crust, mantle, outer core and inner core, so that we could see the different layers of work.

Keep an eye on the blog, as we continue to be hooked into our new Expedition this week!

Class 11 does Dragons Den! 🐲💰

31st March 2023Simon Gerrard

Class 11 pitched various ideas for school improvement and making our school a better place. We discussed how we could make it better, such as recycling, school equipment for breaktime and litter picking.

However, some in Class 11 chose different ideas. These ranged from blinds at the top of the classroom, more play equipment and varying apps for school improvement. There was some fantastic ideas and even better questioning about each others school improvement ideas.

Have a happy Easter, Class 11 and thank you for my first term with you! 🙂

Class 11 Autism Awareness! 🧩

31st March 2023Simon Gerrard

Yesterday, Class 11 learned about autism and what it is. We saw that autism is just another way of looking at the world, but can sometimes be overwhelming for some people. The children thought it would be a great idea to raise awareness and think about how we can help those that might have autism feel more included, understand their emotions and when to give someone with autism space to reset.

The children were enthusiastic and here they are in action creating their posters!

Year 3 Cruise Talk! 🛳

31st March 2023Simon Gerrard

Yesterday, Year 3 were lucky to have Reef’s dad in to discuss what a career is like on the seas in the cruise ship industry. It is fair to say the children were excited by what they heard and what they saw, with lots asking and answering a variety of questions.

The children found it interesting that there was a hospital on board, lots of hot tubs and, more importantly, lots of Playstation’s and Xbox games consoles.

The children loved seeing the variety of wildlife that could be seen, especially the sleepy seals and the penguins. I think Cameron definitely inspired lots of people and he definitely has us dreaming of paradise in the Caribbean, as we break up for Easter!

Thank you for the talk! 😆

More visitors for Year 3!

29th March 2023Simon Gerrard

As part of Aspirations Week, Year 3 have had some more visitors helping us to think about what we would like to be when we are older. We had Victoria from a local dance school, showing off the dances from her groups and the amazing trophies they have won. Then we had Geoff who was instantly recognised as the ’drone man’, visiting from XP. He explained how he loves to work with the schools within the Trust and share the stories from our beautiful work!

Thanks for coming in and answering our questions! 😆

Class 11 Presentation of Learning! 🔋🌱🦷

28th March 2023Simon Gerrard

This afternoon, Class 11 were the teachers for the adults that came to see the Presentation of Learning for the Spring Expedition. The Class took on the duty of sharing their knowledge, teaching the adults and explaining their learning about circuits, plants, digestion and Scratch food chains.

I was really impressed by the level of explanation from our mini-teachers and I’m sure adults will agree that they did a super job. The pressure was really on though for the Kahoot Quiz. The children’s teaching went towards the Quiz and was based on what they taught the adults.

I’m sure that adults will agree that Class 11 did a fantastic job of teaching and helped impart some knowledge. Check out below the teachers in action!

We appreciate you turning up to our Presentation of Learning and hope you had a great time! 😆

Class 11 dream jobs! 💭🤔

28th March 2023Simon Gerrard

In our Crew session today, Class 11 thought carefully about their future. They class thought about what their dream job was, what skills they needed and what would make them good at that. We saw a range of jobs, including maths teacher, singer and plenty wanted to be footballers.

Class 11 Aspirations Week!

27th March 2023Simon Gerrard

Aspirations week is well underway, after Class 11 worked on creating inspiration boards. They based their images on what they love and inspires them, which ranged from food, gaming and sports. It was interesting to see what makes Class 11 happy.

After that, Class 11 were lucky to have a visitor talk through their career. Claire spoke her job working in the medical industry and how she helps out medicines in the UK. Class 11 had lots of interesting questions to ask and were enthusiastic about health!

Thanks for the inspiration, Claire! 😆