Year 5 have had a super week taking part in Bikeability. They have learned all about the primary and secondary road positions, how to do a u-turn and how to signal and turn left and right. Well done Year 5!
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Year 2 have been learning about hygiene in Science. They have investigating what will happen to bread when touched with clean and dirty hands. They made a prediction and then carried out their investigation.
They are going to record their results each week for the next 3 weeks.
They can’t wait to see what happens.
Just a few of our choreographed dance motifs from today’s P.E lesson…
Waking Wolves…
Elegant giraffes being hunted by challenging cheetahs!
In our Year 3 Dance P.E sessions so far this term, the children are thoroughly enjoying getting into the character of their chosen wild animal and adding lots of drama and emotion to their own short choreographed dance sequence.
As you can see, the children have certainly displayed lots of emotion and creativity through their striking poses and facial expressions to show how their chosen wild creature would both act and react in their native habitats.
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- Wild cats pouncing!
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- Lots of emotion and drama in this pose!
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- A super, captivating panther pose!
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- A super, captivating wolf! ready to pounce!
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- A stealth-like panther being followed by the elegant giraffe and fearsome lion.
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- Wild animals at work.
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- Lots of emotions displayed by the panthers, lions, wolves and cheetahs in this pose.
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- Drama and emotion in this striking pose.
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- Lions and tigers and bears…oh my!
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- Hunting the prey – super dramatics!
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- Capturing expression by manipulating the mannequins into different poses..
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- Careful concentration.
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- Noticing and paying attention to the shapes of the mannequin.
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- Paying attention to the proportions of the mannequin.
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- Making a light sketch with the the art pencil before adding detail.
Year 4 have been demonstrating their artistic flairs and utilising their knowledge of the shape and proportion of the body, whilst making light sketches of the mannequin in different poses to show expression.
As Theologists in Year 4, we have been exploring some images of a religious celebration and used our skills of inference and deduction to identify which religion this event is special to and what the celebration may have been about.
From the images, we identified that it was a celebration that is held in the Jewish community by how the gentlemen were dressed in the images and that a special meal was being shared in what appeared to be an outdoor living space.
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- We shared our thoughts and opinions on what the images showed.
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- We began making connections between the images.
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- We identified links similarities within the pictures .
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- We thought the images show people having fun and celebrating.
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- We thought the images show people celebrating Harvest.
Miss Stewart then revealed that the images depicted the traditional Jewish Festival of Sukkot, We then watched a video-clip, whereupon Adam explained what the Festival of Sukkot is and the importance it holds to those who belong to the Jewish community. From this we were able to share the new learning that we had acquired from this lesson…
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- Sukkot takes place in Autumn and lasts for 8 days.
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- A Sukkah is built and special food is eaten.
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- The men sleep in the Sukkah for 8 days.
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- Food is shared with family .
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- The Jewish community ask for God’s mercy and forgiveness.
Differences and similarities between the Christian celebration of Harvest and the Jewish celebration of Sukkot were discussed and we identified that both faiths celebrate a significant event in Autumn; each is a celebration where other people are remembered; both faith communities pray to God and there is a commonality whereby food is shared.
You can copy the link below to find out a little more about the Jewish Festival of Sukkot…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0193b73
We in Year 4 have been having a fabulous time learning to play various tunes on the glockenspiel this term.
Following the Charanga music scheme has allowed to become more knowlegable about both the theory and language of music, whilst having fun playing various musical pieces such as ‘DEF-inately’, ‘What’s Up?’ and ‘Strictly D’ to name but a few.
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- PULSE
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- TEMPO
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- PITCH
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- IMPROVISE
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- RHYTHM
DEFinately…
Strictly D…
We are currently learning and perfecting a traditional festive tune so… watch this space!
In Year 4, we have had lots of interesting discussions and debates on the various topics in our Jigsaw scheme this term.
So far…we have been exploring the concept of inclusion and what it means to belong to our community groups as opposed to being excluded an not involved. It was agreed that being included makes us feel respected, valued and part of a team within all the groups that we belong to.
We have identified the roles of the adults who work within the Christopher Pickering community. After much debate, the children all agreed that all of the adult roles are equally important to ensure that our school functions on a daily basis so that we can be the best we can be.
Exploring the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Children (UNCRC 1989) was enlightening for all the children who are now more aware of the rights which they have, as well as to how each of the articles within this important document endeavour to make sure they are safe and cared for.
Further discussions upon the current rewards and consequences utilised within our school community as opposed to those which were used in education establishments in the past, made the children more aware of how the strategies today are more considerate and respectful of their human rights.
Throughout October, we are celebrating and teaching children about the importance of Black History Month within school. We always openly discuss Black History throughout our day-to-day learning at Christopher Pickering, however it is great to have even more of a focus on celebrating individuals who have overcome adversity during their lifetimes.
We have taken opportunities within whole school and phase assemblies to discuss why it is so important we discuss Black History and how we, as a country, can learn and move forward from mistakes that have been made in the past. We have also been watching videos and discussing individuals such as Rosa Parks, Mary Seacole and Harriet Tubman – 3 amazingly brave and influential black women who stood up for their beliefs and freedom. These assemblies have stimulated powerful and meaningful discussions amongst our children.