This term in “Celebrating Cultures” Skills Academy our Pupils danced their way through Latin Salsa, French Ballet, American Cheerleading, Irish Dance, Hip Hop, Hawaiian Hula, Banghra and Bollywood fusion! They also played a mix of games from Poland, India, China, Egypt, England, Russia. Children researched and designed flags. We even recreated a Polish flag with our white and red outfits!
Author: Carly Appleton
NURSERY RECEPTION YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 In year four, the children read a variety of statements about ways which help them to feel like they belong. The children used buttons and counters to show which were the most important to them. We used our oracy stem sentences to instigate conversations and articulate the reasoning behind our
Children in year four enjoyed the opportunity to share their own books which they brought in from home and books which we have at school. It was lovely to see them taking such enjoyment from reading a variety of books together.
The children thoroughly enjoyed their PE lesson this week. They took part in archery, skiing, curling and ski jump.
Look at all the fun we have been having in dance club. We choose a different theme each week and then dance our Friday afternoons away.
We went onto the playground to represent how the position and number of particles in a solid, liquid and gas differ. Can you spot each one?
Our PE lessons this half term re giving us the opportunity to improve our balance. We have been working on our own balancing skills and in pairs.
Year 4 had a visitor from Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. We learnt a lot of information about rivers and why it’s important to consider what we are pouring down the drain.
Our new pool tables were a huge hit with the children. We have some very skilled players already. It was lovely to see children from across Key Stage 2 challenging one another.
We looked at a variety of extracts and the children needed to decide whether they were from a diary or a different genre or writing. We were very impressed with their investigation skills and created a list of features to look for and use within a diary entry.