Languages Day Year 2 took part in Languages Day. We had a great day learning about different languages and cultures within our classroom. The children took part in: ·      Geography map work ·      An Arabic lesson ·      Learning the song ‘hello’ in many different languages https://youtu.be/472AnCrHYVs ·      A lesson about Mehndi ·      Sharing their own languages and culture with each other Year 2 learned so much about each other and had an amazing day!

Year 2 have been learning about fractions of shapes and numbers. They found halves and quarters. Some children used their knowledge of dividing 2 for halves and 4 for quarters. Other children found it easier to use manipulates such as numicon in order to see this visually.

The children in Year 2 had some very cute and fluffy visitors in class! We discussed the life cycle and needs of a baby chick. They enjoyed petting the chicks and took great care when handling them.

Today Y6 had a visit from a secondary maths teacher and a film producer. Katie Storey gave an insight into secondary maths while Jenn Rogan shared her experience of the wide-ranging occupations in the film industry. Lots of questions were asked and several pupils expressed an interest in both lines of work.

It was fantastic to share our wide range of home languages and national dress. We talked about our own sense of identity and what that means to us - diversity and tolerance in action!

Year 4 had a great day celebrating languages. The children enjoyed lots of activities and they had great questions for our visitors.

During PE we have been learning what agility means and finding out how to move our body quickly and easily in a variety of ways. We have also been exploring ways of being balanced and why we need to be balanced when playing sport.

Year 5 took the time to write individual prayers for Pope Francis during their RE lesson. They reflected on his leadership and his role as a guiding figure in the Church and around the world. These prayers were then shared, creating a meaningful moment of reflection and connection with the Pope.

Year 5 had an exciting opportunity to work with Vicki Stone from Draeger, a company that creates safety and medical technology. Over the past seven weeks, the children worked in teams to design a product they would like to sell, then presented their ideas to a panel of judges. They all did an amazing job and really enjoyed the experience.

This week we have been working with our talk partners to make predictions whilst learning all about measuring and comparing weight. What does it mean when the scales are balanced? What is the mass of the   ….    in cubes? Which of the two objects is heavier/lighter? How do you know?

We have been so impressed with the children’s motivation and perseverance at learning a new skill. Many of the children have been trying really hard to master skipping this half term and wow what progress we have made well done Year 1!

We were fascinated as we explored Newcastle using Google Earth, looking at human and physical geographical features in our local area. We looked up some of our homes and familiar places then had fun naming and recognising local landmarks.