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.
Owlets got creative with their imaginations in class this week. They make whole cities and fantastic machines. Cooperatively working, learning to take turns and coming to agreements on the final designs. They learn so much through play.
We had a great week this week with lots of exciting events! A whole school arts afternoon preparing art for the church; a multi skills event for Y2 to go and represent the school and our 7 Cross Country Finalists who went to High Lodge, Thetford Forest to compete against pupils from all over the whole of Norfolk!
Y6 to Reception all got together to support each other making Carol Singers for a display in Little Melton Church. Hopefully we’ll see you for our Carol service and you will spot their beautiful work.
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.
Owlets have been learning about 2D shapes. We made our own pictures.
For anti bullying week we sorted pictures into kind and unkind.
On Friday we brought our cuddly toys to school for Children in Need Day. We made bandages for them!
Owlets had a visit from Laura who works for Cats Protection. We learned about the charity and how to look after our cats and other small pets! 🐈⬛ We have also been thinking about Remembrance and what it means. We made our own poppy to put up in class 🌺
Autumnal weather for our first week back! Owlets have been making spiders out of pipe cleaners!
They continue to work hard with letter formation and this week focused on number formation too.
Owlets had fun scooping out pumpkins ready for Mrs Martins to carve out a Halloween Face!
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.
Owlets have been reading The Scarecrow’s Wedding by Julia Donaldson and have made their own wooden spoon scarecrows!
They have also been practising their skills for life by buttering some bread and eating it afterwards. It is tricky when you first try to butter your own bread!
Owlets have completed some art work using food and the artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo for inspiration to make faces in unusual ways!
Time is flying and we are still enjoying great weather. In a week where our Y5/6 played in a mixed football tournament at the UEA, here is some of what the Owlets did!In maths we have been learning about big and small. We practiced our ball skills with different sized balls to see which was easier to catch.
In phonics we have been writing our letter sounds.
Owlets have been busy all week! We had a visit from Emma the Dental Nurse and Derek the Dinosaur. we learned about our teeth and how to take care of them. We made our own jigsaw puzzle, owl masks and a Mini Me! Now it’s the weekend we can have a rest!
Owlets have been sorting Compare Bears by size or colour and making a tower of cubes for a partner to copy.
On Friday the class had their first PE lesson. Great changing and a super lesson on finding a space!
