After a rather wet and windy half term break, we returned to school on Monday refreshed and ready, and hoping for an improvement in the weather in the next few weeks!
We welcomed back the EBA Bake Off on Monday, with the final round, which was for Hedgehogs Class entries. There were some wonderful cakes, most with a hedgehog theme! The winning entry from this week's heat actually featured two adult headgehogs (Miss Waldock and Miss Roberts) and nineteen little hedgehogs to represent all the children in the class - how lovely!
Next week is the Grand Final - we can't wait to see (and taste) the wonderful "Show Stoppers" the children produce!
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On Tuesday, Rabbits Class enjoyed a trip to Bedford, where they went on a "Faith Tour", as part of their R.E learning. They visited three different places of worship: a Sikh Gurdwara; a Muslim Mosque; and a Christian Church. In each establishment the children were given a tour of the building and a presentation about the worship that takes place there. They all found it very interesting and returned to school full of information which they were keen to share in assembly. Everyone agreed that it was "a great day!"
The Queen's Park Faith Tour is part of the Culture Challenge, an initiative that seeks to give children the opportunity to experience and enjoy a variety of art and culture.
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Back at school, Hedgehogs Class children have been learning about the traditions of Shrove Tuesday and its importance to Christians today and long ago. They watched a film showing a pancake race in the small town of Olney in Buckinghamshire and then had their own pancake race across the classroom - unfortunately due to the bad weather they were unable to have it outside. However, the children still enjoyed running with their "pancakes" in pretend frying pans. They also rose to the challenge of trying to toss the pancake!
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Squirrels Class children have been learning about Vincent Van Gogh this week, and enjoyed looking at prints of some of his most famous paintings. They have planted sunflower seeds and are looking forward to these growing and blooming so that they can paint their own Van Gofh inspired masterpieces!
They have also started reading "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl, and will be doing various pieces of work linked to this story. Their first task was to taste and describe peaches - yummy!
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We came to school on Thursday amidst heavy falling snow, which resulted in a very light dusting om the ground. This was very exciting for the younger children who made the most of it before it very quickly melted! It was also extremely exciting for our newest member of staff, Miss Jones, who has lived all her life in Australia, and had never seen snow before! We have promised her there will be much deeper snow next time...
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