This week, we were delighted to welcome Sarah Lou from Mini First Aid . We helped her clean up the cut on Teddy’s leg and put an ice pack on his head after he had banged it. Sarah then read us a story about a boy called Freddy. Freddy’s Mum had collapsed in the kitchen, so Freddy put his Mum in the recovery position and dialled 999 for an ambulance. We now know what to do in an emergency. Sarah-Lou also said it would be a good idea for us to learn where we live in case of an emergency... does your child know where they live?

Year two had the opportunity to meet and interact online with the author Ben Garrod hosted by Seven Stories. Ben Garrod is a professor of evolutionary biology as well as an author. Ben Garrod wrote a book inspired by a dog he met while filming in Africa a series called Baby Chimp Rescue. Ben fell in love with Jack-Jack the dog and was able to rescue him and bring him back to the UK. Year 2 children had the opportunity to listen to his amazing journey and learned all about how the author was inspired to write his book. They had the opportunity to learn about different animals as well as take part in animal-based quizzes. They then listened to an extract from the book read by the Author. We are looking forward to reading this story in class! A Dog with a Job ’ with Ben Garrod

Children in year 2 have been learning about the artist Turner .  He was known as 'the painter of light', because of his increasing interest in brilliant colours. The children practiced various skills such as:   •      Drawing from images •      Observational drawings •      Developed and shared their ideas •      Develop basis water colour skills   They had an amazing and creative experience using the water colours to paint a picture inspired by Turner as well as sketching a scene of one his paintings.

Our Reception children have been learning about the famous abstract artist Wassily Kandinsky . His vibrant and expressive artwork sparked our creativity and inspired us to create our own abstract masterpieces. Using loose parts such as wooden discs, bottle tops, and natural materials, the children explored shapes, colours, and patterns in imaginative ways. This hands-on experience encouraged them to express their ideas visually, just like Kandinsky did in his art.

Thank you to Sarah-Lou for providing our children with the basic first aid knowledge required to deal with bumps, burns, breaks and bleeding, carry out CPR and deal with choking.  The session was very informative and we thoroughly enjoying putting our knowledge into practice.

This week is poetry week, and our focus poem is ‘Chocolate Cake’. We have been practicing using a range of key vocabulary and have had lots of fun making our very own chocolate cakes!

This week our focus story has been ‘Funny bones’. We have been learning about our bodies and singing songs such as ‘head, shoulders, knees and toes’ to help us learn the different parts of our body. We have been busy creating our own skeleton art and retelling the story with our friends!

This week our focus story has been ‘The Noisy Paintbox’. We have been learning about abstract art and focusing on the work of Kadinsky. We have been busy creating our own abstract paintings and collages!

DOMESTIC CHURCH– FAMILY: BEGINNINGS     In the topic of ‘Beginnings’, Year 2 children learnt that each day presents us with different opportunities for starting our day. We can be better people, work harder, be a good role model to others or a good Samaritan. We can do this by starting our day with a prayer that helps us to thank God for all he has created then ensure we follow in the footsteps of Jesus by helping and loving others. The children read the Scripture of Creation, Gensis 1:31. They then discussed the associated Catholic Social Teaching that connected to this topic. 1. Life and Dignity of the Human Person Since God declared creation “very good,” this includes humanity, created in God's image (Genesis 1:27). 2. Care for God’s Creation Genesis 1:31 affirms the goodness of all creation — not just humans, but the earth, animals, and ecosystems. The Year 2 children showed this by helping to tidy our school Prayer Garden and being good stewards of our Earth. 3. The Common Good If creation is “very good,” it is meant for the benefit of all, not just a few. Year 2 children discussed how important it is to help and share our resources with each other. Using iPads, the children retold the story of Creation. They then visited the school Prayer Garden to reflect and offer their own prayers of thanks. Afterwards, they helped tidy the area to show respect and live out the principles of Catholic Social Teaching.

As part of our new science topic Rocks, Fossils and Soils, year 3 took part in an enquiry based lesson investigating whether all rocks look the same. The children were able to categorise the rocks using suitable words that they had chosen.

Year 3 have been working hard over the past few weeks to write a diary entry based on our whole school novel ‘The Journey’. This book was based on illustrations where by the children had to use their imagination and their inference skills to determine a characters thoughts and feelings.

Year 4 took part in a mini first aid course. They are fantastic first aiders!