Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development (SMSC): Blog items
Date: 13th Dec 2021 @ 7:57pm
We have been getting into the Christmas spirit over the past few days!
Last week we enjoyed a delicious Christmas dinner with all of the trimmings whilst we were sat laughing and singing with our friends whilst we pulled crackers.
It made it even more festive as we were dressed in our Christmas jumpers!
It definitely got us into the spirit!
Date: 12th Dec 2021 @ 8:22am
We had a lovely afternoon creating our nativity art. The children each created their own section of a stained glass window. The individual pieces, each depicting part of a nativity scene, were then joined to make a larger piece,
Date: 10th Dec 2021 @ 4:07pm
As part of our whole school learning around the Christmas story and advent, Year Two designed and painted some pebbles so they could retell the story of the first Christmas. Firstly, we drew our designs on paper and painted our pebbles white. Then we carefully sketched our designs in pencil before painting them onto the pebbles.
Date: 9th Dec 2021 @ 7:49pm
On Monday this week we enjoyed our Christmas dinner and Christmas jumper day. We arrived at school very excited and festive, complete with Christmas jumpers and accessories. At lunch time we ate our lunch surrounded by Christmas songs and lots of lights! We enjoyed pulling our crackers with our friends and teachers and wearing our party hats. It was great fun!
Date: 9th Dec 2021 @ 4:03pm
This week in French, we have continued to learn about French verbs. After learning the rules for conjugating regular verbs earlier this half term, we have now begun to learn about irregular verbs. First, we found various French verbs in the dictiornary and translated them into English. Then we learned how to conjugate the irregular verbs avoir (to have), aller (to go) and être (to be).
Date: 7th Dec 2021 @ 8:19pm
This week have have been getting into the Christmas spirit by celebrating at our 'Sparkle and Shine' disco and enjoying a delicious Christmas dinner. We came in to school wearing our christmas jumpers and ready to enjoy our dinner includung turkey, roast potatoes, stuffing, vegetables and even pigs in blankets. We pulled our crackers, wore our party hats and enjoyed a festive feast!
At the school disco we enjoyed wearing our party clothes, dancing with our friends, playing pass the parcel and even enjoyed a lovely hot dog and juice.
Date: 7th Dec 2021 @ 10:17am
On Monday, we were lucky enough to have an amazing Christmas dinner! We came in to school wearing our christmas jumpers and feeling very festive.
At lunch time we pulled our crackers, wore our party hats and enjoyed a festive feast!
Now Press Play... Anglo-Saxon Adventure
Date: 5th Dec 2021 @ 10:24am
Using our 'Now Press Play' equipment, Year 5 immersed themselves into an Anglo-Saxon experience.
Each child became a character who had been blamed for the escape of the village ox. They were immediately sent into exile and walked for miles to a nearby forest. As they were walking, they came across a camp of Vikings who were planning to burn down their village. They had to warn their neighbours whilst worrying that they would never see their family again.
During this experience, we learnt about:
- How the Anglo-Saxons relied on the land to survive
- The structure of Anglo-Saxon society
- The role of King Alfred in the conflict between Anglo-Saxons and Vikings
Date: 5th Dec 2021 @ 9:54am
As part of our Hindu topic in RE, this week we have been focusing our learning on Holi. Holi is a Hindu festival that celebrates spring, love and new life.
Holi (also known as the 'festival of colours') is a colourful, fun festival where there is singing, dancing and throwing of powder paint and coloured water. In this festival Hindu's celebrate their god Krishna and the legend of Holika and Prahlad.
As you can see in the pictures, Year 5 have been creating their own Holi art. They really enjoyed putting their knowledge into practice.
School Council Meeting 1st December
Date: 3rd Dec 2021 @ 10:48am
This week the school councillors met virtually with a very special guest- Mrs Webster, PE subject leader . She wanted them to discuss how the sports premium can be spent by improving our playground to get children active at playtimes. There were lots of ideas from a racing track to snakes and ladders to skipping ropes in KS2 playground. All the councillors will feed this information back to their classes and we will meet again shortly to discuss the outcomes and inform Mrs Webster.
Date: 30th Nov 2021 @ 2:45pm
As our topic in Cedar this half-term is all about different festivals, this week we are learning about the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
Today, we have learned about the story of Hanukkah, how some Jewish people may celebrate Hanukkah and made our own Dreidel. We then played the Dreidel Game which is traditionally played during Hanukkah celebrations.
It All Got A Little Bit Messy!
Date: 28th Nov 2021 @ 12:38pm
The children love sensory experiences in nursery and they provide so many learning opportunites. They are great for physical development as they require the use of both fine and gross motor skills. The are also a great way for children to build relationships with each other as they share and take turns and talk about what they experiencing. As well as all of this, they also support the children's communitcation and language development as the describe, question and explain what they are experiencing. Oh, and of course they have a lot of fun!
Date: 25th Nov 2021 @ 5:12pm
Today in Year 4 we enjoyed our first forest school session. We spent our first session creating shelters, and nicely rounded the day off by toasting some marshmallows. It was a little bit chilly but thankfully the weather held out and our Year 4's had a great time!
