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YR have had a fantastic start to the year. They love using their outdoor area; building obstacle courses, tiger traps, and even performing as a band on the stage! They had lots of fun with the Tiger that Came to Tea, and made an emotion wall where the children can move their face to match how they are feeling, and created new colours and emotions for the colour monster.

They've also been looking at patterns, to see if they can spot whether something is a pattern or not!

Y1 have been getting rather muddy while learning about foxes and badgers in OWL, and have linked their topic of Goldilocks and the Three Bears to many different subjects; acting out the story and writing their own stories based on it, learning how to make porridge, creating bear houses. They've also been busy junk-modelling, den-building, fruit shopping, learning about the Six Stages of Life, and painting colour wheels. They walked to and from Totton Library where they listened to stories, played a game, and even got stickers!

Y2 have been Super Scientists, making some ‘Marvellous Mixtures’ to discover whether things dissolve, mix, sink or float in the mixture... and which soap makes the best bubbles! In Art they've been working on their colour mixing by using different amounts of primary colour colours to create different hues, examining famous artworks to spot the primary and secondary colours, and thinking about how the pictures and colour choices made them feel.

Y3 have made some excellent mammoth collages for their topic of the Stone Age. In writing, they've started to discuss and write about their own animals! They've explored the food we need to keep our bodies healthy and labelled the main bones in the human body on a skeleton (and on each other...). They've been working on their addition and subtraction skills while thinking about place value, and developing their number facts to help them work out 'greater than' or 'less than'.

Y4 have have been learning about the digestive system; what parts it has and what each part does... they tested the action of the teeth by eating apples! They’ve also been learning about the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, why they came to Britain and what the consequences of that were; making some beautiful posters in groups. They visited Butser Ancient Farm where they spun some yarn, did some archaeology, and helped to build a ‘clunch wall’ out of chalky limestone. They’ve also been creating watercolour paintings, considering how the colours they use would influence the viewer; and perfecting their column addition in maths.

Y5 have been learning about different types of forces that affect movement (such as gravity and friction) and went to a Forces Workshop at Paultons Park. They've studied tints, shades and tones in art, made some ‘Oracle Bones’ used by the ancient Chinese Shang Dynasty to ask questions of the gods, and created some beautiful ephemeral art using natural items they found in the playground.

Y6 have learnt all about the circulatory system, investigating which exercises would raise their heart rates the most, and dissecting a pig's heart! OWL has given them lots of opportunities to light fires, build shelters, and practise tying knots. They have also been historians; writing their own propoganda and exploring the reasons why men volunteered to fight in WW1. They even recreated the Schlieffen plan - Germany’s failed attempt to conquer Europe in 1914.

To celebrate the amount of reading our children did over the summer, we held a Reading Celebration. The children chose a story to listen to and then took part in a craft activity; decorating their own bookmarks. This was followed by an ice lolly and extra playtime! 

We held a coffee and cake morning to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support, with parents and staff donating cakes. 

The School Council worked with Miss Bray to plan the event, inviting local residents and sorting out refreshments. On the day they were involved with setting everything up, making decorations, welcoming visitors and ensuring the milk was replenished. They raised £157.56!

What a fantastic celebration we had for our Harvest Festival! It was lovely to see so many parents join the whole school at Testwood Baptist Church. Thank you to our wonderful children who amazed us with their fantastic harvest themed learning - they were all superstars. A special shout out to our School Ambassadors for leading the celebration. Thank you to everyone who donated to the Basics Bank - we are so lucky to be part of such a generous community.

The School Age Immunisation Service will be visiting us on Thursday 5th December. If you would like your child to receive a flu vaccination at school (via a painless nasal spray), please complete an E-Consent form. https://www.hampshirehealthyfamilies.org.uk/nasal-flu-vaccination-programme

Our school code is SH147021.