Winter definitely arrived this week with frosty mornings and chilly days! We are heading towards Christmas now that December is here and practising hard for our Christmas 🎄 production.
Wednesday 29th November was No Pens day and the Barn Owls joined in with their largest ever ‘Show and Tell’. The children shared information ranging from Big Ben to thorny devils to drama shoes and some children even created slide shows to accompany their information. The children demonstrated their communication and listening skills with success.
Schools all over the country were thinking about being kind this week and celebrating difference. We had Odd Socks day on Monday for this then a busy week as usual, ending with a non uniform day for Children In Need.
The Barn Owls investigated the effect that different drinks have on teeth by leaving some white hard boiled eggs on a selection and observing the results
We all enjoyed taking part in Odd Socks Day on Monday to mark the start of Anti-bullying Week. We wore odd socks to celebrate how we are all different. Craft Club also made some Bee Kind art work.
On Tuesday, the Barn Owls enjoyed a fantastic Ancient Egyptian day of discovery and debate at Norwich Castle Museum. They learnt about Egyptian life and mummification, looked at artefacts and made their own Egyptian collar. Their behaviour was excellent.
KS2 were excited to have a Music Worldwide Workshop on Tuesday. They got to work with Pedro Espi-Sanchis. He performed with a wide range of unexpected instruments, from pipes made from kelp to a bow with a gourd threaded onto it to make a stringed instrument. We learnt how even in the most remote village in South Africa they can make music from everything that they have!
Then on Friday we were able to transport 42 children from across KS2 to the annual Cross Country Competition at Earlham Park. Well done to all that took part and to parents who were able to come and support.
What a lovely end to the first half term – our Harvest Assembly. Thank you all so much for your donations and for braving the torrential rain to join us! Have a great half term.
Barn Owls have been enjoying music and this week concluded their ABBA lessons with a dressing up sing-a-long!
They have also been reading The Time Travelling Cat and the Egyptian Goddess and then researched the importance of cats in Egyptian culture.
The Barn Owls have learnt about Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs. They used this to write their name as a cartouche and are now using them as bookmarks.
After their visit from the dentist last week, the Barn Owls created information posters explaining how to keep teeth healthy.
Barn Owls are enjoying their music at the moment and are developing their rhythm and tempo with different warm up dances. They are keeping a tune with the glockenspiels and play along with the Charanga videos. They are also learning Mamma Mia by ABBA and we enjoy hearing them singing along!
In Science this week in Barn Owls we learnt about what is inside a tooth. We made a cross section diagram to show what we had learnt.
In RE the Barn Owls are learning about Judaism. This week they decorated cupcakes to represent the story of Moses parting the Red Sea.
