Excited little swimmers at House Swimming! Speaking of excited swimmers, do pop in and take a peek at the Year 1 tadpoles in our classroom (courtesy of Mr Ralph)... they seem to be growing by the minute!
Inspired by 'Iggy Peck Architect' we became architects.
Here are some of our building designs and models....
Singing songs at Show and Tell
The Italian National Anthem at Show and Tell time - got to love my football crazy boys! I'm sure there were even tears!
We enjoyed a fascinating talk (and workout!) from the incredible Mrs Heath (Erin's Grandma) who taught swimming and PE at Thorpe House many years ago. She took us back in time with her wonderful old photographs and we were able to make many comparisons between our school as it was and is now. The swimming pool looks particularly different, as does the old house, Sunny Hill. Mrs Heath also had many stories to tell and the children were thoroughly entertained.
What an energetic lady, an inspiration to us all!
Thorpe House Ladies!
Our wonderful Mums (and Nans!) being great sports!
We had an incredible week looking at place value and problem solving. Here is a taster of what went on in the classroom: the mission impossible... teams building the hundred square on a time limit!
Our Spring Walk was a huge success! The children were buzzing with their discoveries and the weather was fantastic. Our thanks go to Mrs Rowell for yet another wonderful Forest Schools session.
We finished the week on an uplifting note with the very talented string quartet performing for us after Good Work Assembly. The entire school was captivated by the clever selection of pieces played (from Star Wars to One Direction) and the string instruments were showcased beautifully. Our own Year 1 violinists, William and Sam seemed to have plenty of answers to the questions about the bow and pitch, making us extremely proud. It is so motivating to see children of such a young age so enthusiastic about music and playing an instrument!
This week sees our Class Assembly and various Easter activities. We will be looking at the Easter story, and if you have any books or items of interest at home, we would love your child to share them with us. This will be Mrs Brown's final week with us before her maternity leave and we hope to make the most of having her with us. They will be difficult shoes to fill...
