The Courier

Class 1S worked collaboratively this week in PSHE when thinking about all the people we have around us to help us every day. They chose the best people for different scenarios they might need some help with, and matched them as a group. We all realised how lucky we are to have so many people in our lives that care enough to help. 

Class 2W children were thrilled that we have now been allowed to move tables into groups of four rather than metre distanced.  This has really enabled us to further increase our collaborative learning. 

Here the children are working in pairs to scrutinise our 'Quest' story and together to find deeper meaning comprehension answers in the text.

The children have worked really hard this week on their end of year assessments, the results will be shared in their final reports.

We have celebrated by pushing our tables together to work in groups, now that the guidelines allow. This has created lots of excitement and it's lovely to see the collaborative classroom working again.  

Class 3Y are studying the issues surrounding the endangerment of animals and the role that humans play in this for different reasons. In class they were shown a film of Madagascar where the lemurs are reduced in numbers by deforestation destroying their habitats. The other side of the argument is that the growing, poverty-stricken population needs to clear the trees to build cheap housing and use the space to grow rice just to feed their families.

The children had to write their opinions on post it notes which were discussed. The vote at the end of the debate was split as we understood that the animals needed to be protected, but humans need to survive too no matter what the cost.

What do you think?

The Outdoor Learning Club participants were delighted to find a gift from the resident fairy. She (or he?) left two balls of green strings and the girls made some swings, zip wires and other playground games for the fairy. We also found more evidence of the fairy living there in the shape of a fairy parasol (a tiny mushroom) and fairy friends (a lady bird).