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Miss Hodkin
This term, year 2/3 are investigating sculpture in their art lessons. To kick things off, we had a look at the work of Marc Quinn, who uses some very unusual materials to create his sculptures including ice and bread! We had a go at shaping bread dough to look like our hands, adding in details...
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The glitter has been out in class 1. We have been having great fun decorating the tree, wrapping presents, making party hats, playing party games and enjoying tasty food. A good time was had by all, as you can see. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas from the Class 1 team.
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To finish our science topic all about “Everyday Materials”, year 2/3 used their knowledge of materials and their properties to design and construct some sailing vessels! We collected materials and worked out which ones were waterproof and which would absorb liquids. Then the children worked in pairs to design a boat that would float on...
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This week, the school community were treated to a delightful performance of the Nativity “A Little Bird Told Me”. The play told a lovely story about a little bird who decides to visit and give a gift to a new baby king. The children performed all the songs with great enthusiasm and acted their parts wonderfully....
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Class 1 have been busy making Christmas decorations and making our room look festive and sparkly. We hope you like their creations.
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Year 5 and 6 had a super time in ‘Forest Schools’ this term. They worked in groups to make bread dough and then stripped sticks to wrap their dough around. Each child took it in turns to bake their bread on the camp fire. When it was cooked, they finally spread jam on their creations...
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Years 4/5/6 had a visit from a local Quaker, Richard Safhill, from the Quaker meeting house in York as part of their RE topic. He talked to the children about his faith and what being a Quaker meant to him. Richard taught all the children a song, which they enjoyed performing, and each year group...
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Year 2/3 have really enjoyed our topic of “Super Scotland” so we decided to dedicate a whole day to celebrating St Andrew’s Day. The children all wore Scottish colours of blue and white and many even came dressed in kilts – everyone certainly looked the part! We did lots of fun activities including designing our...
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Super science club (group 2) have had a great time over the last few weeks learning about rocket propulsion, surface tension, properties of paper and strong structures. Our final session looked at the strongest 3D shapes and we used this knowledge to build the tallest towers out of marshmallows and spaghetti. Everyone worked brilliantly in...
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Year 2/3 have been learning about local history this term, including the life of Richard III and the castles of Sheriff Hutton and York. The class took a trip to visit Sheriff Hutton Castle and the church of St Helen and the Holy Cross to learn more about how and why the castle was built...
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