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PE in the Sun

Scott Grason-Taylor

It was so lovely to be able to use the field to kick off our Athletics for the term. We began with a great warm up being able to use the space and run. We discussed managing sprinting mixed with fast walking to manage pace. Everyone was able to feel their heart beating. We stopped to talk about how we can encourage each other and also discussed finding your own pace. It is not just about overtaking.

We moved on to a circuit of jumping, slalom and hurdles, working together to share space and equipment which is always a challenge.

We finished our session with a relay race. These have become more complex over time and the Pioneers always enjoy the challenge and the competition 

The wind blew and the parachute gave us a nice little upper body workout!

Happy Learning

The Myth of Blodeuwedd

Scott Grason-Taylor

The whole school began the new term with an amazing  writing launch day on Tuesday. Our writing focus over the next few weeks will be myths and legends and Learners will be writing about the welsh myth of Blodeuwedd. This week, Learners used drama to reenact the story and bring it to life. Ask your Learner about the story and they will be delighted to share it with you. We have seen using adjectives to write descriptive sentences this week, which we will used to create our own version of the story. We are excited to see where our creativity takes us.

Our last writing focus – persuasive writing about the city of Tromso in Norway, saw us create some amazing finished pieces. So much so, that we decided to post them to the Tromso Tourist Information Centre! We are excited to think they have our work to read and enjoy!

We have begun looking at our new artist this week, where our focus is collage. We researched Beatrice Milhazes and Kazimir Malevich and are keen to find out more about their styles and techniques.

In RE we have been thinking about places that are special to us and the places of worship that are special to believers of different faiths. It was incredible to see the retrieval of knowledge we have from previous units in RE.

Learners are excited to be back are enthusiastic to learn as always!

Learners love to learn. 🙂

Spring 2025

Scott Grason-Taylor

This term’s diary dates can be found here: Spring Term Dates (2025) second half

1. Newsletter week ending 10th January 2025

2. Newsletter week ending 17th January 2025

3. Newsletter week ending 24th January 2025

4. Newsletter week ending 31st January 2025

5. Newsletter week ending 7th February 2025

6. Newsletter week ending 14th February 2025

7. Newsletter week ending 28th February 2025

8. Newsletter week ending 7th March 2025

9. Newsletter week ending 14th March 2025

10. Newsletter week ending 21st March 2025

11. Newsletter week ending 28th March 2025

12. Newsletter week ending 4th April 2025

 

Learners’ Trip To Danby Moors Centre

Scott Grason-Taylor

Learners enjoyed a wonderful day at Danby Moors Centre this week.

Linked to our science topic, animals and their habitats, we explored Crow Wood and searched for micro-habitats and mini-beasts among other woodland activities. The sun was shining and we enjoyed a full day in the outdoors.

In the classroom, we have been busy measuring using metres and centimetres and have been able to sort ourselves into height order, which was lots of fun.

We are busy practising for our Easter Church service and are learning some new songs to perform.

We are putting finishing touches to our persuasive writing about Tromso in Norway and are extremely proud of our finished pieces.

Please check out our class page next week, to see what we have been learning.

Visit to St John’s Church

Scott Grason-Taylor

We picked a beautiful day for our visit to St John’s church and the walk together was a real treat. 

Before our visit we discussed the features of a Christian Church and we knew what we were looking for. From a data handling perspective, Year 1 made a pictogram to help gather and organise their information.

Once we got up to church we walked together spotting the features and discussing their purpose. We then split into smaller groups to look more closely and take time to question.

We located and discussed:pews, the font, the aisle, the altar, the pulpit, the lectern, the bible, the organ and many candles,crosses and statues.

We looked carefully at the content of the stained glass windows focussing particularly on the image behind the altar showing the crucifiction.   At this time of year the cloth on the altar is purple and linked this with the colour on our Worship Table at school and the church liturgical calendar. We noted that there were no flowers in church either.

We finished our session with a parable from the bible, also shown in one of the windows-The Shepherd and the Lost Sheep.

Such a lovely way to spend an afternoon of wonderful learning.

A busy week in Learners Class.

Scott Grason-Taylor

Learners have had a super busy week. We started the week with a fun drama session with Louise from Red House Theatre, where we were able to consolidate our history learning about monarchs. We became absolute monarchs, who feasted and jousted for fun and who made all of the decisions and rules to suit themselves. We also became constitutional monarchs, who  needed the partnership of the Government to make important decisions. We thoroughly enjoyed the session!

Learners took part in the Open The Book assembly in Collective Worship, where learned about a story around our current value, forgiveness. The parable suggested that forgiveness has no limits and that we must forgive if wanted to be forgiven ourselves.

This week Learners also welcomed families into the classroom to join in computing sessions with Mrs Gurney.  Families used the chrome books, iPads and even got out the Beebots –  great fun was had by all. 

Learners have begun their writing to persuade, around why Tromso in Norway is a nice place to visit. This has linked wonderfully with our geography topic about Tromso and we have been so impressed by the appeal of Tromso, we too would like to visit!

We are looking forward to a school trip this week, where we will learn more about our science topic, animals and their habitats.

Read our class page next week to find out what we have been learning!

 

Mechanisms and Structures

Scott Grason-Taylor

We continued our work in Design and Technology,exploring wheels and axles. During our exploration we began to see how cogs worked together. The addition of some longer pieces of wood allowed the Pioneers to build on a bigger  scale,working together to secure long pieces.

We built a tower from the left over parts of a wardrobe. This formed a platform for our ramp (a carpet inner tube) We ran the trains down the tube and had a discussion about friction.

Some intricate structures have been made this week and we will continue to develop these next week.

Stop,Look,Listen,Think

Scott Grason-Taylor

The Pioneers planned a trip to our local park and we needed to risk assess the route after looking at it on a map. We noted trip and slip hazards, parked cars and discussed the shape of the road. 

After watching a road safety video in the classroom, we rehearsed what we would do when out on the road.

The weather was not kind to us for our Field Trip but the Pioneers battled on through the sleet and the rain. We discovered the pavement surface indicating where it was safe to cross. 

 

 

Finding out about structures.

Scott Grason-Taylor

This week in DT, Learners have been finding out about structures. Learners have been identifying man-made structures and natural structures. We had to look carefully at igloos and Stonehenge, as although these structures are made from natural materials, man has created the structure. We have been looking around our school grounds to identify different types of structures and are looking forward to learning more in the coming weeks.

In maths we are starting to learn about length and height and are looking forward to measuring everything we see next week!

In science, we have been finding out about adaptations and could identify different adaptations animals had and understood why these had evolved over time. We are looking forward to our class trip in a couple of weeks to consolidate our science learning.

In history, we have been finding out about the first rulers of Great Britain. Learners have been extremely interested in learning about Alfred The Great and William the Conqueror and how they fit in to British history. Next week, we will have a history Drama session with Louise from Red House Theatre, who helps us bring our learning to life!

Check out our website page next week, to see what we have been learning!