week beginning 12.10.26

We had a fantastic start to our week with our visit to the STEAM museum in Swindon. We had a workshop about a family: the parents were Gladys and Frank, the children were David, Molly, Polly, Dolly and Holly. We found out about the different roles that women took on during the world war and how life changed for them. We also had time to look around the museum and competed a scavenger hunt. We were really good at looking for the clues and had to look up, down and even through things to find them! 

week beginning 5.10.26

This week, both year groups have been working hard with decimal numbers in maths. In English we have made fact files about how animals were used during the Great War. 

Our class text 'Letters from the Lighthouse' has just got really interesting! Olive, the main character, has found a code belonging to her sister Sukie. Lots of us have spent hours trying to crack the code and we look forward to finding out more about it in future chapters.

week beginning 28.9.26

We had our second forest school session on Monday. We continued building our teamwork skills and had to work in our houses to think of ways to protect an egg to protect it from being thrown!

We have also been progressing well with our whole class brass lessons. We can now play three notes in different melodies: the notes C, D and E!

week beginning 21.9.26

Amethyst had their first forest school session of the year on Monday. We did some team building exercises where the team who worked the best together got the least wet!

week beginning 14.9.26

This week we have had our first whole class brass lesson. Amethyst class were fantastic and have already learnt two songs and played a note!

Remember forest school next Monday (21st September). You will need long sleeves and long trousers and appropriate footwear. Please bring a bag to carry your snack and drink and your school uniform to change into when we get back (just in case we get muddy or wet). 

week beginning 7.9.26

We have been busy in our first full week of term. We have made a start to our history learning on conflict. This half term we will be looking at The Great War and next term we will study World War Two. 

This term our PE days are Wednesdays (netball) and Thursdays (gymnastics).

We will also be starting our whole class brass lessons soon.

Amethyst Forest School dates for the year: 21st September, 28th September, 30th November, 7th December, 7th June and 14th June

week beginning 31.8.26

We have had a good start back in Amethyst class. We have carefully considered our class rules and started to learn our class routines. We have started our geography learning on farms and factories as well as our science work on light.