Year 3 have been developing their adventurous vocabulary and using this to write imaginative poems.
First, we collaborated to come up with ideas and improve the vocabulary we use. We then read some good examples and learnt from them.
We then used everything we have learnt to write our own!
This week, Year 2 were lucky enough to be taken out for their first lesson in our fantastic forest school area.
Mrs Grant paid us a visit and took the children out to explore. The children were given a tricky task, The Gruffalo needed a new house! The children soon got busy thinking about all of the things that the children would need to be comfortable and safe. They all showed fantastic imagination and were able to learn new skills and use what was available to build amazing houses for The Gruffalo. One group even made him some toys to play with!
The children really enjoyed their first forest school experience and are excited that they will be able to do more when they go into KS2 next year. They were all well behaved and showed off their fantastic team building and communication skills. Well done!
This week in Year 1, we had a fantastic opportunity to explore the forest area with Mrs Grant. The children created bird’s nest for all the little birdies that visit our forest school area. It was especially challenging as we had to use tweezer to create our bird’s nests. We used all the natural materials we could find.
Take a look at our creations!
On Monday, Year 6 took part in the Leavers service in St Martin’s Church,Bullring, Birmingham.
The children had to share in a service with other children from Year 6 classes through out the borough. They celebrated differences and being accepted for who they are. Each child had to make a name card and glasses that reflected their personality.
We had a picnic lunch on return from the church.
Year 1 have had an amazing week learning all about keeping healthy. We have learnt all about keeping our bodies healthy by eating well and exercising ofte, but also how to look after our teeth and our minds.
Year 1 and Year 2 joined together for some activities which we all really enjoyed! We also hosted a parent workshop all about health. We all worked so hard and received certificates to show how fantastic we are!
Today Reception went to visit the animals at the Nature Centre in Edgbaston. We saw monkeys, meerkats, parrots, lemurs, wallabies, goats, snakes and many more animals. The children loved seeing the different animals and enjoyed playing in the play area after. Throughout the week we will be researching about the animals we saw and will write some facts about them.
Well done to Reception for behaving so well on our trip and representing St. Clement’s really well!
During ‘Health Week’ we covered lots of different areas of being health. We discussed exercise, how it makes us feel and the effects it has on our bodies. We did different exercises outside. We spoke about healthy eating and the children wrote healthy and unhealthy lists and sorted different foods. We also had a parent workshop during the week and the children made a healthy sandwich with their parents and carers. We were really proud of the children for trying lots of different foods! 
Just some feedback on the extra friendship sessions that were being conducted with my children. I have found that this is really helped them in terms of social skills, how to develop and maintain a friendship properly in school time. The activities completed in the session hake them think about how to behave and deal with situations and more importantly think before acting!
Thanks, Mum
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My child has had mentoring sessions to cover how to interact with others both at home and in school. They have helped with behaviour at home and interactions with her younger sibling. It has helped in school as well as in the classroom she is calmer, and allows the teacher time to deal with arising situations.
Mum
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1:1 sessions have helped improve our child’s overall attitude towards others especially at home. We are thankful for the time spent talking with her and giving her techniques that seem to be helping.
Mum and Dad
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I have enjoyed Jigsaw this half term. I have really enjoyed learning about growing up and how we have changed since we were a baby.
Amelia – Year 1
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Friendship, I have enjoyed learning about different friendship groups and how to be a good friend.
Elijah – Year 1
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I have enjoyed the topic feeling. I liked how we found out about how each individual has different feelings and how we can deal with them.
Sara – Year 2
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Growing Up, I have enjoyed learning about how we change as we grow up and how we change from when we were a baby to who we are now.
Mustafa – Year 2
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I enjoyed learning about different relationships and how e can make different friends as we grow older and how to keep those friendships.
Isaiah – Year 3
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I have enjoyed learning about different relationships and meeting new people. About making new friends and I enjoy Jigsaw and how we learn about different things.
Luliyana – Year 3
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I have enjoyed learning the topic Feelings. How we can express or feelings to our loved ones and how we go through different feelings all the time.
Ramesah – Year 4
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I enjoyed learning about Change and how we have changed from when we were babies to how we look now and how we mature.
Codie – Year 4
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I enjoyed learning about different cultures and knowing what other people around the world believe in and how it is different to us.
Kiana – Year 5
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I enjoyed learning about different relationships and how we can make friends from a young age and as years go on the friendship grows stronger
Lyla – Year 5
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I enjoyed learning about differences and how it’s good to be different. If we were all the same it would be a boring world. I also enjoyed learning about other people’s cultures.
Zaara – Year 6
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I have enjoyed learning about how to keep ourselves safe and also enjoyed learning about other people’s cultures and how they do things differently.
Kamille – Year 6
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Oral health
We read a book about how to make sure your teeth stay clean. We also sang a song called ‘Brush your teeth’. We then made our own information books about brushing teeth.
Mental health
We read a book called ‘Sometimes I feel sunny’. We talked about our feelings and looked at expressions. We talked about what makes us sad and what makes us happy. We sang ‘If you’re happy and you know it’
Body fitness
We had a go at some yoga. The children were very good at trying the different stretches and poses.
Nutrition
The parents came in to make fruit kebabs with their children. It was a lovely session. The classroom was filled with the delicious smells of melon, pineapple, mango, bananas and apples.
