Classes

Bitterns Vikings Work

The Bitterns have been learning all about the Vikings ahead of their exciting Viking day next week. We first looked at where the Vikings sailed from and the boats they would have arrived in. We also discussed the differences between life now and when the Vikings landed in Britian over 1000 years ago. We learnt about the shields the Vikings carried and the materials they would have been made from. The children then used their design technology skills to create a plan for our own shields. We made our shield out of cardboard and other recycled materials and then used patterns and bold paint to make them eye-catching. 

‘Me and Jess made our shield together we worked as a team.’ Jake Yr2

‘I’m going to use tape and the blue straws to make my handle. I’m going stick the blue straw onto the tape so I can put my hand through to hold it.’ Jacob Yr2 

‘I learnt that Vikings didn’t have horns coming out of their helmets.’ Freddy Yr1 

‘The shields would have been lots of different colours.’ Charlie Yr2 

‘ I learnt that the Vikings lived here 1000 years ago.’ Jake yr2 

‘The middle of the shield is called the boss.’ Harry Yr2

‘The boss makes it stronger.’ Ava Yr1

Christmas Nativity

Salhouse Primary School celebrated Christmas 2022 through the Nativity and musical performances with all of the children taking part in their own way. 

Salhouse Choir Christmas carols

Salhouse choir sang a beautiful medley of Christmas carols with 2 soloists demonstrating their core value of courage.

Fledglings Autumn

This term, we have enjoyed observing the environmental changes from Summer to Autumn. The children collected leaves themselves and used them for various activities, such as making leaf crowns and making different sequences and patterns.

We also celebrated fireworks night, by discussing how we need to stay safe around fireworks, as well as practising our mark making skills in a range of materials such as coloured sand, shaving foam and rice!

We have taken part in some activities to raise awareness for Remembrance Day, taking part in the two-minute silence, as well as making our own painted poppies and role-playing with the knights and the castles. To raise awareness for anti-bullying week, we took part in ‘odd socks day’, and highlighted how we are kind to our friends and what it means to be a ‘good friend’. We have also been making flags, bunting and finding numbered footballs underneath coloured rice and flour to celebrate England representing our country in the men’s World Cup!

The children have enjoyed working in our own ‘Fledglings Supermarket’, alongside our very own post office! We have been practising using monetary terminology whilst buying different items, as well as writing and posting our important letters, using stampers.

We have been getting ready for Christmas, and a yearly tradition for us is to take part in making Christingles! We discussed the meaning of each part, such as the 4 seasons, the light of the world and God’s love, whilst encouraging the children to put together their lovely Christingles independently.

Kingfishers Colour Wheel

Kingfishers have been learning about the colour wheel and exploring the impact of combining different colours. 

They have learnt about the artist Sonia Delaunay and experimented with creating pieces using circles. Some even had a go at using a compass!

We used paints, pens and pencils and were very pleased with the outcome.

We also read the book ‘A life of colour’

Kingfishers Reduce Plastic Usage

Every Wednesday Kingfishers watch the news. One week they were shocked to see the mountains of plastic ready to be recycled. They were even more shocked to hear that this recycling was often transported to other countries.

As a result, they have researched what we can do to REDUCE the amount of plastic we use.

They shared a story book with the whole school along with some videos showing the impact plastic has on Sealife. They spent time creating some persuasive writing encouraging everyone to reduce their plastic usage and ways in which they could do this.

Kingfishers presented their work in a school assembly.

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