Each class enjoyed a sponsored bounce which was organised to raise money for the Friends of Browick. We took turns to bounce while our partner counted. Between us all, we bounced over 10,000 times! Not only that, we had a lot of fun and raised lots of money between us.
Science Week Magic with Dr Hartley: A Visit to Tooth Fairy Land!
As part of our Science Week celebrations, we were delighted to welcome Dr Hartley to school for a fantastic workshop all about keeping our teeth healthy. The session was full of science, stories, and a little bit of magic!
Our adventure began with âThe Story of the Tooth Fairyâ, a fun and engaging tale that helped us understand why looking after our teeth is so important. The children were taken on an imaginary trip to Tooth Fairy Land, where we discovered all the important jobs the tooth fairies do to keep smiles bright and healthy.
We also became scientists for the morning by carrying out a yeast and sugar experiment. Dr Hartley showed us how sugar can help create an acid that attacks our teeth, helping us understand why brushing and making healthy choices are so important. We also learnt that there can be hidden sugars in drinks like orange juice, which is why drinking water is often the best choice for our teeth and our health.
There was even more excitement when we met a flying fairy and joined in with a lively tooth brushing song. The children used funny toy mouths to practise brushing their teeth properly. I wonder if they can remember the song next time they brush their teeth?
The workshop was interactive, educational and lots of fun, and the children came away with a better understanding of how to keep their teeth clean and healthy.
Science in Denmark Class
In science this week we learnt about our senses. We identified the five senses and the parts of the body linked to each sense. We used mirrors to find the taste buds on our tongues and then we used all of our senses to make and eat popcorn. The children came up with some words to describe the experience linked to each sense:
Sight- “yellow” “white”
Taste- “delicious” “salty”
Smell- “smoky” “like toast”
Hearing- “popping”
Touch- “smooth” “crumbly” “hard”
Great thinking and talking, Denmark Class!
Science Workshop
To get us excited about British Science Week, we had a visit from the scientist Dr Hartley who helped us learn about the famous paleontologist Mary Anning. This is a topic the children have been learning about in History and they were very excited to find out more and take part in the interactive workshop.Â
Year 2- Visit to Fairland Church
We had a fantastic time visiting Fairland Church to help us answer our big question ‘How do Christians belong to their faith family?’ Reverend Wilson talked to us about the different parts of a baptism and even pretended to perform one on a doll. She talked to us about why Christians get baptised and the importance of the ceremony. We were also able to look around the church and examine the items involved more closely. We had so many thoughtful questions, showing our deep thinking, which Reverend Wilson was very impressed with. We really enjoyed our visit.
Nursery w/b 2.3.26
Our story will be: The Little Red Hen
Our rhyme of the week will be: Insey Winsey Spider
Our maths work will focus on: Giving or taking 1, 2 or 3.
We will also be: Creating our own version of the Little Red Hen, practising the skills needed to make bread, celebrating World Book Day, playing dice games, weaving, making spiders and working out how to get them up the spout!
West Stow
On February 10th, Year 4 had a fantastic day visiting West Stow, the Anglo-Saxon village! We left school at around 9am and had a brilliant coach journey all the way to Suffolk.
To begin with, the children enjoyed sitting together with one of the school adults exploring artefacts related to the Anglo-Saxons! Each group got to handle the objects, guess what they were and what they were used for. There were actual artefacts found at West Stow alongside replicas and they ranged from part of an animal skull to a beautiful brooch for a cloak!
Then, the children had an opportunity to explore the museum! There were lots of glass cases full of other artefacts, interactive displays and dressing up clothes!
This took the morning session and then we have an opportunity to eat our lunch together in a lovely covered area and have a good chat about our morning so far!
In the afternoon, we had an opportunity to look at the Anglo-Saxon village itself. This reconstruction sits exactly where the original village sat and the buildings are all built as they would have been. Each one has information about it and interesting objects inside. The children really enjoyed seeing these buildings in real life!
The children were exquisitely behaved and really made all of the adults exceptionally proud! Not only that, they had a great time and really enjoyed immersing themselves in the history of the Anglo-Saxons!
Well done, Year 4!
Pen Licences!
This term, we will be starting to hand out pen licences to children who have really worked hard on their handwriting! They will get a lovely certificate to bring home, along with a voucher from Stabilo for 10% off a Stabilo EASYoriginal pen!
Year 4 have been exploring how letters and words are formed since the beginning of the year and their efforts are paying off in their writing across the curriculum!
Well done, Year 4!
Challah Bread
In RE, Denmark Class have been learning about the Jewish celebration of Shabbat. The children were fascinated to find out how Jewish people maintain a day of rest each week and all of the things that can and cannot be done during Shabbat. To end our learning, we baked our own Challah bread to share together.
Classroom Olympics
As part of our topic on Ancient Greece, we did a little Classroom Olympics which involved: plate discus, paper straw javelin, bean bag long jump & horse chariot (mini toy cars). Did you know that in the Ancient Olympics they used weights to propel themselves in the long jump?
BONUS: Dress as your emotion day
Last week was Children’s Mental Health Week and the theme was belonging so we made a map of where we belonged and what makes us happy.
Written and photographed by Adam & Caleb