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Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:56am
This morning we discussed why Poppies are often used as a symbol of remembrance before producing our our using everyday items to show our respect to all the men and women who fought in the war.
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:54am
On Monday we were lucky enough to be visited by a WWII soldier who told us loads of amazing stories about different people who fought in the war, from footballers who had won the Wartime cup one day then storming the beaches of Normandy the next, to a pilot who couldn’t see that saved the King!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:52am
In our science lessons, all of our learning has been building towards us creating a presentation to help our clients learn how to be fitter and healthier, as well as answering any questions they had as to how they should get better at their hobbies.
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:50am
As we now start to look towards our new homework topic – Sound – I would like to say how impressed I am of all your hard work on this topic. It is amazing to see how much effort has gone into these pieces of homework. Thank you for all you hard work!
We are all really proud Starlings!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:49am
Round 2 of our Homework Heroes shows off all of our fabulous posters and poems that Starlings have worked really hard on! Everyone should be really proud, the poems were performed brilliantly!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:49am
This morning we had an extra special treat – we got to spend some time on the inflatables! We competed against each other and had a lot of fun!
Manic Monday- The Church Visit
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:48am
To top off an amazing morning of winning the Headteacher’s award and some amazing practical learning in English and Maths, we visited St. John’s Wingates Church. We were shown around by the lovely Curate, Kirsty, before the children completed a puzzle based on the key features of a Church to reveal a scrambled Christian Festival.
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:47am
We started Monday morning with the best possible start, winning a Head Teacher’s award. This set the tone for the day as during English we worked hard as a class to identify all of the key vocabulary in diary entries from WWII that indicated the era they were written. We also got creative when summarising what had happened in each entry to show our great understanding of the text.
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:47am
As part of reading the story The Storm Whale, we acted out different parts and thought about how the character was feeling.
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:47am
With out topic being well under way, we have had some amazing WWII themed homework being brought in. In this first round we are going to be showing off some of our incredible models! The attention to detail is outstanding!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:46am
Here is our star of the week, looking fabulous in the gold jumper!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:46am
After learning some great facts about our skeletons last week, we moved on to labelling as many bones as possible in our body. There was some super research carried out by the children, but it is fair to say the cleaners probably weren’t impressed…
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:45am
Today we explored our class novel, ‘Time train to the Blitz’, further to see if our initial predictions based on the cover and blurb were accurate. In doing so we also discovered how dramatic Starlings can be with some fabulous whole class reading. We really used the clues in the text well to put some amazing expression in our voices.
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:44am
A massive congratulations to all those successfull in making it onto the school council this year! Very pleasing to see 3 Starlings being voted by their peers to represent them. Maybe the start of a very promising career in politics for some…
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:44am
With our topic being Britain at War, we have been looking back in time at key events that have happened leading up until the end of the war and produced some amazing timelines starting all the way back in 6000 B.C
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:43am
This week we have been looking at The Storm Whale. We thought about how Noi might feel when his dad is away at work all day so we thought of a game he could play! We had to only use equipment he could find on the beach.
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:42am
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Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:42am
Here is the week’s winner, and it’s her birthday too! Enjoy your book and have a great birthday.
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:41am
We looked at the basic needs of animals this week. We created mind maps and information leaflets to show what we have learnt
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:41am
Swallows had a fabulous day whilst dressed as some outstanding characters! The children enjoyed some reviewing, sharing and creating whilst adorning everything from Alice in Wonderland to Matilda! Thanks to all parents who contributed so well and for coming in at the end of the day to support, it was a wonderful gesture, superb effort Swallows.
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:40am
The practise for lower key stage 2’s performance in the next few weeks is coming on leaps and bounds. Swallows have been using what little time there is during the day to get up and active with the songs from the play, with actions taking centre stage at this point. The children are thoroughly enjoying the songs and dances, many thanks to all parents for your continued support at home, it is much appreciated!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:40am
We have had even more home brought in this week. Remember to bring your homework in by Friday!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:37am
Today we were looking at complicated word problems and we needed to use counters and a bar model to help us.
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:37am
Since Swallows returned from the half-term holidays, the children have watched Newsround to finish the school day and promote our knowledge of the world around us. The stories and information we have been able to discuss has been extremely valuable and the children have enjoyed discussing everything from football results, to giant hippos roaming petrol stations in South Africa! An enlightening end to each day Swallows!
Date: 11th Mar 2020 @ 8:37am
Swallows Maths today sent us into a spin, discovering all about fractions using our created ‘fraction walls’. We worked with partners to discover equivalent fractions that represent the same value of the whole. We then solved some tricky problems by examining the numerators and denominators to work out the link or pattern. Well done with some super learning Swallows!
