We have kicked off our new half term with our new Jigsaw topic: relationships. Our first lesson focused on discussing mental health - we spoke about what this is, how we can imagine this as a set of scales and how some people may feel ashamed if they suffer from mental health problems. First, we looked at challenges and supports that could help balance our scales as we know that stresses and worries are a normal part of life. Then, we talked about what could happen if our scales aren't balances and our challenges become too much. We ended our lesson by sharing why we thought people shouldn't be ashamed of mental health problems and what we could do to support each other. 

Our second Easter activity morning has been another successful few hours of fun and engaging activities! The children completed some quizzes and riddles before moving onto a board game. After a well-deserved break, they then had an incredible time completing some graffiti revision - the teachers wrote on our desks! We then went between all 3 classes to answer the questions in groups. 

Thank you so much to all the children who attended - we hope you had a fantastic time and we can't wait to see you back at school next Tuesday! 

We have had a fantastic first Easter activity morning! We did a brilliant QR treasure hunt that kept us running around and cracking different problems. We then had a well-deserved break with some toast. We can't wait to continue the fun tomorrow! 

Dear Parent/Carer,

In order to ensure that your child is ready for their SATs tests in May, we will be holding two activity mornings over the Easter holidays. These will be held on Monday 8th April 2024 and Tuesday 9th April 2024 at school in the Year 2/3 building. These sessions will be run by the Year 6 teachers and they will run from 9am until 12pm. Lunch will not be provided but juice and a snack will be available. All children are invited and encouraged to join in, no matter what level they are working at.

We will be completing a range of fun and engaging activities both inside and outside that will revise various methods and skills that they have been learning during their time in Key Stage 2. These will include some team games and healthy competition.

Please complete the reply slip below to indicate whether or not your child will be able to attend.

Thank you for your support.

Mr Tweeddell, Miss Brooker and Miss Hodgson

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Recently, the classes in our school have been taking part in a virtual journey called 'Path to Paris'. This is to encourage the children to get active together, try new things and have fun! It uses the Paris 2024 Olympics as inspiration and it is a challenge for children to virtually travel from country to country, ending up in Paris as the final destination. We have been logging all our activities including: PE sessions, dance, tennis, karate, swimming and much more! In Willow Class, we have been that active that we have already made it to Paris! We are now starting again and we are on a mission to complete the circuit a second time! 

Today, we rocked our socks in Willow Class for World Down Syndrome Day! We discussed the meaning of stereotyping and how this can be both unhelpful and harmful. We read some stories where people with Down syndrome were stereotyped and we talked about the fact that they are all different and people should not assume what each person likes and doesn't like! 

Walnut Class have had a wonderful World Book Day! We shared one of Mr T's favourite picture books-Little Beaver and the Echo- and completed a range of fun activities related to the delightful story. After a thorough discussion of the story, we put ourselves into the shoes of the main character and wrote a diary entry recounting Little Beaver's exploits. We then recreated some of the beautiful illustrations from the books using watercolours. It was a very relaxed art session that created a number of masterpieces worthy of the book.

What a fab day!

In Willow Class, we have had an absolutely fantastic World Book Day! We started off by reading the book that Miss Hodgson chose: The Impossible by Tom Percival. We discussed what we liked about this book and how it made us feel. Throughout the day, we have been completing a range of tasks related to this story. We started off by creating our own invisible messages with wax in Science and our partners had to reveal them using water colours. We then completed an Art task where we followed a tutorial to draw the main character, Isabelle, lead by Tom Percival himself! We also wrote a diary entry from Isabelle’s point of view, sharing how we thought she may have felt at different points of the story. We finished off our day by reading the books that the other two year 6 classes have been looking at today. All in all, it has been a great day! Enjoy the pictures of some of our tasks and our outfits (including lots of Hogwarts students)!

The end of half term brings an end to one of Willow Class' favourite topics so far! To conclude all of the brilliant learning that we have completed, we made our own leaflets all about how to maintain a healthy circulatory system. We spent time ensuring that our leaflets are informative and eye-catching.

Here are some of the things we have learnt this half term that we have included in our leaflets:

"The circulatory system is made up of three body parts: the heart, the blood and the blood vesslels." 

"Fatty deposits can lead to strokes and heart attacks." 

"Blood is made up of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets."

"Capillaries are the smaller blood vessels." 

"Dairy can help keep our bones healthy." 

"The heart has four chambers: left atrium, right atrium, left ventricle, right ventricle."

We have had a brilliant half term in Willow Class and we have definitely earned a rest! Have a fantastic half term and we will see you on Monday 22nd February!