Walt Disney Class

This week in Walt Disney Class, we have been reading our new book 'Pugs of the Frozen North'.  The children have been thinking about a prediction for what would happen next in the book and been using this within their writing this week.  The children have had some amazing ideas and have turned this into their own story!  We are going to continue reading the rest of the book over this module to see if any of their predictions were correct.

We have also been looking into Magnets and Forces.  The children have been discussing what they think a fair test is and we conducted an experiment to see what would be the  best surface to move a protractor on. We had a range of different surfaces such as the carpet, sandpaper, a wet surface, the table and some paper. The children were then able to say which was the best surface and why, commenting on how they used force to help them with this!

Oliver Jeffers

The children in Oliver Jeffers' Class have had an exciting start to the new term.  This module, we are focussing on expressing ourselves and have read the story of The Colour Monster and linked it to our emotions in different situations.  

We are moving on to reading the story of Bog Baby which the children have loved so far.  As we move into Spring and Summer, we are learning about seasonal changes as well as life cycles - our apple tree is sprouting leaves and growing blossom rapidly and we are interested to see whether we get any apples this year.  

As well as this, in our outside area, we are creating a wildlife garden - we are lucky to have a raised pond which we have set up together this week and will form part of our growing wildlife garden that the children have been drawing designs for to share with Mrs Rimmer. Some children also chose to make model wildlife gardens in boxes during their child initiated time which they shared confidently with the class, explaining their designs. With the pond, we have had the arrival of some tadpoles which the children have enjoyed observing and will continue to track their lifecycle as they continue to grow and change. 

Marcus Rashford Class

Marcus Rashford class has had a fantastic two weeks so far, we have been engaged in all our learning and have been keen to learn all about Antarctica.  The children were pleased with their Antarctica-themed corner and have been adding things to it.  During our PSHE lesson this week we looked at a range of things that we do day-to-day in our life that can affect our health. They explored the unhealthy choices and what they could do to improve these choices to reduce any health concerns in the future. The children were keen to share their ideas with Miss Elms and had a fantastic conversation about changing habits to improve their health. 

Before the end of the last term, we completed a science experiment based on hand washing and the links to mouldy bread. The children looked at their bread experiment this week and were shocked to see the outcome. They learnt that the liquid soap cleaned most of the germs if washed well and that dirty hands filled with germs had the most mould. They learnt a very important lesson on hand washing properly.  

Buster's Book Club

Congratulations to Steve Irwin class this week for having the most readers in their class. It is fantastic to see such great commitment to their daily reading. Keep it up!

Star Readers of the week:

Julia Donaldson Class - Helin

Steve Irwin Class - Mason

Marcus Rashford Class - Orson

Walt Disney Class - Ivy

Lewis Hamilton Class - Joey

Helen Sharman Class - Ethan

Benjamin Zephaniah Class - Morgan

Mini Youth Games Netball Tournament

On Tuesday 25th April, some children from Years 5 and 6 represented Peninsula East Primary Academy during a MYG Netball tournament.  They did fantastically, working as a team and supporting each other throughout the day.  The children spent the day completing a range of netball tournaments, representing their school in an honourable manner.  We would like to thank Mr Dyson and Mrs Fenner for being with the children and guiding them during the day.