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Class 4 Greek Day
Yesterday Class 4 enjoyed their Greek feast they had prepared during DT lessons last term. Yesterday morning they made Greek salad and Tzatziki. They dressed in togas and made laurel wreath headdresses. During the day they learnt about Greek thinkers, The battles of Marathon when the Athenians were victorious over the Persians. They also compared life in Ancient Greek to life during that period of history in Britain.
Class 1 Emergency Vehicles
Wow! Look at Class 1’s emergency vehicles. A great end to our ‘People Who Help Us’ topic.
Class 1 Art
Class 1 has enjoyed looking at the Dutch artist Piet Mondrian. We used the three primary colours to create our own masterpieces.
RE – Class 1
Nottingham Castle – Class 4
Today Class 4 travelled by train to Nottingham to visit the castle. It was a glorious day and they admired the view over the city from the castle vantage point. Inside they learnt about different artist techniques in the art gallery and had a superb guided tour of David’s Dungeon and the caves. They learnt more about archery and using a long staff through animated games and watched the legend of Robin Hood projected to huge screens for an immersive experience.
Badminton Festival
Class 1 – RSPB Bird Watch
In response to the RSPB Garden Bird Watch, Class 1 had great fun making bird feeders and today we put them out around the school grounds. Which birds will we spot?
Greek Cookies
Today Class 4 cooked a Greek recipe Melomakorona – honey-spice cookies. This week there were some fantastic presentations of their Brain Builder homework too!
Micro:bit
The children were very exciting in their coding lesson today. They all managed to program their Micro:bit to become a step counter. Some created a night light and a game of rock paper scissors too.
Hygiene
Class 1 have been looking at hygiene. We wiped the bread over different surfaces and just look at the results!! We did wipe our shoes over the floor first. We learned about the importance of good hand washing. We know that even though things are cleaned germs can still be there and spread quickly.
