Family Projects, Year 2

Secret Garden Family Project.

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This week Year 2 have completed their amazing family projects where they have designed and built their own secret garden. These have been based on the garden we have been learning about in our literacy lessons. Children were asked to use their imaginations and resourcefulness to make their garden out of anything they wanted!

The effort and creativity that has been put into each garden is fantastic so thank you to all the supportive mums, dads and family members that have worked so hard!

Here are all of the brilliant entries. See which one you think is the best!

 

 

Community, Stay and Play

St. Clement’s Stay and Play

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This week saw a fabulous turn out to Stay and Play. The children really enjoyed building on their gross motor skills using trikes, bikes and scooters. All the children are becoming more confident – this can been seen in the way they are interacting and enjoying the company of their friends. This week we also celebrated Jenson’s 3rd birthday – Happy Birthday Jenson.
Stay and Play every Wednesday 9am – 10am, St. Clement’s School Hall.

PHSE, Year 4

Jigsaw – Year 4

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Relationship web
In talking partners children had to think about people who are special to them in their family or heir friends.
Then I asked the children in pairs to come up with as many words as they can to describe family relationships and friends : e.g son, daughter, Mum, Dad, cousin, friend, mate, etc.
I explained that we all have relationships and are all connected to someone either through family or friendship. Then using Jigsaw Jaz to pass around the circle invited the children to complete the sentence stem: ‘ Belonging to a relationship makes me feel…’
PHSE, Year 3

Jigsaw – Year 3

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Celebrating my web of relationships
Shared ‘The jigsaw charter’ with the children to reinforce how we work together.
Calm me
At the beginning of every jigsaw lesson we help our minds calm down so that we are ready to learn.
We sang the jigsaw song ‘Learning together’ and I asked the children while they were singing to think about the people that are special to them.
I showed the children the set of relationship circles with different headings in each circle. I put myself in the middle of the circle and explained that they are going to write some of the people with whom they have relationships in the circles, according to how close they are to these people and how important they are to them. Those they are close to will be near the middle and those they are not so close to will be towards the other circles.
Trip, Year 6

Year 6 Mosque Trip

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On Monday 21st May Year 6 visited the local Mosque in Aston. The children have been studying Islam this term and wanted to broaden their knowledge.

The Imam was very ,very  pleased with the children’s knowledge of Islam and the children responded well to questions being asked of them.

PHSE, Year 6

Jigsaw – Year 6

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Being safe with technology
Keeping myself safe online quiz.
Children completed the quiz by calling out the questions and asking the children to work in pairs to record their answers. Once they completed, I allowed the children in pairs to join with other pairs to compare answers. Gave the children correct answers.
Used this as a recap to ensure the children really do have the right messages about how to keep themselves safe online.
PHSE, Year 5

Jigsaw – Year 5

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Relationships and technology
Shared ‘The jigsaw charter’ with the children to reinforce how we work together.
Calm me
At the beginning of every jigsaw lesson we help our minds calm down so that we are ready to learn.
Gave each child a copy of the ‘personal record sheet’ form and allowed them to fill in as much email as they can about themselves. Then I told the children that I am going to collect them all in and scan and photocopy them. Then, as pard if the drive awareness of the school and it’s children, I will put them on the school website and distribute copies to every house in the neighborhood. I asked you he children if they were happy with that? What concerns would they have? Listed reasons for concern on the board.
Then I pointed out two asterisks and the words ‘required field’ in small print. Did anyone notice this? What does it mean? How much information did you actually have to give to complete the form as required?
I collected the sheets in and assured the children that I will shred them and they will not be seen by anyone.
I explained to the children that personal information they put on the internet is available for anyone and everyone to see. As with the form they have just completed, we need to think carefully about what information we want to share with other people.
Family Projects, Nursery

Nursery Family Project

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A huge thank you to all the parents, carers and family members who have helped the nursery children with their family projects.

The project was to make a model of an alien, inspired by our reading of Aliens in Underpants.

We have really enjoyed looking at everyone’s models and we are very impressed with how fantastic they look.  Well done to everyone who took part.

 

PHSE, Year 1

Jigsaw – Year 1

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Relationships- people who might help us
Shared ‘The jigsaw charter’ with the children to reinforce how we work together.
Calm me
At the beginning of every jigsaw lesson we help our minds calm down so that we are ready to learn.
In talking partners children had two mins to think about two people who have helped them at school in the last week.
Working in groups children had sets of the people cards and they turned one card over at a time and agreed on who that person is and then discussed whether that person can help in school or not. Sorted the cards into people who might help us in school and people who might help us outside school.
We used the scenario cards e.g. you have fallen over in the playground and hurt your knee, asked two children to act out this scenario one being the child and the other being the teacher on duty.
PHSE, Year 2

Jigsaw – Year 2

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Relationships – trust and appreciation
Shared ‘The jigsaw charter’ with the children to reinforce how we work together.
Calm me
At the beginning of every jigsaw lesson we help our minds calm down so that we are ready to learn.
What does it mean to trust someone? Talked about the things that help trust grow, e.g honesty, always being there, keeping good secrets, being a good listener, standing up for you, etc.  Asked the children for their ideas. Had a balloon ready and with each new suggestion I added a puff of air to the balloon. Explained to the children that trust builds over time; just as the balloon is growing bigger, so does trust.
Read the story ‘Don’t tell lies!’
I explained that by telling the truth helps people trust us. We discussed how telling lies and not being truthful can damage trust. I held the balloon up and explained that telling lies pops someone’s trust in you just like popping a balloon.