On Monday we all returned to school full of enthusiasm for the last few weeks of the summer term. Hedgehogs, Otters and Squirrels children had an exciting morning, as they released their butterflies in the lovely sunshine. They were delighted to watch them flutter away, and even more delighted when they returned to land on their hands!
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On Wednesday, Foxes and Deer Classes enjoyed a day out visiting the Verulamium Museum in St Albans. They looked at a variety of Roman artefacts including mosiacs, pottery, coins, clothing and cooking implements, completing worksheets as they explored the museum. They learnt all about the hypocaust underfloor heating system, looked at old tombs, and investigated the old Roman city wall.
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On Thursday, Otter Class children enjoyed a superheroes picnic. They prepared the picnic themselves, using their mathematical skills and knowledge of fractions and division, to slice cakes and pizzas into halves and quarters, and to divide biscuits equally amongst themselves. They made superhero masks to wear, again using fractions and symmetry to create their designs, before heading out onto the field to enjoy the yummy food after all their hard work!
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Also on Thursday, we bid a fond farewell to a member of staff who has been part of the school for many years. Mrs Young started working as a Teaching Assistant in Hedgehogs Class on June 6th 2006, and her last day with us came exactly thirteen years later on June 6th 2019! Over this time she has worked with every year group from Pre-School to Year Six, as well as being our IT expert, making sure that the computer systems keep running properly. We held a special goodbye assembly for her, where the children presented her with cards that they had made themselves. We will all miss her greatly and wish her well for the future.
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On Friday we celebrated "Wear it Wild" day. This was a special dress-up day to raise awareness and funds for the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature). Everyone paid £1 to come to school dressed as animal, and enjoyed a day of fun activities with a wildlife theme.
Badgers Class did lots of crafts with recycled materials, while Squirrels investigated camouflage, painting animal skin patterns to conceal different animals. Hedgehogs found out about the rainforest and made frogs and snakes to populate their own rainforest, and older children did a quiz to help them learn more about endangered animals.
In the afternoon, all the Choices and Enrichment activities had a "wild" theme, so the children enjoyed wild yoga, wild lego, wild golf, wild gardening and so on!
It was a really grrrrreat day!!
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