Emerald Class
Mrs Yassin teaches Emerald class. In the morning Mrs Smith teaches Year 2 and 3 in Sapphire Class. The support staff who work with Emerald class are Mrs Theobald, Ms Stevens and Mrs Eagle.
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Recent Activities
Reverend Andrew visited to lead a collective worship. He told us about the story of Saint Telemachus and we thought about how it is sometimes difficult but always right to stand up for what we believe in.
We would like to thank Mr and Mrs Thompson from Filby Post Office for their very kind donation of £500 from the proceeds of their Charity Shed for our outdoor play equipment and reflection area. This will really help us to quickly purchase all we need.
Thank you!
A team of eager KS1 pupils showed off their teamwork and passing and dribbling techniques this week by taking part in our cluster’s KS1 Football event. Everyone thought it was good fun and even though they felt a bit nervous to begin with, all announced trying the different skills was great.
We enjoyed dressing up as our favourite book characters for World Book Day. We took part in different activities and enjoyed sharing stories with our circles groups.
In English we have been learning about rhyming words. As a class we followed the story Zog by Julia Donaldson and filled in the missing rhyming words to complete the sentences.
Statement:
We have been learning about poetry in English. During our forest school session we used natural objects found in the garden as inspiration for a poem. Everyone chose their favourite object and contributed to our shared poems. We hope you enjoy reading them.
Reception children wrote,
In our garden
I found a beautiful leaf.
I have a chippy stick.
I have found a cold stick.
I have found a soft stick.
I have found a crunchy leaf, a rough stick and a bumpy stick.
I have found a really bumpy stick and some really really soft grass.
Eryn, Valentine and Ava-May wrote,
In the garden I see
Beautiful catkins hanging from the tree.
I hear lush blue-tits singing sweet songs.
Clear fresh air.
I can feel the wind in my hair.
The dark brown hazel.
Dorothy and Ethan wrote,
In the garden I see
Brown hard bark.
I can hear birds tweeting in their nests.
I can smell damp green grass.
I can feel wind in my hair.
I can feel crunchy leaves.
Year 1 group 1 wrote,
In my garden
I like the feel of the long green grass.
I like how the acorn is soft inside and crunchy outside.
I like how the stick is bendy and so soft and I like my stick because it sparkles in the sun.
I like my pine one because it feels bumpy.
I like looking at my stone because it has pretty patterns on it and it’s smooth.
I like the blossom because it is pretty and smells nice.
Year 1 group 2 wrote,
In my garden
I like my smooth stick.
I like listening to crunchy leaves.
I like the fluffy green leaf.
I like my pine one it looks brown and feels spikey.
I like the rocks it looks lumpy and feels hard.
Reverend Linda visited us to lead a collective worship about Candlemas. We learned about how Jesus was presented at the temple 40 days after his birth. We look forward to welcoming Reverend Linda back late in the term for more collective worship.
Year 1 and 2 have been learning to safely carry and use the gymnastic apparatus. Linking to their history topic on travelling, we have been looking at how animals travel in different ways. They have learned to travel safely at different speeds and levels, and combine contrasting actions to make short routines.
This term is computing, the Reception children have been focusing on the importance of sequencing by breaking down popular tales and rearranging them. We have learned that stories or events are better told in chronological order and algorithms help us achieve this in computing.
