Yesterday, two of our year 5 cricket teams took part in a competition at Felling Cricket Club. Both teams showed off their incredible sporting skills, as well as their their team work and sportsmanship. Article 29 – We all have the right to develop our talents and abilities.
After a night in which we can at least say that everyone got some sleep, it was important that the children refuelled. A 7.30am call for breakfast led to some happy individuals who tucked into a menu of cooked breakfast, cereal, toast and watermelon. As the children prepare for the morning activit
During the afternoon, the Year 6 pupils were challenged in a range of activities that filled the first part of Day 1. Once split into three groups, the children listened carefully to the instructors and worked hard to achieve group outcomes and individual goals. Today’s sessions included high ropes,
Year 5 are absolutely delighted to be taking part in Newcastle Building Society’s Boardroom Challenge this year, and we started the process with some very special visitors from the company, who came in and spent a morning with each class. They introduced the idea of the Boardroom Challenge: we need
The Year 6 pupils arrived at Kingswood safe and sound and ready to begin their residential experience. After lunch, the first step was to sort dormitories out which sounds easier than it actually was – making beds, sorting bunks, organising cases – It was a problem-solving task all by itself! This
Today, Year 4 started playing their first tennis matches. The children really enjoyed the challenge of having to get the ball over the net, as well as trying to return the ball towards their partners. Everyone struggled at first but over the course of the lesson, there were huge improvements made by
In PSHE, year 4 have been learning about the importance of working collaboratively to complete a task. Their challenge was to work in teams to build the tallest structure possible, using only paper and sticky tape. They had lots of fun and demonstrated the benefits of working as a team. Article 29 –
During maths, Year 3 have been learning to read the time. The boys and girls have worked hard this week, using their reasoning skills to solve problems about the months of the year and are learning to tell the time at 5 minute intervals. The children have worked extremely hard to read roman numera
In RE, the children have been learning about who Moses is and why he is important to Jewish people. The children retold the story of Moses and created their own ten commandments. The boys and girls created their own stone tablets to display their ten laws. UNICEF Article 30: We all have the right to
In Science, Year 3 have been investigating how plants grow well. The boys and girls chose their own question and set up their own investigations, removing an important factor from the plants e.g. water. During the week, the children observed any changes and used scientific vocabulary to write up the
