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On Wednesday, Class 3s came to school as Ancient Egyptians and enjoyed a day thinking about these ancient people. They made their own humous and dough to bake flatbreads. Together, with some of the amazing foods they had made with parents at home, they enjoyed a feast at the end of the day. Thanks to parents for helping with costumes and the cooking home-works – it really made their historical learning come alive! A lovely outcome to end the term with.
I’m sure you read my letter earlier in the week about the planned first visit of our school dog, Maggie. I spoke to the children about this today – as you can imagine there was much excitement and I had to explain that just as when they started Year R, they didn’t immediately go everywhere, Maggie has to get used to everything first. Throughout, I talked about how many people are worried by dogs, that I was a child who was scared of dogs, and that there is nothing to worry about. Maggie will be based in my office initially and will not be free running around school at all. A few children had a few chats with me as the day progressed and I was able to reassure them. Monday will be her first day at school!
This week has been dominated by Year 6 SATs test – but only in the sense that they have used the hall every morning. Since these are formal exams they have to be conducted like a GCSE or A-Level, with everyone separated. The children were well prepared by this so weren’t phased. They had all worked hard so were ready. None of the tests offered any surprises and everyone did their best and should feel proud of the fact they did. This experience is useful as they move forward. So many adults have horrible memories of exams, just the word brings some people out in a cold sweat! Our year 6 children overcame any nerves to concentrate and show what they could do and now know they can cope with any exams or similar experiences in their futures! …The bacon rolls at morning playtime might have helped too!
We had a bit of drama yesterday as a huge swarm of bees decided to rest in a tree by the school field mid-morning. Once they had settled they were completely calm but we gave them space by just using the playground and challenge trail for playtime. I took groups to cautiously have a look from a safe distance at the swarm in the tree (see photo above) as they were so interested in this phenomena. Some local bee keepers attempted to gather the swarm and I showed the children a video of this in assembly today. Unfortunately it didn’t go to plan and the swarm moved on. A really interesting experience though and a good opportunity to revisit how important bees are to humans and healthy ecology.
I hope everyone had a lovely Easter break. The children have described lots of fun, relaxing and exciting things, which they have shared with their friends. They also seem to have eaten an awful lot of chocolate! Me too!
On return to school, we found all the trees now in leaf, the apple and cherry trees covered in blossom and the field covered in daisy flowers. It really started to feel like summer earlier in the week in the warm sunshine and the children thoroughly enjoyed playing outside (photo above), be it playing football, running, chasing, dancing, chatting, climbing or manufacturing daisy chains!