We are activists!

14th March 2024Mrs Haycock

Years 3 and 4 became activists and walked around our local area spreading their message about the need for change before it is too late for the polar bears of the Arctic!

What do we want? CHANGE!

When do we want it? NOW!

Polarā€¦BEAR!

Polarā€¦BEAR!

We really appreciated the beeps from the cars and the bus that passed us, thank you!

You have placed a small piece of the jigsaw down, Year 3/4. Feel proud of yourselves and keep adding another piece by turning those lights off (or games consoles and TV screens most likely) when you head downstairs for tea. Together, we can all make a difference!

Mrs Haycock

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4H World Book Day Funā€¦

11th March 2024Mrs Haycock

4H embraced World Book Day whole heartedly and we had so much fun throughout the day. The live draw along with Phil Shepherd inspired us to imagine our own characters and ideas for the front cover of a book. The finished products are so good I need to have a new wall built somewhere so that I can display all of them! Getting comfy with a cushion seemed to be a favourite part of the day as we read more of our key text: The Last Bear. There really is nothing better than sitting back, relaxing and reading or listening to a great story. Iā€™m sure someone fell asleepā€¦no names mentioned!

Donā€™t forget that your book token can be used for Ā£1 off of a book from our book fair when it arrives!

Mrs Haycock

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We are investigating magnets

3rd March 2024Mrs Haycock

We have had great fun investigating magnets and finding polar north by hanging a magnet from a piece of string. The initial speed of the magnet spinning in both directions convinced the children that it was just ā€˜going cray-crayā€™ (their words NOT mine) and not actually working. They were amazed when it finally settled, pointing in the direction we had previously confirmed as being north with a compass!

Ellis took his learning a step further and investigated how closely he could push two magnets together before the magnetic force took over! Well done Ellis, extra special scientist shout out for you young man!

Well done everyone!

Mrs Haycock

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Fieldwork fun at Yorkshire Wildlife Parkā€¦

29th February 2024Mrs Haycock

Approximately 17,595 steps or 13.12km of walking should mean your child will sleep well tonight. What a wonderful (but tiring) day! The polar bears were so active and our workshop helped us to better understand how enormous these fabulous creatures are. The photos really donā€™t do the day justice – you need to see them to believe them!

Your behaviour around the park was was fabulous 4H and shout out to everyone in the red crews for excellent behaviour whilst we were on the coach! I am so proud of you all.

Special shout out to Caleb who spent the day making as many notes as he could about polar bears!

Mrs Haycock

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We are Scientists

29th February 2024Mrs Haycock

4H have worked together to plan and carry out a fair test – helping them to find out which surface an object would move the furthest on. Different surfaces to test were considered and then voted for, promoting our use of British values. How to make sure we used the same force for every ā€˜pushā€™ of the object was challenging, but with a little bit of extra advice from me, a sling shot was made to release our chosen object from. Careful measurements; releasing the cube from the top of it; and using the same people for the same role made sure that our test was fair. Well done everyone! Super Scientists in the making!

Mrs Haycock

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World Wildlife Day

29th February 2024Mrs Haycock

Years 3 and 4 were lucky enough to join a live, online lesson yesterday to build our background knowledge of the worldā€™s biomes. It was great to see how much our children have learnt about the Arctic during this expedition.

I wonder if your child can tell you something new that they learnt from this opportunity.

Mrs Haycock

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We are motivated!

29th February 2024Mrs Haycock

Our crew challenge this week was to solve matchstick problems. I think itā€™s fair to say that Crew Haycock found this more challenging than some of the other tasks they have been set! The frustration that they displayed when I showed them how simple it was really was amusing to see from my point of view. However, I donā€™t think they appreciated how easily I solved them! Sorry guys, I pledge to be more supportive and less competitive in the future.

Keep grappling with our motivational challenges everyone!

Mrs Haycock

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World Book Day 2024

22nd February 2024Mrs Graves

We are looking forward to celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 7th March.

It would be lovely to see the children dressed up as their favourite book character, but please don’t feel like you have to rush out and buy a costume!

Ā£1 Book Vouchers will be given to children on the day which can be spent in most supermarkets and book shops, but we do also have a Book Fayre coming into school the following week, and children can put their voucher towards the cost of a book at that event – more details to follow soon.

More information can be found on https://www.worldbookday.com

Mrs Graves

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The Haka in 3F

21st February 2024Lucy Wood

3F have had so much fun this morning in PE. Their new unit is Dance and today they learnt all about the Haka and where it originated from. They then learnt the steps to the Haka, along with practicing their intimidating faces and hand gestures.

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Miss Wood