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Toucans school councillors elected
Today we elected the school councillors for our class. We talked about what is happening in Scotland with the referendum and then went through a similar process. Those of us who wanted to be the school councillors came to the front of the class and gave a little speech about why they should be chosen. […]
The United Kingdom
During our Geography lesson we looked at a map of the British Isles. Each of us were given a label with the name of a different country, city or place. We used the atlases to locate these places so that we could add the labels to a map that will now go on display in […]
Where in the World… do we live?
As part of our topic ‘Where in the world?’ we thought about where we live. We looked at some Ordinance Survey Maps of Scotland and the Lake District. The key on the maps helped us to work out what all of the different symbols represent. We used these ideas to draw maps of where we […]
Discussion about Respect
This morning during circle time we listened to the song ‘Respect’. We discussed what it means to us and how we can show respect around school and at home. We came up with lots of lovely ideas about respecting each other, ourselves, property and our environment.
Fabulous French apres medi!
Thank you so much to Miss Marshall, from ARK Kings Academy Kings Norton, for spending a fact filled French afternoon with Year 5. The class learnt some facts about France, from the Tour de France to what to find in a ‘patisserie’. The rest of the afternoon the class wowed us with their foreign accents. […]
Professor McGinty visit Year 6
The children in year 6 have settled well, and on Thursday last week we received a visit from the eccentric Professor McGinty. He’s a time travelling detective and he came along with his mobile museum to kick start our topic this year “What Britain and the 20th Century has done for us”. He was just […]
All about the TARDIS
All this week year 5 have been looking at science fiction and what it is. Today we looked at the TARDIS and described it as a setting for a science fiction story. Have a look at the brilliant descriptions Miss Birmingham’s group worked together on.
Welcome back!
Year 6 have settled into their new fabulous surroundings really well and are looking forward to a visit from a very special guest on Thursday. Professor McGinty (Time Travelling Detective) will be joining us to help kick start our new topic: To build an overview of World History (20th Century). We’re very excited to be […]
