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Date: 21st May 2024 @ 3:50pm
The children had a good night and started the day with a full English breakfast. Then it was a day of adevnture golf, dodgeball, ice curling, roller skating, pickleball and 5 a side. Enjoy the photographs.
Date: 20th May 2024 @ 4:12pm
We have arrived and the sun shining. We have already played in the field and played badminton and table tennis. Dinner at 6.30pm then cinema.
Date: 14th May 2024 @ 8:02am
What an amazing visit we had from Johnathan's road show. We handled Katedid, saw Pink toed tarantula's and dalmation crested Gheko, then handled Brazilian Rainbow boa called Raffiki- meaning Friend.It filled us with awe and wonder.
Date: 13th May 2024 @ 8:55pm
Today Amber class had the most amazing experience with Jonathon Jungle! Jonathon complimented us all on our behaviour, good listening skills nad inquisitive questions and he was SO impressed as the WHOLE class held everything!! Even the adults! Mrs Anderson and Ms Smart are super proud of Amber class!We learnt all about Katydids, snakes, spiders, geckos and lots of other animals.
Date: 3rd May 2024 @ 3:04pm
Owls are a theme in our class book 'Skellig' by David Almond, so in science we dissected owl pellets.
We spent a fascinating morning taking the pellets apart and identifying the bones from various mammals that the owls eat whole. We found the skulls of mice, voles and shrews, as well as the tiniest rib bones. The children identified hip bones, vertebrae and many other bones.
Date: 22nd Apr 2024 @ 4:20pm
We have being using the book Skellig by David Almond as a stimulus for our artwork this term. Wow what sensational models they have created using their knowledge of proportion and scale alongside, carving anatomically onto the clay. I can't wait to see these dried, when we will continue and decorate the wings.
Date: 19th Apr 2024 @ 3:43pm
The children in Aventurine have been working on their problem solving skills in maths to solve challenges involving fractions.
They have also be thinking about shape and their understanding of key terms such as congruence and translation.
Date: 19th Apr 2024 @ 3:39pm
The children had a fabulous experience in the planetarium dome this week. Learning about the planets, volcanoes and asteroids.
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!
