Class 4 – What have we been doing? (03.2010)
Published: 29 April 2010 at 10:13. Posted in: Class 4
This term the lions have been incredibly busy.
In literacy the lions have been looking at some amazing books, the first one being the arrival by Shaun Tan, this book really allowed the lions to use drama to convey their feelings and allowed them to get into role. The second book we looked at was Tuesday by Wiesner, this again led to fantastic work, with the children creating their own flying froggy character. We had great fun!
Due to the snow at the beginning of last term, the lions finished off their WW2 work at the beginning of this term. This was a brilliant topic that the children fully immersed themselves into. As a result of the incredible work and enthusiasm displayed through the WW2 topic the children went on a visit to Stibbington for an evacuation day. We had an absolutely fantastic day and the children took on the characters and lives of an actual child that was evacuated to Stibbington during the war. The children were met by a billeting officer, were shown round the village, had a WW2 themed lunch, went to school and even did a gas mask drill! It was wonderful. The highlight for me had to be the air raid that we encountered, we all squashed into the Anderson shelter where we sang songs and did our times tables.
The lions have also been busy practising for a dance festival that was held at Stamford Arts Centre- this is a lovely opportunity for the children to work together and show off their skills. The children worked extremely hard making up routines and perfecting their movements. I am extremely proud of all the hard work they put in and again, the drive and enthusiasm they showed.
Next term the lions have the SATS to look forwards to, these will be taking place the week commencing the 10th of May for the year 6’s and the following week for the year 5’s. SATs club will continue to run for the year 6’s wanting to take part. In the run-up to May we will be spending time in class preparing for the tests. Also next term we will be auditioning KS2 pupils for parts in our summer production- Mrs Martindale, Mr Shawley and I are very excited about this and can’t wait to see the children’s acting abilities.
Our topic next term will be focused around the Victorians with a more detailed look at Victorian children. I hope the children enjoy this as much as we have enjoyed learning about WW2.
Well done Lions, keep yourselves safe, have a great Easter and I will see you for a lovely summer term.