Swan perform at Dance Festival

On Thursday 12th February, Swan Class took part in the Primary Dance Festival. This year’s festival theme was “Our Green Planet”, and Swan Class had the opportunity to link their dance to technology.

Their dance explored how communication has changed through different eras. They began with Morse code, using clapping and shushing sounds alongside arm actions, performed to the opening of Video Killed the Radio Star. Once the Morse code section finished, the music moved straight into the song, and the dancers transformed into telephones, showing how people communicated in the past.

Halfway through the song, the music transitioned into Blinding Lights, representing the move into modern-day technology with mobile phones. This clearly showed how communication has evolved over time.

Swan Class did absolutely fabulously! They performed the dance beautifully, worked incredibly well together as a class, and showed great creativity by coming up with their own ideas. Their performance was amazing from start to finish.

Well done, Swan Class – we are so proud of you!

Miss Gill and Miss Morales

Y5 Greek Day 

Year 5’s Ancient Greek Extravaganza

Year 5 truly brought history to life last week for our dedicated Greek Day. It was wonderful to see the classroom filled with such a diverse array of characters, from powerful Gods and Goddesses to traditional Ancient Greek citizens—thank you for the fantastic costumes!

The day was packed with immersive learning experiences designed to explore different aspects of ancient culture. The children had the opportunity to handle and investigate historical artefacts, using their detective skills to learn about daily life in the past. We also explored the culinary side of the Mediterranean with a Greek food tasting session, introducing the class to some new and traditional flavours. To channel the competitive spirit of the era, the children also took part in their very own Mini Olympics, demonstrating excellent sportsmanship and energy. It was a brilliant day of hands-on learning that perfectly complemented our history topic.

Year 6 Mini Basketball 

On Monday, 26th January, 18 of our Year 6 pupils did a fantastic job representing Furze Platt Junior School at the Mini Basketball Festival held at Desborough. The two teams, rotated through eight different skill-building stations before putting their practice into action during a series of 5v5 games against other schools. The event placed a high importance on school values, and we are proud to announce that two of our players were awarded special medals for their exceptional teamwork and conduct. Congratulations to Skye (Team 1) and Carina (Team 2) for receiving these honors! The entire group displayed amazing sportsmanship throughout the day—well done to everyone who took part. 

KS2 Panthlon Competition 

On Friday, 30th January, fourteen of our Year 6 pupils headed to the Braywick Leisure Centre to represent Furze Platt Juniors in the Panathlon competition. We entered two teams who competed across eight different skill-based activities to earn points.

Throughout the event, the children demonstrated incredible teamwork and sportsmanship, constantly cheering each other on and supporting their teammates. When the final scores were tallied, we were thrilled to announce that our teams placed 4th and 1st! A massive "well done" to everyone involved—you smashed it and should feel incredibly proud of your hard work and school spirit.

Miss Gill 

Year 3 News

What a fantastic term we have all had in Year 3. 

In maths the children have been working extremely hard on measurement of length. The children measured each other in the class and then even decided to measure some staff members too including Mr Sawle and Mr Wallace. The children have been converting between cm, m and mm and adding and subtracting lengths. 

In English the children completed their character descriptions for their own superheroes and villains and created an image of these using AI. The children loved the outcomes and enjoyed publishing their final pieces. 

In science we completed our work on plants with the children looking at the life cycle of plants as well as how seeds can be dispersed in a variety of ways. 

In history we concluded our work on Ancient Egypt with the children discussing how Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamen's tomb as well as completing their collars in DT using a variety of stitches and buttons to finish. 

In music the children have been learning notes and playing the glockenspiels in lessons. They have thoroughly enjoyed this. 

Our final week has been 'cultural week' where we have been celebrating every child as an individual and focusing on what makes 'me' me. The children took part in many activities and made a passport to 'travel' around the world over 2 afternoons. We completed activities such as gelato tasting, Indian dancing, rain stick making, aboriginal art and learning an African song. The children also played games from around the world in PE and wrote their own class poems! 

We have had a truly busy but fantastic term. We hope you have a wonderful and restful half term break. 

See you all in the new term. 

Mrs Barry- Y3 Team Leader

Year 5 News

A World of Learning in Year 5

We have had a fantastic and busy few weeks in Year 5! In English, the children have been researching Greek Gods and Godesses to create detailed fact files, working hard to include relative clauses and fronted adverbials to improve the flow of their writing and add more detail. In Maths, we have been mastering the skill of multiplying fractions, whilst our Science lessons have been hands-on with pupils investigating the properties of materials. In French, the children are becoming more confident with saying and writing the date. 

Beyond our core subjects, we have had some wonderful special events. The children thoroughly enjoyed our Greek Day, which featured a competitive Mini Olympics, a food tasting session, and an artefact discovery workshop.

We also celebrated a vibrant Cultural Week, where the class 'visited' Nepal, Kenya, Brazil, France, New Zealand, and Costa Rica. It was a brilliant opportunity for the children to learn about different cultures, as well as share their own passions, hobbies and talents with their classmates. It has been lovely to see them celebrating both the wider world and each other!

Miss Scott and Mr Sawle, Year 5 Team Leaders