Happy New Year! 

Wizards

This term has begun with a new topic - We are Thinkers. As part of our Geography, the children have started to research various holiday destinations in the UK. They have gathered information about activities, location, where to stay in a range of places, as well as looking at both human and physical geography. Using atlases and the internet, the children have labelled a variety of different holiday destinations on a map of the UK. 

This term, the Wizards will also be finding out about Ancient Greece and the myths from this time. They began by looking at The Tale of Persephone and Hades: they listened carefully to the story before creating some lovely storyboards depicting the main events. 

The Shire

When out and about this week, the children in the Shire went to measure trees. One tree had a circumference of 4 metres 90 cm! They will be measuring them again to note the changes. 

They noted the buds on the trees, and crops starting to grow in the fields. They also measured their height and discovered the very exciting tape measures that wind up!

This term the Griffins and Elves are reading The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch. They have also been scavenging around school for different materials.

The Pixies have been looking at how we communicate with each other. They came in to term with a new post office role-play area. They have been writing and posting letters, buying and designing stamps. They have read and been inspired by the book 'The Jolly Postman'.

They had fun baking marble cakes this week.