The Courier

We did it! Reception and I have reached the bear’s hiding place in La Chasse à L’ours.

The children offered their own interpretation of what the bear (un ours) would look like, and they are all as unique and interesting as our Reception children. Some bears have got claws, others eyes lashes; some look soft and others wiry; most are portrayed on their own, a couple with the characters from the story!

Well done Reception!

Recently in Reception, Dinosaurs have been our focus in learning. We used the story Dinosaur Roar! to explore rhyme and opposites.

We learned about adjectives and described a T-Rex. One of our activities in the week was to create a dinosaur or dino world. Some children followed step by step instructions to draw their dinosaurs, others used dough and some even used construction and small world equipment to create their imaginary dinosaur lands.

The children displayed impressive knowledge of dinosaurs and were able to teach Reception staff a few dinosaur names and a fact or two!

Year 1 loved World Book Day and we all had a lot of fun, from a scavenger hunt to completing a quiz; enjoying activities and the story of The Tiger Who Came To Tea by the original cast actors; and of course seeing their friends online for a costume parade!

But one of my favourite things about World Book Day is when parents and children alike, sit together and spend time sharing a story and rekindling that joy of reading. 

Something different in RE this week, as we explored the historic religious festival of Hina Matsuri. On 3 March each year, girls celebrate their special day by arranging special dolls that have been given to them by family members, eating special food and celebrating the blessings they have. In response to this festival, Year 1 made their own amazing origami Hina dolls in celebration! 

Class 2W have been studying 'Intrepid Explorers' during our Home Learning lessons, with an emphasis on Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong. For the last two weeks, they have been working on 'The Rocket Project' - a chance for them to build, create, research and design anything to do with space, astronauts and rockets. They have had great fun and we all had a Teams meeting together to show what they had done. Some examples of their work are here.

Well done, 2W!

We have been experiencing different authors and illustrators this week as part of our World Book Day celebrations. The children have been inspired to produce a wide range of work.

We hope you enjoy seeing some examples.

Class 3Y have been looking at the changes of the seasons and looking at parts of the plants in detail. Stems, leaves and roots have all be photographed, drawn, labelled, and their functions have been written about.

As part of their Anglo-Saxon topic, Class 3Y have been learning about how the Anglo-Saxons wrote things down. They created their own Runic messages and designed an illuminated letter.

Some examples are here. Well done 3Y!

Class 3Y have recently started a new topic in their French lessons. We are learning to say how we travel to various places. Children learn better when they use practical skills and some of the children made models of vehicles.

Poppy, Esme and Chloe in Class 4M have each chosen a well-known book and recreated the book cover. Aren't the results fantastic?

Class 4M have been working hard over the last few English lessons to research why we should protect our rainforests and what the consequences might be if we don't.

They have brought all their research together this week to create some thought-provoking and eye-catching posters, and some examples are here.

Well done, 4M!

Class 4M have learnt about the key features of Indus Valley homes and used their creative skills to produce their own fabulous examples.

Class 5F have been learning about life in Britain in the 1960s. This week they have really enjoyed honing their culinary skills by recreating some iconic dishes from the sixties.

I'm sure you'll all agree they look delicious!

Over the last few lessons Class 6W have been learning all about the circulatory system in biology. They have been labelling the heart, asking and answering questions about what blood is and finding out what the arteries, veins, capillaries and valves do.

Children in Yellow House were able to wear yellow for St Davids Day on Monday 1 March.  We were sent these lovely photots:

• Max in Reception had a go at making mini Welsh cakes for St David's Day! He had to do lots of quality control sampling!
• Eve and her sister Florence both dressed in yellow!

Great photos, thank you.

Crescent School