Sparta Class

It has been a good start to the new module. The students came back and settled straight back into their routines. They have enjoyed their assortment of lessons. This term Sparta class have Horticulture for the whole class. They were out in the garden digging and weeding, readying the soil for planting. 

We also had a lady come in and made lanterns with the whole phase. They will be used during the festival of lights in Dartford.  It was a very sticky activity, but the end result was beautiful.

In Pe they had a lovely game of dodge ball. They all seemed to really enjoy it. 

The week ended with Maria leading an assembly about Remembrance Day.  The students were all so respectful and were silent for two minutes as the Last Post played, then we had a lovely time singing "It is a long way to Tipperary".  Overall it has been a good first week. 

So this week has been another fun packed week of learning in Sparta class.  The students listen and watched intently as we watch an Assembly for Rememberance day. Prince William spoke twice and there were people who had served talking about their experiences. There was a school that did art for the assembly. It was very well thought out and the students were transfixed. You could hear a pin drop during the 2 minute silence, the staff are very proud of our students in Sparta. 

On Thursday we joined a webinar for the Michael Rosen day. The students listened as Michael Rosen read some of his books, mainly poems. They seemed to really enjoy the experience. Later that day they tried their hands at writing poems, it was very amusing and they wrote some good poems. 

We also started our tuck shop today. Sparta class ran the tuck shop for the staff. Most had a go at serving and calculating the money. It was lovely to see how much they enjoyed it.

We then painted some of Van Gogh pictures. Another enjoyable activity.  The students have completed so much this week but this just a few.

It has been a busy fun packed beginning of the new school year. The students have been very focused and ready to enjoy what the new school year has in store for them. 

In PE the class have been getting to know the new PE teacher and having a great deal of fun in the process. They had an enjoyable game of dodgeball. As well as doing the daily mile.  They have enjoyed a few different games with different size balls. They have played Noughts and crosses with beanbags and hoops, while being in teams. They are really putting their all into any activity. The supporting adults have been getting involved too. 

We as a class have been lucky enough to have Stefan come in and read our class reader on a Friday morning. We are currently reading"The night we got stuck in a story" written by Ben Miller. It is a very exciting story and Stefan brings all the characters to life. The students listen intently. It is a really lovely to see.

We have been using our chromebooks to research the growing seasons of fruit and vegetables. The students have really settled well into the new schoolyear. They are enjoying learning about different things, be that churches, the local area, shapes and telling the time in maths, as well as practicing their addition and subtraction. 

In Inquiry they have looked at compasses which fascinated some of them. 

The students have enjoyed constructing tortilla pizzas, I am afraid there is no evidence they ate them.

However, we practiced our measuring, sifting, mixing and rolling skills to produce some very good looking scones. These were available to the parents for the coffee morning. It was reported that those that had eaten the scones enjoyed them. 

This module we are studying Georgia Okeefe, she was an artist that drew and painted close ups of flowers.  In the previous weeks we have completed a collage of flowers. Then we used water paint and painted flowers. this week we have been learning to draw our own flowers.  Next week we are hoping to be making flowers. 

We have been practicing regulation in the mornings,. The students have the choice of things to do. Some choose to read, but others have been making Loom band bracelets. Some have been constructing shapes and objects with magnetic shapes and linking balls, also many have enjoyed making things with play dough. It makes a lovely calm start to the day.

We have continued to research our artist of the module Georgia O'Keefe, we were making flowers this week out of crepe paper and pipe cleaners. It did prove to be a bit tricky but the students produced some great work. 

We have had a busy week 5. Lots of experiences during our learning. We have investigated habitats in science and how animals have adapted to be able to live in extreme environments. 

We have tried our hand at drawing cut flowers.  We have played drums with Jack in our music lesson. We also had a fun interphase  activity, Karaoke. 

The students have enjoyed time in the gardens, as well as working towards their gardening accreditation they collected flowers for our art lesson.

We have had a really busy term with all the learning that has taken place. Using manipulatives for maths.  We have used various different sized balls The students have experienced the ropes and ladder in Pe, all the photos show how much fun is had. 

The students that are completing and accreditation in horticulture are having a great time out in the gardens. 

Our art lessons have taken us to another subject Georgia O'Keefe is famous for, drawing skylines and skyscrapers. We used chalk and black paper to produce some fabulous pictures.

Our inquiry day, "Show racism the Red card" allowed the students to learn about how , we  are all different , and we are all important and we are all special. The day culminated in an assembly in which all the students showed racism the red card.

It has been a really full term, very busy. The students have all worked hard and have earned their holiday. Have a great break and see you soon.

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