Living and Learning: I can recognise emotions in myself and others.
Today we thought about what emotions are and how we can tell what emotions others are displaying. We had a discussion about this and Lucas shared that sometimes he shows emotions without meaning to. Ellie added that she has noticed others asking if she is okay when she is sad sometimes. We discussed the idea that our emotions can be difficult to control sometimes and sometimes we may not understand them ourselves. Louie told us that when he feels emotions like anger or frustration, he would rather be left on his own to calm down. After talking as a class we had a go at drawing different emotions onto people’s faces to show what we might look like if we are tired, happy, astonished or nervous.
Rhythms of the World
Year 5 had a great day at Wetherby High school, learning how to play rhythms of the world using lots of percussion instruments. At the end of the day, they performed alongside other primary schools to showcase what they had learnt.
Living and Learning: I know about peace.
This week we thought really carefully about our living and learning statement. We were thinking about Peace. Using a dictionary, we found the definition for peace.
As a class, we decided that peace is very important-not just in the wider world but within our school as well.
Willow suggested that peace is important because we don’t want wars because people have to leave their country.
Harley then highlighted that when wars have finished people start to want peace.
Our thoughts on peace were summed up by Leah who stated that when there is peace, there is no war.
Easter Stay and Decorate
This week, we are learning about The Easter Story and celebrating this important time in the Christian calendar.
We had a egg-cellent time in Foundation this morning; as parents, grandparents and brothers joined us for our Easter Stay and Decorate!
We enjoyed lots of crafts and making yummy chocolate-nest treats.
It was so lovely to welcome so many of you! A fantastic turn-out made for a truly egg-citing session!
Thank you
Multiplication madness
In Year 2, we have been thinking about how we can become super speedy at doing times tables facts. Here are a few games to help you become super speedy.
If you fancy a race against the clock then try Hit the Button.
If you feel like having a race then then try Grand Prix Multiplication or Times table Rally.
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Craft club creations
This week in craft club we have been making Mother’s Day cards. Look at our lovely designs.
Snack time progress…
At St James’, we’re all about progress and the Foundation class is no different.
Each day, during snack time, a Tally Master records our choices. We then can use the tally chart to see which snack is the most popular or least popular.
Maths is a huge part of your child’s learning at St James’ and it’s important to practise recording and interpreting information. Try challenging your child to create a tally chart of their own at home!
Check out how the children have taken ownership and improved recording the class choices:
Thank you Parent Partners….
Mrs Allen-Kelly and Mrs Valentine were so pleased with the turn-out at our Parents as Partners workshop after school today! We hope you have taken away some ideas of how to share your child’s learning experiences at home with us.
Thank you again to the parents who shared their observations from home, that have been emailed or sent in so far this year. We really appreciate you allowing us to show others your great examples 🙂
It was lovely to catch up with many of you after the session to talk about how your child is doing and to see you enjoy sharing the learning journey folders together.
Don’t forget… ‘Wow Sheets’, ‘Learning at home sheets’ and email address slips are available at any time in the classroom, for you to collect and fill in.
We look forward to seeing all the wonderful things you will email or hand in very very soon!
Living and Learning: I know the difference between being proud and showing off
This week, the children thought about what they are proud of and why. We talked about how it can be difficult to say what we are proud of sometimes and how it takes confidence. Everyone has lots to be proud of! During circle time, the class took turns to say what they were proud of and also what they think other children in the class are good at so giving each other a boost! The class then wrote thought bubbles to share what they are proud of. Comments on these thought bubbles included: “I’m proud of my football skills because it makes me unique” and, “I am proud of my dancing because I practise a lot and even though I’m not the best and dancing, I am still proud of what I can do so far”. Some really thoughtful and reflective comments from Year 3 and 4. Well done – you have lots to be proud of!
The ten best ways to live.
We had some special visitors in school today. A charity called Hand to Mouth came in to talk to us about an exciting story. We learnt about God’s ten best ways to live which are also called the Ten Commandments. Take a look at a few photographs from our session.
