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Year 4 Ignite Day Success!

By admin3rd November 2015

The children dived straight into their new project yesterday, coming in ready to continue in their learning journey through the project of “Pirates”.

Whether in costume (we had some brilliant outfits!) or not, the children were very engaged in learning all about pirates, how they lived, who the famous pirates were, what the ships were like that they lived on and many more interesting facts – they came up with some brilliant pirate jokes too!

The children worked in groups to be pirate detectives, using lots of resources to find out as much information as they could, as well as perfecting their pirates noises and sayings throughout the day.

Here are some pictures of all of the year 4 classes from their ignite day with me.

Pirates!! Aaaarghhhhh

By admin1st November 2015

Hello 4b!!

I hope you have all had a relaxing and fun half term! Last term was very busy and you all worked extremely hard.You should be very proud of yourselves and I hope that you are feeling settled into Year 4 and on your journey to achieve!

Now for next half terms topic to begin… Pirates!

I hope you are ready to enter into our new topic and enjoy our Ignite day on Monday!

Don’t forget to come dressed with something piratey on Monday – whether that be a hat, eye patch or the whole pirate outfit! If that doesn’t take your fancy then please make sure you design your own pirate in an outfit of your choice.

See you on Monday!

Miss Russell

Learning about Martin Luther King

By 23rd October 2015

This week years 3 and 4 have been learning all about Martin Luther King as part of our work on Black History Month. All of the children have been shocked about what went on in America in the 1950s and 1960s and are very pleased to live in such an accepting, inclusive, multi-cultural society.

Tidiest Classroom Competition at Fen Street!

By admin23rd October 2015

Today, the Year 6 children have conducted an inspection of each Small School to find out who has the tidiest classroom. After very careful consideration and a fair process of scoring, the Year 6 pupils have decided on the following classes as the winners:

Key Stage 1 winners are….

Class 2b and Class 1a (a draw)

Lower Key Stage 2 winners are….

Class 3b and Class 4b (a draw)

Upper Key Stage 2 winners are….

Class 5b

Congratulations to all of you – the school now looks very tidy! Let’s work together to keep it that way!

Post on behalf of Miss Rose

By admin22nd September 2015

Unfortunately Miss Rose has had trouble posting to the website but she is keen to show her enthusiasm with you!

She says…

“I am enjoying working with all of the children in Year 3 and 4 again! I am really looking forward to helping them achieve and celebrating their successes with them this year.”

Lots of learning in the Lower Juniors!

By admin7th September 2015

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!

Good luck with your next steps 4b

By J Francis3rd September 2015

Well done 4b for everything you achieved last year, we are so proud of each and every one of you!

Before we left for the summer we could already see that you were ready to face the next steps of your learning journey as individuals. Don’t forget to keep an open mindset and stay connected so that you can continue to achieve great things.

Good luck everyone!

Mrs Francis & Miss Downey

(p.s. we might have moved downstairs but please still come and share your learning with us!)

It’s nearly time!

By admin3rd September 2015

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 🙂

Summer holiday homework

By 22nd July 2015

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 7^th 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!

Shared Designs

By jenniferhover9th June 2015

We met up with our clients yesterday. We shared the designs we have made so far. We collected feedback from the client so we know what needs to be changed in our next design. The two year groups worked brilliantly together sharing their learning and giving feedback.

We also had an assembly with Matt from the building company. He taught us more about how to redraft our designs.