Important Dates for Diary

 Tuesday 3rd February – National Child Measurement – Reception and Year 6 

Wednesday 4th February - Snowdon class assembly - 2:45pm

Tuesday 10th February - Daffodil Story Cafe - 9.15am - 9.45am 

Wednesday 11th February - Nevis Class Assembly – 2:45pm

Thursday 12th February - Poppy Story Cafe - 9.15am - 9.45am 

Reception 

This week, Reception had a delivery of a magic paintbrush along with a scroll that asked the children to only paint things that are kind or helpful.  The children thought carefully about what they wanted to paint with their paintbrush.  They shared their ideas and then painted some wonderful pictures of kind and helpful things.  In Literacy, we began reading the story 'The magic paintbrush' about a little girl called Shen who was given a magic paintbrush to paint useful things, and the children wrote about the pictures they had painted.

"I will paint some gloves to keep me warm." R, Poppy

"I will paint some money to give to homeless people." F, Poppy class

"I will paint a tree because apples need to grow on it." Z, Daffodil class

Year 1 

This term in Science, Year 1 have been learning about everyday materials.  The children showed great curiosity and enthusiasm as they investigated the world around them.  They explored objects made from wood, plastic, metal, glass and fabric, and discussed why different materials are used for different purposes. They enjoyed sorting and grouping items, examining various materials and testing which papers were the most absorbent, using scientific words to describe what they observed.    L commented, "The water stayed on top of the greaseproof paper," and S remarked, "the kitchen roll absorbed the water."  

   

Year 2 

This week Year 2 have been showing off their Maths skills to parents during our Maths workshops. We shared some of the strategies, resources and representations we use in class to support learning in Maths. The children loved demonstrating what they had been learning and parents found it helpful to see how Maths is taught at George Spicer. Thank you to all the parents for the lovely feedback.

In PE, the children have been learning gymnastics, focusing on high and low movements and shapes. They explored different ways of moving around the hall, using different parts of their bodies and changing which parts were high and low. We also used benches to travel in a variety of ways and practice careful balancing while keeping different body parts high and low.

In outdoor PE we have been learning Sending Skills like throwing, rolling, kicking and bouncing. We have been practising our accuracy in our sending skills using bean bags and balls and aiming to get them into a target area.

  

Year 3

Year 3 - Science

We have been busy conducting experiments and recording our results in Science. Carrying on from our topic of forces and magnets, we investigated the types of materials that would be attracted to magnets. We also recorded our results in tables that we drew ourselves. This is a new skill that we have been practising and will be putting into practise in other lessons. We have enjoyed exploring the world around us and building up our knowledge and understanding of how things work.

Year 4 

Year 4 have been busy authors this week, immersing themselves in the world of storytelling as they crafted their very own sequels to Farther. The children had the opportunity to carefully plan their ideas, develop their characters, and map out the exciting events before writing their full stories.

Throughout their work, they showcased impressive writing skills, using a wide range of expanded noun phrases — for example, “tall, rocky, cliff ” "poor, innocent, kid" — to add vivid detail for the reader. They also experimented with figurative language, including personification such as “the big, bossy dream consumed him”, as well as "with a beating heart" bringing their narratives to life with creativity and confidence. We are looking forward to publishing these pieces of writing for our book corner.

     

Year 6

Over the past two weeks, Year 6 have been continuing their work linked to The Arrival by Shaun Tan. As a quick reminder, we explored key themes such as migration, belonging, empathy and the challenges of settling in an unfamiliar place. Building on this, the children have written in a range of genres, including posters and scripts. They had great fun with the scripts, experimenting with idioms and mimicking how people really speak – can you spot any familiar expressions? In our poster writing, the children focused on using expanded noun phrases to describe the city, carefully framing it in a positive light and thinking about how word choices can influence how a place is perceived.