Date: 22nd Nov 2021 @ 5:15pm
Today, Year 2 had a visit from some Firefighters. Figherfighter Luke, Firefighter Nathan and Firefighter Josie taught us all about their role as a Firefighter and made us think about all the different jobs they do from putting out fires to rescuing animals that might have got stuck; they also showed us the different equipment they would use in all these different situations. Then, they taught us some vital skills to ensure we keep ourselves safe in our home and community, the importance of a smoke alarm and we learnt how to help ourselves if an item of our clothing caught on fire- Stop, Drop and Roll. Lastly, they got us to practise our new knowledge of what to do if there is a fire in our house by completing some role play. Miss Duckworth and Miss Hooson were proud of how well the children listened and engaged with the Firefighters and how much they learnt.
Date: 22nd Nov 2021 @ 10:38am
Today we enjoyed Children in Need. Dressed in either spots or stripes, we all joined in with the Joe Wicks live Children in Need workout this morning. However, this was a workout with a twist! We took part in 20 minutes of exercise which was also combined with answering some quite tricky general knowledge questions. We all enjoyed the challenge! We then spent Always time making some Pudsey themed crafts and practising the hand jive before our special end of the day assembly. We had lots of fun alongside discussing why we raise money for Children in Need.
Working out for Children in Need
Date: 21st Nov 2021 @ 6:46pm
Today we celebrated Children in Need by dressing up in spots and stripes. To wake us up for the day and give us energy, we took part in a Joe Wicks workout where we had to answer questions. Each question had 2 options and each option had an exercise movement!! It was a fun way to start the day.
Date: 19th Nov 2021 @ 3:59pm
Today, alongside the rest of school, Year 2 celebrated Children in Need. This morning, we all dressed in spots or stripes and we joined in with the Joe Wicks live Children in Need workout combining 20 minutes of exercising with answering different general knowledge questions. This afternoon, we joined the rest of school in assembly to learn about the importance of Children in Need, who it supports in our local community and why we fundraise for the cause. To end the day on some fun, in the true Children in Need style, we performed the Hand Jive. We had lots of fun dancing but also remembered why we raise money.
Date: 19th Nov 2021 @ 3:43pm
This week was Anti-Bullying Week. On Monday, we began the week with an assembly to introduce our focus 'One Kind Word' and we all wore a colourful accessory. We also wrote notes to someone who has helped us to say thank you. When we had all finished, we went to the Kindness Post Box and posted them to be delivered to their recipients. Later in the week, we used the Now Press Play equipment to act out a story about kindness. All the children knew when Safia (one of the main characters) wasn't displaying kindness and we all chose the kind thing to do.
Date: 19th Nov 2021 @ 8:01am
For our Reading into Writing Journey this week we have been developing our story writing skills so we can write a descriptive story about Rama and Sita. We have been learning to extend our sentences using conjunctions and making the sentences more interesting by thinking of interesting adjectives. We then shared our ideas to write a paragraph of the story as a small group together.
Date: 18th Nov 2021 @ 10:56am
This week Reception were visiting by Police Community Support Officers Ally and Clare. They came in to talk to use about their role in the community and how they help to keep us safe. We talked about how we they were a special uniform so we can recognise them when they are out in the community. They explained how they help lots of different people in our local area including elderly people and young teenagers. We also talked about Stranger Danger and what do do if we lost our parents or carers whilst we are out. We learnt the phrase Run,Yell, Tell and even practiced shouting for help with our loudest voices. We talked about the importance of rules and why we need to follow them both in school and in our community.
Date: 16th Nov 2021 @ 4:44pm
Nursery took part in the whole school kindness day. We talked about what it means to be kind and the different ways we can show kindness to others. We then made a special kindness hand and said what we would do to be kind. Two special kindenss superheroes also visited us and watched over us all day to look out for acts of kindenss. They spotted sharing, helping others with the buttons on their cardigan and helping people to pick up objects they had dropped - what a kind bunch we are!
Date: 16th Nov 2021 @ 10:11am
We have done lots of learning around Remembrance Day in Cedar. This has included making poppies on crosses and planting them in our school Remembrance Garden, learning about why poppies are a symbol of remembrance and making poppy crafts to help us show our respects for soldiers who were injured and lost their lives for us.
Date: 15th Nov 2021 @ 6:16pm
As part of our Anti-Bullying week learning we have been exploring the theme of one kind word. This afternoon we talked about what kindness means to us and how we can show this in our daily life. We then used different coloured paper to create bright and vibrant paper chains displaying messages of kindness, kind words and acts of kindness pictures.
Date: 15th Nov 2021 @ 4:03pm
This week is Anti-bullying Week 2021
In year 5 we have written about the Christmas Truce 1914, which happened on Christmas Eve, 1914. The Children wrote a postcard home explaining what had happened and how it made them feel. Following this, we made 'kindness hugs' - a nice way to show someone that you care.
#ANTIBULLYINGWEEK
Date: 14th Nov 2021 @ 10:13pm
This week Reception have been making poppies for our Remembrance Garden, creating our own to wear and painting poppies as part of a whole school art week.
"We wear poppies on Remembrance Day" Evelyn.
"We wear poppies to remember the soldiers who died" Charlie.
