What a great start to the new school year! Children in Lower Key Stage 2 have been in great learning zones today and I have been very impressed at how quickly they have got back into the swing of learning! In Mr Stott’s class, they tried out their new literacy books and I could already see improvements in their handwriting! Miss Fowler’s class were busy describing what makes a good learner and Miss Sheridan’s class were exploring their new peer marking resources. In every class there was a buzz of excitement. Bring on tomorrow!
I can’t believe the summer is over already! (Even the weather agrees!) I hope everyone has had an amazing time, whether you have been relaxing at home or off adventuring somewhere exotic!
All of the teachers at Brooklands Farm have been back at school since yesterday, busy learning to be even better teachers and preparing for Monday!
I am very excited about my new role as Head of School for Lower Key Stage 2 and I can’t wait for the children to be here so we can start becoming balanced learners and achieving together!
See you on Monday everyone 🙂
I hope you have all had a lovely summer and have been preparing for year 4. I wish you all the luck this year and I know you will use your balance skills to achieve in the next part of your journey. I am extremely proud of you all!
Miss Sheridan
Summer Holiday Homework
During our transition Project, we looked at the painting ‘Mr and Mrs Andrews’ by Thomas Gainsborough. We will be continuing to link our learning to the painting in September, as part of the National Gallery’s ‘Take One Picture’ project.
Please choose at least one of these activities to do for your summer holiday homework:
- Re-create the painting ‘Mr and Mrs Andrews’ in your own style! You could paint it, collage it, do it as a mosaic, sketch it etc
- Research Thomas Gainsborough – his life and his most famous pieces of artwork. Create a Powerpoint presentation or information leaflet about him.
- Pretend you are Mr or Mrs Andrews and write your diary. You could share how you are feeling, your thoughts on your relationship etc.
- Write a story with Mr and Mrs Andrews as your main characters and their farm as the setting.
Please bring your homework into school on the first day back, Monday 7th September, so that classes can share what they have done over the summer together.
If you are looking for a day out which will link to our ‘Take One Picture’ Project, then we recommend you visit the National Gallery in London and find Thomas Gainsborough’s painting ‘Mr and Mrs Andrews’ to have a look at the real thing!
Year 3 had a great time visiting our new Brooklands Farm Primary School on Countess Way. We enjoyed walking through our community and even had a little picnic on the new field! Year 3 asked some fantastic questions and have grown their understanding of how a building gets from the design stage to the finished stage.
Year 3 made some jelly brains on Friday. We left them over the weekend, but we left them in the heat and exposed with no protection. Thus when we returned, the brains had gone mouldy.
We learnt that unless we look after our brains with learning, vitamins, protection and connections then they can become damaged.
3a have been busy learning about the brain this week. They have been to a knowledge assembly with people from the brain injury rehabilitation centre where they learnt lots about ‘what the brain is’. From here they came together as a class and come up with specific brain protection and safety question ready for their specific session with experts on brain safety. The children thoroughly enjoyed this and the level of questioning was extremely high.
To ignite the project and to spark the creative side of the brain the children re created images to show the difference between the left side and the right side of the brain. They used blow painting and sketching using pencils as their techniques. All children came together to take part in a class sewing session where they used a running stitch to create their own part of the right side of the brain.
A huge well done to all of year 3 for the amazing bake sale they hosted on Monday after school. They spent the morning making cakes, smoothies and punch to help raise money for Nepal Earthquake. Year 3 developed lots of skills during this fun packed day such as; measuring weights, adding and subtracting weights, adding money and giving change, team work, communication and some even had first hand experience of selling! 🙂 It was amazing to see all the children achieving high well-being and learning zones and showing sensitivity and maturity towards the disaster in Nepal.
WE RAISED A STAGGERING £87.30!!! Well done team! And thank you for helping Nepal in their time of need!
Year 3 had a fantastic on Friday igniting our Superhero project! We created some fantastic art work and even had a visit from Batman!
