What a fun
filled week we have finished this Spring term on! We have been focusing on
Salvation and Holy week in RE this term and so ending this topic on Holy Week
felt very fitting.
In LKS2, we
have had disgusting fun in science by learning about what happens to our food
when we eat it…ask your child to explain what we did to you at home! We
continued to make our Stone Age outfits in DT and finalised our
non-chronological reports about prehistoric beasts in English.
We have
been creatively crafting for Easter which has included some cards, a hat and
some baking which the children have all really enjoyed and has been a pleasurable
and relaxing end this unusual term back for all of the children!
This
afternoon, we paraded our Easter hats to St Anne’s and they waved at us donning
their own creative Easter bonnets! We exchanged lots of Easter smiles and waves!
The
children have all been super at adjusting to the return to school but are understandably
very tired…as are the staff! We hope that you all have a restful and EGGciting
Easter and will see you all when you return at the start of the Summer term.
So we
arrive at the end of the penultimate (we learnt that word in English lessons!)
week of the Spring Term, the clocks are going forward and Easter is just around
the corner.
As always
in LKS2, we’ve had lots of interesting moments this week, including designing
and making Stone Age outfits for teddy bears (see the results next week) and
making models of teeth and gums in Science. We’ve even perfected our Mexican
waves in PE, whilst creating dance routines on the theme of Shake, Rock and
Roll.
We’ve been
grateful for the support from home in researching prehistoric animals to help
us write non-chronological reports in English and for helping the children to
learn their tables – there have been some amazing results on 99 club recently!
Just a little reminder to keep going on Maths Shed, not just because we’re all
fiercely competitive and want to win the league but also because it really does help with maths
fluency, so please keep up the good work!
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Well, here
we are at the end of week two of our return to school, we’re all adjusting to
being together and working in a rather different environment. Whilst it’s been
lovely to be back, we’ve noticed a few tired faces and flagging bodies at the
end of the day…and that’s not the staff!
Highlights
this week have included taking part in Songfest online, which was quite an
experience and so different from the last one when the choir actually went to
the Pavillions. Also, we enjoyed taking part in Bad Hair Day for Comic Relief
and as you can see the results (opposite) were rather alarming!
Finally, a
little reminder, please could you remind children to bring trainers in on
Mondays and keep them in school all week for PE lesson and to allow us to get
out and about weather permitting.
So, have a
lovely weekend everyone and enjoy a well-deserved rest!
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At last,
after what seems to have been such a long wait; we’re finally together again and
enjoying being back at Brunel. Although we’ve obviously been working hard in
class, there has been such a lot of catching up to do in terms of meeting
friends, playing together and just having fun.
In a year
that has really brought science to the fore, it was fitting to celebrate
British Science Week by watching a fascinating lecture all about DNA. We’re
hoping that this year’s theme, ‘Innovating for the Future’ will inspire some of
our pupils to become scientists, so we’ll be looking out for star scientists in
the years to come.
Finally,
from all the staff in Y3/4, we’d like to say a huge thank you for all your
support especially over the last few months, whether working at home or at
school. We know it’s been a challenging time to say the least but it’s been
made so much easier and more pleasant by your kind comments and messages.
We can't wait to welcome you back to school this week - we have really missed you all! As much as it is exciting to see all your friends and teachers again, we understand that you may be nervous about another big change. To help you out, this week we will be doing some activities that can help you feel more at ease and ready to face anything! Listen to Mrs Swabey reading aloud the guided meditation text called The Magic Shell - you will find it in the files section on Teams. You will have a guided reading lesson based on this, but can use the recording whenever you feel you need to.
Nevertheless, it has still been such a productive and interesting week with World Book Day, when we had fun decorating potatoes as book characters and enjoyed watching a live presentation by the author, Helen Rutter telling us: ‘How to make everyone laugh’. Your World Book Day-inspired shadow artwork was really exciting to see too - check out some more below...
This was followed closely by our special Cornish Saint’s day – St Piran (Sen Peran) and celebrated by the ‘Trelawney Shout Out’ live on Teams. Kernow bys vyken! (Cornwall for ever!)
So, as we creep ever closer to next week and when we’ll all be together again, we shall finish today with… Dha weles (pronounced tha well-es in Cornish) see you all soon!
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Can you guess the Secret Reader? There are 37 - yes, 37! - members of staff hidden behind their books!
This is seriously tricky stuff but there will be prizes!
Even more of a treat, is that if you click on each picture, you will be taken to an online reading of the story, some activities or a linked video!
Hand in your entries by Friday 12th March for a chance of a prize!
Quiz and entry form below... Good luck!
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Well at
long last, we know that we’ll all be together in school again from Monday 8th
March and all the staff in Y3/4 are so looking forward to it. We’ve some fun
activities planned and can’t wait to get started.
Both groups of learners (in school and at home) this week have once again surpassed themselves, producing lots of work to be proud of. History taught us about beliefs from the Stone Age to the Iron Age and we’ve started a new DT project to produce a Stone Age necklace, so watch this space… This is not forgetting our poetry unit, starting with the Ning, Nang, Nong poem that gave us such a great laugh as we tried to read some real tongue twisters aloud. We had great video proof of performances at home too, so now we know (as if we didn’t before…) what talent we have in LKS2!
Also, after
such a wet and windy half term, we’ve been thrilled to see a little sunshine
and it feels like Spring is just around the corner. If you’re out walking, do
check out Coombe Woods for you’ll be able to see the daffodils in bloom, lots
of which have been planted over the last few years by Y3/4.
PS Don't forget that next Thursday (4th March) is world Book Day, so have your potatoes at the ready!
Hello everyone, welcome to the second half of the Spring Term and we're all hoping that it won't be too long before we'll all be together again. We hope you've had a good break and that you managed to get out and about, despite the ghastly weather!
Here is our new learning grid for this week, it's only for four days, as today (Monday) is a staff training day, so we hope you'll enjoy having a go at these exciting activities.
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Curious
We are inspired by the awe and wonder of the world.
Creative
We are bold and innovative in our approach to find new solutions to the challenges we face.
Excellent
We are the best we can be.
Responsible
We take responsibility for our actions in an environment of mutual respect.
Determined
We overcome all barriers to reach our potential, developing a capacity to improve further.
Enthusiastic
We are passionate about learning.
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