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In Eagle class @FP, we have thoroughly enjoyed our DT topic learning about Textiles.  In order to make an egg cosy, we have practiced a variety of stitching techniques and made own bookmarks. We have looked at a range of resources and methods to come up with own design of a finished product. We have really enjoyed and found it quite relaxing practicing a range of basic stitching, such as running stitch, over stitch and cross stitch.

Villains! Year 3 Parakeet class @FP have been working hard on understanding the qualities of such characters in traditional fairy tales.   They think a villain is a bad character, a person who fights the good guy, and a person who wants something from somebody and lies or steals to get it.

Look at their story maps for traditional fairy tales. Year three will be writing a twisted fairy tale in a few weeks. That’s a fairy tale from the villain’s point of view. They are enjoying planning their work whilst learning to use different sentence structures to vary their writing.

Year 5 Magpie class @FP, have had an exciting start to the Summer term. On Friday, we visited The Museum of London to conclude the work we have done around ‘My London Story’. The children enjoyed learning more about the identities of Londoners and the history of the Docklands. Members of the public were very impressed by their knowledge and conduct – well done!

This term we have lots of exciting topics to explore. In maths, the children are continuing their work on decimals by adding and subtracting them using the column method. They are really enjoying our cross-curricular lessons in ‘destination reader’, history and English where we are learning about the Benin Kingdom and how civilisations are founded. We have had thought-provoking class discussions in RE and looked at a variety of surrealist artists in art.

The children in Puffin class @FP have been busy with recruiting cashiers this week. The children are keen to recruit a cashier for the new Forster Park Savings Club which is due to be launched this term. 

If you’re in Year 5 or 6 and have a passion for maths, please apply! The closing date for all applications is Monday 13th May 2024. The chosen applicant will need to be available on the last Friday of every month from 8.20am.

The children have also been enjoying reading ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ this week. They were surprised to find a giant beanstalk had appeared in their classroom with a huge castle at the top! The children enjoyed retelling the story of ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ by making and using small world characters.

In maths, the children have challenged themselves by practising counting in 2’s. They loved learning the song of Noah’s Ark and the animals going in 2’s. 

In science, the children have been learning about the lifecycle of a hen. We watched these little chicks hatch from their eggs and this week we were able to handle them, and learn how to look after them.

In Nightingale class @FP, we have had a fantastic week back. We have started weekly cooking sessions and began with making pizzas! We rolled the dough into the shapes we wanted and selected our favourite sauces and toppings. We then ate them at school. They were delicious!

We have been working on our listening and attention skills every day. We are very good at differentiating between different sounds. We have played lots of games this week to support us with these skills such as ‘Whats in the box?’, ‘Kim’s Game’ and ‘Guess the instrument’.

We have been learning to count in 2’s this week. We ordered numbers from our 2x table and counted objects in pairs.

We love spending time in our outdoor space and have been planting and watering our plants this week. We have lavender, strawberries and lots of new shrubs that we are looking after.

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This half term the children in Year 6 Hawk @FP, were lucky enough to be visited and talked to by Ben’s mum who brought in memorabilia and personal items from her family members who fought in both World War One and Two. It was fascinating to touch original ration books, coins, a Bible, letters etc that were from that period in history rather than just reading or viewing images. The children were very respectful and moved by the objects handled.

We have enjoyed many Easter activities including the Y5/6 end of term disco – not much action from our Year 6s as they preferred sitting and being cool to dancing. Everyone had a great time though and the music was fantastic. Thanks to all the staff who stayed behind to help.

SATS are nearly upon us and the children have been working hard revisiting and learning arithmetic, reading and grammar skills. They are taking home work that will keep them in the ‘study’ mode, please ensure your child completes work most days as it will pay dividends for when we return. There are many websites for children to visit to support their learning plus they have log-ins for programs.

Have a lovely Easter from Hawk class.

What an end to a successful term! We have now finished our learning on the Shang Dynasty, natural disasters, peace in Christianity, electricity, seasons in Spanish, shading and contrasting watercolours in Art and creating products in DT. Wow. 

This week, we took part in a cricket festival with everyone in our phase. Starling A won the tournament! Well done us!

Last week, our class were busy planting trees at Forster Memorial Park. We planted a total of 142 trees of different species. Go down there one day and check it out. 

Today, we are sending off our persuasive letters to people within our community that might be able to help us with art and sports equipment, books or plants and flowers. Let’s see if we get letters back in Summer term.

Have a wonderful Easter break!

As part of our History topic, Year 5 have been learning all about the Mysterious Mayan’s! We had a look at Mayan weaving in DT as we explored different patterns and materials. We learnt that for Mayan people, weaving represents a tie to the past and to their ancient traditions. Mayan women used traditional methods such cotton, wool and silk as well as using natural dyes. The children had a go at designing their own pattern and then creating it using the ‘cardboard circle weaving’ technique. They worked incredibly hard and understood the hard labour this ancient civilization had to take part in, in order to earn a living.

Here are some wonderful examples of the children’s work.