: Gallery
Date: 19th Apr 2024 @ 10:27am
Today we completed our purses by adding designs on the outside - we planned them on a piece of paper first.
Date: 17th Apr 2024 @ 6:16pm
Today we walked the long walk to the Heaven's. It was beautiful and cold. We lay on the woodland floor and looked at the sky through the bare trees and then through the emerging canapy of the great Sycamores. We will be back to see how dark it will get and think about what we are learning about rainforest life. Thank you to the lovely mum that packed us delicious Flapjack to help us on our way.
Date: 16th Apr 2024 @ 2:45pm
What a fun day we had last week. We dressed to go to a hot country, brought packed suitcases to travel and had passports to hand. The air stewards were ready for us to board our flight.
Date: 15th Apr 2024 @ 4:00pm
A big thank you to Phoebe from all the class. Phoebe made enough Anglo - Saxon oat cakes for her homework for all the class and they were delicious. If you want to too, then the recipie is on the website under the Aventurine homework tab. Happy baking!
Date: 11th Apr 2024 @ 3:47pm
Date: 7th Apr 2024 @ 3:56pm
A few photos of the fabulous drawstring bags that the children in Aventurine have just made.
Date: 22nd Mar 2024 @ 10:59am
Diamond children have enjoyed using a variety of stitches including running, cross and blanket in our DT lessons and worked to create an Anglo Saxon purse.
Date: 18th Mar 2024 @ 3:40pm
Last week the children designed and made their own drawstring bag. We had some gorgeous fabrics and they really enjoyed sewing them (well all but one child, they know who they are!). Look how proud they are.
Date: 16th Mar 2024 @ 3:35pm
After an interesting lesson on materials we had an afternoon observing and investigating matirals. We had to make a mop for the character in this weeks story. We had a lolly stick, masking tape and a vast choice of materials. Once we had decided what material we would use we had to predict if it could mop up 10 drops of water. Once made we put 10 drops of water on the table so all testing was fair. We quickly found that feathers and felt didn't mop but j cloth and kitchen roll does.
Renewable and Sustainable sources of energy
Date: 15th Mar 2024 @ 3:09pm
The children in Aventurine made models of the national grid. They did this because they have been exploring the terms renewable, non - renewable and sustainable. They even powered up their house using their previous knowledge of how to make a simple circuit.
Trip to M Shed Museum in Bristol
Date: 12th Mar 2024 @ 3:56pm
We had a brilliant day finding out about life in Anglo Saxon Britain. We explored replica artefacts from a Saxon home; handled grave goods from a Saxon King, warrior and farmer; and traded goods such as spices, metalwork and honey.
Date: 8th Mar 2024 @ 10:12am
Emerald Class looked incredible yesterday: every child dressed up as a character from their favourite book. We had the warden and Stanley Yelnats from 'Holes', a tiger that came for tea and many many more. We had 'speedy reading' where the children had one minute to tell everyone else why they should read their choice of book.
Date: 7th Mar 2024 @ 5:00pm
So much fun!!!
The children came home tonight with the amount of bounces they did on a sticker.
Thank you to all of you who sponsored your children. The money once collected can be given directly to the office.
The photos are all quite blurred! But you will see how much fun they had!!!
Date: 7th Mar 2024 @ 4:55pm
Today, I let the children write on the tables in their maths meet session. I couldn't get over how much amazing learning was done and with such happy engaged children. They can't wait to do this again.
Date: 7th Mar 2024 @ 4:47pm
What an amazing morning Aventurine had. Our day started with speedy reading - where the children moved around the class and tried to persuade each other to read a book of their choice. And the costumes, so creative and fun. The children looked fabulous!!! Our highlight was recieving a special box of books for one of our pupils. She joined Aventurine from the Ukraine last year. The box included books in her ukraine, with special English translations. The children were totally in awe of her, as she read to them in the ukranian language. Unbelievably, she can also read and speak fluent Russian.
Quartz Class World Book Day 2024
Date: 7th Mar 2024 @ 12:28pm
What a wonderful day celebrating our love of reading we have had! All the children looked amazing, well done to them and to all the parents. We have had a lovely day taking part in 'speedy reader', a World Book Day quiz set up by Miss Nesbitt and we even attempted to learn McGrammar's 'Readers are leaders' song!
Date: 4th Mar 2024 @ 8:10pm
We had such a fantastic time at the Aerospace museum! Hopefully your children have come home and told you all about it! But they lerarnt lots about the history of flight and in particular Concorde. We were lucky enough to get to go on Concorde and participate in a workshop where we made our own Concorde's!
We can see how we can use magnetic attraction and repulsion to explore magnetic forces.
Date: 29th Feb 2024 @ 12:46pm
The Y3 scientists are fascinated by the actions of 2 bar magnets!
Exploring how a horseshoe magnet can be helpful
Date: 28th Feb 2024 @ 6:09pm
In our Science learning we explored how magnets can be used in everyday life . . .
Date: 18th Feb 2024 @ 1:19pm
What a fantastic time we had at Slimbridge! We were lcuky with fabulous weather and we enjoyed meeting Ava and learning how to become a Guardian of the Wild. All children have their own log in to log in at home to then help them become a guardian of the wild!
Date: 18th Feb 2024 @ 1:15pm
Look at these amazing Lighthouses we have made. We had to follow a design brief, plan it after studying different lighthouses from around the world and then execute the design!
Date: 13th Feb 2024 @ 9:36am
What a fantastic production Amber and Amethyst performed. We are super proud of the children and hope you enjoyed the show. Hoping to make a video available ,for those who missed it, in Term 4.
Our new "Reading for Pleasure" display
Date: 2nd Feb 2024 @ 3:11pm
As part of our whole school initiative to encourage "reading for pleasure" we have set up a new area in our reading corner where we will highlight new and unfamiliar authors.
Ruby visit Slimbridge Wetlands Centre
Date: 24th Jan 2024 @ 4:03pm
We enjoyed the day at Slimbridge and took part in lots of activities to become "Guardians of the Wild". We used our senses and were introduced to the character Ava, an Osprey chick, on her journey to migrate. As well as taking part in these activities, we were also lucky enough to explore the wetlands. We particularly loved the adorable Otters, Water Voles and Harvest mice. We loved our daytrip and now look forward to completing the challenges set by Ava.
Date: 23rd Jan 2024 @ 1:45pm
The first week back this term was all about science and electricity. The children drew and then made electrical circuits, they made traffic lights and even batteries out of lemons and potatoes!
