Congratulations to Team Morpurgo on winning the ‘Stanley Crook does Strictly Come Dancing 2022’ competition.

A big well done to all Teams for their excellent dance routines, which have been established and developed during this half terms PE dance unit.

It was a close decision; however, Team Morpurgo’s Street Dance was judged to be the best with a maximum score of three ‘10s’!

Team Dahl have been hard at work in Science to perform simple tests to find the answer to questions.

Children have been thinking about how animals, including humans, need good hygiene to stay healthy. Children thought about all of the things they do to maintain good hygiene, like washing hands, brushing teeth or wearing clean clothes. Children talked about what they can do to stop germs from spreading.

Children wondered whether germs are spread by touching or by travelling  in the air. They then performed a simple investigation using glitter to find out!

This week, Team Williams have been working on their final piece of writing based on their book ‘Town Is by the Sea’. Children have been  writing, editing and improving their own odes dedicated to the miners from the story. As well as writing poetry, children have also been working on Reading for performance by reading their poems out to the rest of the team and trying hard to include appropriate expression. Well done Team Walliams!

Very impressed with some of the cityscapes in Team Donaldson from yesterday. The children have been looking at Monet’s paintings and trying to copy some of his techniques. Monet often painted the same places at different times of day and indifferent seasons so we tried to show this in our pictures. I think the children have done an excellent job of combing colours.

In support of Children’s Mental Health Week and focussing on this year’s theme of ‘Growing Together’, children across school have enjoyed many activities in their Teams.
In Team Cowell, children completed a ‘Changing Shapes’ activity which focussed on them writing and drawing their past achievements and considering how we can support others to grow in the future.
The children’s final activity was to make some positive affirmation cards, which they then shared with the class to increase self-esteem, share a smile and boost positivity.

Safer Internet Day in Team Donaldson! Children talked about the different things you can do online & what we can do to make sure we keep ourselves safe when we’re using the Internet. Children then thought about who we can ask for help if something worries us online -when we’re either at home or at school.

These are some of the top tips to help us stay safe online –
1. Keep your passwords safe – except from parents
2. Don’t talk to strangers
3. Tell an adult if you see something online that you are unsure of or if something worries you
4. Always ask before you download
5. Only say or share nice things – remember always be kind

Hopefully the children will be able to remember some of these important online safety rules!

A busy afternoon in Team Cowell! Children have been completing 1:1 reading and Guided Reading learning activities.

In R.E today, children in Team Dahl have been thinking about recognising, naming and describing some religious artefacts, places and practises by learning about the Hindu ritual of Puja.
Children enjoyed investigating the puja tray, what each item is used for and how it involves our five senses. Children had fun setting up their own shrine with offerings for the murtis and moving through the ritual. Some of the children even enjoyed having a Bindi placed on their forehead. The children did such a super job that I had to visit them to have a look at the fantastic shrine!

As part of their Science topic this half term, children in Team Morpurgo are learning about the heart and circulatory system. Children created an outline of the human body, located the heart and used red and blue wool to represent the veins and arteries.

Children in Team Williams have been working incredibly hard on their dance routine in PE. This week, children focused on timings and making our routine fit the music – it’s looking fantastic already! Well done Team Walliams.