Year 1 had to explain in their groups what they get angry about and had to write their answers on a white board. We all then discussed as a whole class. Children then had to write down ways to stop themselves from Getting angry. We discussed different strategies.
On Monday 3rd July Year 6 took part in a leavers service at St Martin’s church Birmingham. The children took part in the service with other Year 6 children from schools in the Birmingham borough. The service was led by the Bishop of Aston and the Big Assembly Singers. We provided a prayer and a poster showing ‘life in all its fullness’.
After celebrating we visited Macdonalds as a treat for lunch. Our day was fun.
As the start of our new topic ‘Flow’, Year 3 visited Beacon Park, Lichfield. We had a great day with Ruth the Ranger observing, sampling and measuring Lemonsley Brook. After meeting Ruth, we split into three groups and started our activities. Those of us with wellies on were allowed into the brook to help Miss Groom measure the width and depth of the brook. We then had to measure the temperature of the water and the last part was the most fun. To measure how fast the brook was flowing we played the traditional game of Pooh Sticks with dog biscuits because they float and are also kind to the environment. Those without wellies timed them to see how fast the dog biscuits took to travel down river. We also measured how clean the water was, as this would tell us how well the plant would grow. The more circles we could see at the bottom of the container, the cleaner the water was.
Next, we went pond dipping with Ruth to take samples of the different creatures living in the brook. We managed to catch and observe a few creatures. Basil even caught a fish! This proves how clean the water is in Lemonsley Brook. We dragged a net in the water and then emptied our nets into a tray, we then used an identification chart to help us identify the things we had caught. It was great fun and really interested to see what lives below the surface of the water.
Miss Akers and her group looked at the trees along the river bank and identified them from our key. There were eight different trees alongside the river. Why not ask Year 3 to see if they can name them?
This week it has been Creativity Week at St. Clement’s. Y2 and Y3 have been working together over the week to aid smooth transition. All of our learning this week has been themed around Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Hamlet tells the story of what happens after a ghostly figure of his father appears before Prince Hamlet and tells him some dreadful truths. What will Hamlet do next? Ask Y3 or Y2 to share a summary of the main events of the story.
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories/hamlet
Have a look at this short animation 🙂
The week started with Y3 and Y2 ‘buddying up’ and after lots of discussion about Hamlet and castles. Each pair worked collaboratively to design a castle.
After reviewing the designs each pair then worked with clay to create a 3D model of their castle design.
Over the past three weeks we have been attending King Edward Grammar School’s sports track. We had such a good time and were sad it was our last week. We have taken part in lots of different sports. We have played cricket, rounders and athletics.
We were very surprised that they had a separate area for sports that wasn’t near their school.
We asked Year 5 what they thought:
“I liked being on a post in rounds because I got people out,” Charlie
“I loved playing cricket, it’s my favourite sport!” Hamza
“Cricket was really fun, even Mr Burton had a go, but we couldn’t get him out!” Emad
“I liked athletics as we had races and I kept winning,” Sofiat
“I enjoyed playing rounders and trying to catch people out,” Poppy
In science year 4 have been looking at classify insect and animals using a Dichotomous key. We looked at the features of different living things and designed yes and no questions to sort them.
