Year 6 - Forest School

Year 6 pupils have had an amazing two days of Forest School! We have enjoyed den building, learning about safety around fires, outdoor cooking, woodcraft and lots of fun activities!

Thank you Mrs Shelton!

Year 6 - Mapping

We have been learning how to read 8 points of the compass and have produced maps and trails around our woodland.

Year 6 - RE The Journey of Life

We thought about the special moments in our lives and have produced our own mobiles in the woodland to represent these thoughts and emotions.

Year 6 - Fundraising for NSPCC

Year 6 took on the challenge of raising money for The NSPCC. As part of this, they had to design and set up a big work out. Each group came up with a proposal and the children voted for the one they thought would be the best challenge. Will S, Jove and Eskil were the eventual winners and did a great job of setting up a muddy and wet course. The children threw themselves into the challenge and especially loved jumping in the paddling pool. Luckily, it was nice and sunny so the children dried very quickly 😊

We would just like to say a big thank you to Year 6 for doing such a great job in raising money and supporting the NSPCC.

Year 6 - Clean Air Day

Jean and Kirsty from Hampshire County Council came to talk to year 6 about a Clean Air project and how we should think about walking to school. They told us lots of interesting facts and we looked at a local map, thinking about the safest walking routes.

We are designing an information poster to encourage understanding about the importance of clean air and found out that it will be Clean Air Day on Thursday 15th June.

Year 6 - Shakespeare Study

Year 6 have been studying Shakespeare. We went out into the woodland to practise and perform a scene from Macbeth where Macbeth and Banquo meet the three witches and find out their destiny……

Year 4 - RE in Skylarks Class

Our Exciting Trip! – Millie

On Wednesday 17^th May, the whole of year 4 went to an incredible Sufi place of worship. Sufi is a strand of Islam.

It was a very long journey, but we finally got off the coach and when we stepped inside we all felt calm and relaxed. To show respect, we had to take off our shoes.

The first thing we did was we split into 3 groups. The groups took turns to look at the prayer room, the main hall and upstairs. Did you know that women have to put on a very special scarf? They also need some rosary beads and then they are ready to pray. After that, Inaya showed us how to pray. The prayers are spoken in Arabic.

Next, all the groups went upstairs to have a traditional Iranian food. We were very lucky.

Finally, we all chose something to draw. Some people chose the big chandeliers, others chose the dome, which was transported from Iran in three pieces and then put back together. We also looked at the beautiful carpets and learnt that they don‘t have people’s faces on the carpets because it is rude to sit or stand on them.

Unfortunately, we had to leave to be at school in time for lunch. That trip was amazing and brilliant! We are the luckiest children in the world!

Skylarks’ Visit from Level 10 Church- Posy

On Thursday 18^th May, Silas from Level 10 came in to talk to us about interpretation of God. He split our class in half and we chose a team name for each group. He asked each group what we’re responsible for and what we are interested in. Some people said they were responsible for getting dressed, their tablet, their mum’s phone and brushing their teeth! We talked about how we are all different but we are all responsible for something.

He showed us a video clip and it was lots of different people saying what they believed in. Some people said God and Jesus, others said Father Christmas and the Tooth Fairy. Some people didn’t believe in anything and other people weren’t sure.

Then we discussed our own beliefs. We all had different ideas about God, but we listened to each other respectfully. I think that if we pray to God he will help us and I believe that he created us. Some people think he’s not real, some people believe in the big bang and some people didn’t know what to believe.

We all believe in different things, because if we were all the same, we would all believe the same, walk the same. We would do everything the same.