So this years theme was ‘Out Of This World’ and wow what an amazing day we had! Here are just some of the fantastic pictures of the amazing costumes, beautiful art and creative activities we did. We also had an ‘out of this world ‘ workshop with Josh from RTC.
After reading ‘The tiger who came to tea’ in English, we decided to invite a different type of animal for tea. We thought about who to invite and made a list of things that we could have for tea. One of the suggestions was a jam sandwich. The children read and followed a set of instructions to help them make their own jam sandwiches. We wrote our own set of instructions for others to follow. The children said it was the best English lesson ever!
2 Red had a fantastic day celebrating World Book Day!
Using ‘There’s An Alien In Your Book!’ by Tom Fletcher we completed very creative tasks such as…
Our day ended with some out of this world science!
School Council introduce the Hebburn Lakes chant!
We have a new chant, using ideas from all of the children… it is fabulous!
Reception had a fantastic World Book Day!
Everyone made so much effort and some amazing imagination went into some of the costumes. We decorated alien biscuits, made alien headbands, face masks and designed alien underpants! We drew using a Youtube tutorial and also tried to dance like an alien. In our STEM session we looked at how our bodies create electricity and created rockets using effervescent vitamin tablets. A truly fabulous day for us all.
7 Red’s celebration of World Book Day was out of this world!
From making models to designing a new alien family…not forgetting the fantastic costumes!
This week in school we have been talking about children’s mental health. We discussed how it is just as important to have a healthy mind as it is to have a healthy body. We also thought about who we should talk to if we are worried, scared, cross or upset and how it is okay to have these feelings but so important to talk to someone about it. We discussed ways to help us keep calm, relaxed and happy. We used these strategies in class:
We gave each other compliments!
Here are some of our comments:
We are kind.
We give good cuddles.
We share with our friends.
We listen to our friends.
We make people laugh and smile.
We play with friends.
We look after everyone.
We drew using the Youtube tutorials, did some Cosmic Kids Yoga and read the story ‘The Dot’ discussing resilience and how we should not give up!
This week in English, we have been learning how to write a script. First, we looked at some examples of scripts to find the features and then compared them to our regular reading book. This helped us to understand what a script looks like and how we should present our own.
Then, we acted out a scene from our class text, Leon and The Place Between. This helped us to work out what stage directions we needed to add to our script.
Finally we began to write. We used all of the skills that we had learned over the week and applied them to our own scripts.
6 Blue have really enjoyed our short writing unit based on Shaun Tan’s picture book masterpiece, ‘The Arrival’. We created a narrative version of the early chapters of the story, using and applying our SPaG work on direct speech and description to help convey the characters’ thoughts and feelings. We picked up the story as the main character faces the heart-wrenching moment that he is taken away from his family to begin a journey into the unknown…
Here is a sample of short extracts from some of the children’s writing:
As I awoke, I knew what day it was. Today was the day that I would leave my family behind to go an unknown place. Not even I knew what was in store for me…
Although I felt the dread and the guilt travelling up and down my shivering body, the day that I wish wasn’t happening finally came. As Sarah and I packed the last of my belongings into my rusty ragged suitcase, the unease was following me everywhere…
It seemed that Sarah and I were both hit with sharp arrows that paralysed us. I could see that we were thinking the same thing – was she listening to our conversation?..
Her eyes started to swell up with water, then they came down her face like a waterfall. She knew what my facial expressions meant…
By the time we left the house, it was already almost dark and the sky was filled with grey gloomy clouds that loomed over us like skyscrapers…
As we locked the house door, we could all feel a cloud of uncertainty flow in the sky around the streets. The streets were cobbled prisons that felt like there was no escape…
A shadow of despair followed us with a screeching sound of silence. Each uncertain step of this journey hurts and Charlotte held onto my hand tightly…
As the train set off into the unknown, I could sense my daughter’s fear and worry. Nearly falling asleep, I stayed awake long enough to feel the train slowly come to a stop…
This time, I set off. I walked with regret towards the entrance of the train, which arrived with a very loud screech, and waved goodbye. There was no turning back…
Over the clear, deep blue seas our cruise ship floated. After a stunning view of the majestic waters, it was now nighttime. I viewed a galaxy of wonders and shining stars. Silence. Nothing was heard except the murmurings of the fellow passengers…
The sky is filled with icy stars and it is pitch black. Under the endless velvet sky, I sit here on this ship in boredom while the stars twinkle above…
She was sobbing and had an upset face that I hoped I would never have to see. “Everyone this way!” shouted an unknown voice…
We are very proud of our work and achievements.
A snapshot of the amazing work and effort this week from 7 Red ….well done!
