The children in class four have had quite a magical week. On Monday we met three experts in Roman history who brought with them two huge crates full of artifacts. The children got to handle genuine Roman coins, pottery and jewelry as well as have some fun with some very high quality replicas. The children [...]
We have been learning about how vain the Roman emperors were. Not unlike the current generation of world leaders, they seemed obsessed by their own image, and managed to secure their fame and notoriety by having their forms forever captured in the finest carved marble. The children were very excited when I told them that [...]
Sunday morning looked grey and gloomy as I left my house, but by the time I arrived at Crossdale, the sun had come out and it looked like it would be a beautiful day. Any how could it have been anything other than a beautiful day when there were over thirty keen Willow Brook athletes [...]
Hello! Please find this half term's learning letter attached. Summer term robots
"The Beast from the East" may have hit us hard on Thursday, but by Friday afternoon the snow had stopped falling and the field was just too inviting. Rather than be shut away indoors all afternoon, we wrapped up warm and headed out onto the field for a playtime with a difference. There were plenty [...]
We had a wonderful two days at Beaumanor Hall, enjoying climbing, shelter building, hide and seek and plenty of running about in the fresh air. The children were fantastically well behaved and learned an awful lot about how to look after themselves, their things and their friends. I hope that the parents enjoyed a brief [...]
Welcome back! Half way through the year! Where does the time go? Nowhere. It probably doesn't exist. Anyway, Here is the learning letter for year four. Learning letter spring term 2
Just a quick update to say that I had the pleasure of taking ten delightful children to the area final for sports hall athletics. We battled against five other schools who had also qualified for the finals. Events included relay racing, throwing, jumping and sprinting. The children were polite, organised, determined and competitive. With five [...]
Welcome back, here is the first learning letter of 2018
These instructions tell you how to log in to Scratch and take a copy of the class project. Log in to Scratch Go to https://scratch.mit.edu Use the login details you were given in class. Go to the Ring of Fire project On the top menu, click on your username and choose 'My Class'. Choose the [...]
