This week has been all about Penguin Problems! We read The Penguin with Rainbow Hair and Tango Makes Three to inspire our learning. We made penguin art, explored the life cycle of penguins and even managed to save some from ice! The children used a range of tools to free the penguins.

Year 1 enjoyed their day at the zoo, exploring African animals supporting their writing in literacy for our topic "Amazing Antelope. Thank you to all the parents who helped us to enjoy the day.

This week in DT, Year 2 had a fantastic time making chocolate chip cookies! The children worked together brilliantly, following a recipe step by step and using a weighing scale to measure the ingredients. It was a wonderful opportunity to practice teamwork, follow instructions carefully, and see how their efforts came together to create a delicious treat. 

This week in Art, Year 3 painted their prehistoric clay pots in the style of the Stone Age and Bronze Age. The children learnt that after the Stone Age Period, people improved the design of pots by using stronger materials to craft from, such as bronze. 

Year 4 have created lots of great vocabulary and phrases in preparation for their independent recount writing. In History, we have continued to learn about why Vikings invaded Britain. We were all very impressed with the fantastic homework pieces that we were given including longships and models of the digestive system! We ended the week with some of our children going to a local care home for Christmas carolling. They all enjoyed their fantastic singing and invited us to come back soon!

This week, Year 5 ventured out to spread some Christmas joy to our community. On Tuesday, Rio de Janeiro class headed to Brunswick Court Care home to sing Christmas Carols to the residents, with Cusco spreading the same joy and happiness to the residents of Montrose Care Home. The residents, staff and students all had a wonderful time celebrating the festive season. 

This week, Year 6 visited our local church to explore how its space and sacred items help Christians worship. The children were fascinated to learn about the significance of the altar, pulpit, and stained-glass windows in Christian practices. A highlight was one of our pupils showing resilience and readiness by beautifully playing the organ, demonstrating her piano skills to an audience of classmates and church staff. The visit was a wonderful opportunity for the children to deepen their understanding of faith.

In our meeting this week, the team compiled the list of interventions that we are equipped to deliver to support pupils with additional needs. A few new ideas have been added and will become part of our provision from January. We also looked at a new lesson planning template to incorporate more of our training about memorable teaching ensuring all our lessons are engaging.