The children in Reception had a fantastic visit from ‘The Yorkshire Owl Experience’. The children loved listening to Steve about the owls and enjoyed having the opportunity to stroke and hold some owls. We learned many new words and facts about owls. Their names, more about their habitat, feeding and the different types of owls. All children have personal photographs in their learning files that will be shared with you as the year progresses.
Congratulations to Dominik for being our postcard winner today! Dominik is a true role model to his Crew and shows great ‘Being kind’ HoWLs every day! Dominik has ben working super hard in class and has even been doing extended study at home! I am so proud of you Dominik! Keep up the great work!
What a fantastic day we had at Murton Park today! We greeted Marcus in Latin and then had a tour around a Roman fort before getting dressed in our Roman tunics!
We spent the morning practising our Roman writing and maths skills and also signed a 25 year contract for the Roman army! We also enjoyed making Roman pots which we were able to fetch home.
After lunch in the barracks, we learned more about the armour and weapons that the Romans used. We then practised some military drills with our spear and shield. We also practised javelin throwing and learnt how the army would use a Gladius for fighting! The shields were so heavy!
Finally, to end a busy day we practised the Testudo! After all our hard work, we were paid our wages at the ceremony and were also able to fetch our wages home with us!
Year 1 PE will take place on MONDAY this week.
Thank you,
Miss Schon and Miss Rodgers
What a day it has been in Year 4 today! We were lucky enough to have Clare come into school to lead a Roman workshop for us. We managed to complete a wide-range of Roman-related different activities throughout the day.
We began the day with introductions and greetings in Latin. Once we had done this, we learnt what it would be like to be a part of the Roman army with Reuben making a great soldier! We then put our skills to good use during marching practise with Natalia doing a great job of leading the group! Take a look at our testudo!
Next, we practised writing Roman numerals and letters using the wax tablets. This was a method of writing that allowed the Romans to reuse the same equipment (a little bit like our whiteboards!)
We finished before dinner with a game of Merels. This was a two player game from the Roman times, very similar to noughts and crosses, which the children loved!
After lunch, we were introduced to Roman arches and aqueducts. We were able to build our own and could see the amazing physics behind the construction of an arch. Finally, we finished off with Roman mosaics to create some interesting patterns!
Here are some of the finished mosaics!
Year 2 have had a special visitor this afternoon from James Fenwick who is a firefighter working for Humberside fire and rescue service. He told us all about his job and what he does day to day, his special kit that he wears and how to stay safe near fires and what to do in an emergency.
The children have loved asking questions and gained lots of new knowledge all about a local hero.
Thank you
The year 2 team
Well done to Class 7 on another fantastic week in Year 2. This week we have enjoyed lots of hook activities to engage us in our learning and we look forward to getting started with our expedition and Year 2 curriculum next week. We have enjoyed team games, such as tying ourselves into a human knot and working together to untangle ourselves … great problem solving boys and girls, keep it up!
Our Superhero dress up day has been fantastic and a huge thank you for everyone taking part – you all looked amazing. Here’s to a super weekend for you all!
I am super proud of Class 5 today. Not only have they shown some fantastic learning habits but their behaviour on our visit to Sainsbury’s was fantastic. The children walked sensibly all the way there and back. The children really enjoyed helping to pack the shopping for the customers. The staff were so kind and welcoming towards the children. Well done class 5 for spreading some joy around our local community. As well as being super kind helpers the children certainly made lots of people smile today!
Today we were lucky enough to experience VR and bring our learning to life! From ants scurrying on the forest floor to gazing at sloths within the trees, we were able to learn about the four layers like we were there- amazing!
Today we have finished our silhouette pictures! We think they look great and show some of the buildings you might seen during The Great Fire of London. Well done class 7, you have produced some fantastic art work to immerse our classroom.
Miss Hilton
