Year 6 Parent Cafe Powerpoint:
VE Day In Nursery
The Nursery children have been very busy learning all about VE Day. They enjoyed exploring the importance of Air Raid Shelters during the war. The children looked at lots of photos and watch some videos about how Air Raid Shelters were made and used. They decided they would like to build their own Air Raid Shelters and worked very hard in the Secret Garden. The children enjoyed building and exploring the different materials and designs. During Playtime they had a chance to have a cupcake or biscuit from the bake sale. The children even prepared for a VE Day picnic by making Union Jack flags, jam sandwiches and biscuits. The children were also very respectful as they observed the two-minute silence and remembered all that happened during the War. Finally, they had the best VE Day picnic where they enjoyed lots of yummy food, while listen to and singing songs from the war.
The Day the Owls Visited Year Two
Last week, the children in Year Two were so lucky to have a visit from an adorable owl called Ollie. The children discovered lots of new facts about the owl and they were fascinated when they found out that owls do not drink any water! The children enjoyed holding Ollie and they were all extremely sensible by being quiet to make sure that they did not scare the animals. They also enjoyed meeting a snake, a tortoise and a lizard. In English, the children are starting ‘The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark’ and they are so excited to include key facts that they have learnt.
English – Stone Age Boy Story Writing
Today in English, our fantastic writers worked with each other to read through the start of their stories. They loved peer marking each other’s work!
Toothbrushing in Nursery
Nursery have been learning all about how to keep their teeth healthy and clean. All the children have their own toothbrush and are going to brush their teeth everyday at nursery.
Road Safety in Nursery
This week Melissa visited Nursery to talk about Road Safety. We talked about holding hands when we cross the road, how we need to Look, Listen and Think, and how to use a Pelican Crossing. We even took turns to role play crossing the road with a Lollipop Person.
Nursery Stay and Play Sessions
This week the nursery children had a fantastic time during their Stay and Play Sessions with their families. They shared their Learning Journals, made Diwali lights, birdfeeders, firework pictures and shared stories. It was so much fun!
Early Words Together
A group of our Nursery parents and carers came into school this morning to begin their Early Words Together workshops. The programme, delivered by South Tyneside Council Family Hubs, gives our parents and carers the chance to spend quality time with their child through a range of language and communication focused activities. This includes sharing books and stories, singing songs and rhymes, playing with letters and sounds and drawing as part of the early stages of learning to read and write. The first session was all about supporting talk through imaginative play, early years practitioners supported our group to develop listening skills and build vocabulary through shared talk and use of imagination. It was a lovely session filled with plenty of fun and lots of rich language.
History
The children have been learning about source analysis in History lessons. We have been thinking about the events of the Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead. By looking at sources, the children have been gathering facts and making inferences.
Phonics Cafe
A big thank you to Reception parents for coming to our Phonics Cafe. It was lovely to see how excited the children were to show off their phonics skills!
