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 Friday, 18th May, 2012
 - Would you let this monster come to school?
This week in Philosophy, Phil Bear asked us to discuss whether or not this monster should be allowed to come to school.
Our first discussion suggested that most children thought that the monster should be allowed to come to school because it would be fun and it could help us in class. The children who voted no were worried that the monster would hurt them or eat them up. Phil Bear then gave us some more information about the monster. Phil said that the monster was actually small enough to fit into Miss Vincent’s hand and that he was a very clever monster who could teach us lots of things. We had another think and then voted again. Some children changed their minds, others kept with their original ideas. One of the ‘no’ voters said that the monster still could not come to school even though it was small because it might be a magic monster that could change size.
What do you think? Should the monster be allowed to come to school? Doesn’t everyone deserve the right to an education, even if they are a monster?
Friday, 18th May, 2012  We asked you who your favourite author was, and Jeff Kinney came out on top with a massive thirty-eight votes. He’s famous, of course, for his Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, so which one’s your favourite? Cast your vote in the poll on the front page.
And don’t forget – book seven is out later this year, although there’s a bit of a wait: Love Is In The Air hits the bookshops on 14th of November!
Thursday, 17th May, 2012 Gardening club continues to go from strength to strength with aubergines, squash, radishes, spring onions and sweet peas now growing. We have done lots of clearing, again help from enthusiastic adult gardeners is warmly welcomed and donations of plants etc etc especially bedding and vegetable plants and herbs. A big thank you to all the adults who are making this club a very rewarding experience for the gardening club children.
If you’re impressed by our school garden, why not visit this website and find out how you can get started in your own garden?
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Digging away! We're working hard to reclaim some of the wilder corners of the garden.
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We're using wands from the willow tunnel to make these frames for our plants to climb up.
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Thursday, 17th May, 2012 The Nursery School children are very excited and counting down the sleeps until our educational visit to the sea life centre. We are also collecting pop socks and tights to make grassy heads – any donations please send in to Nursery School.
Don’t forget to read our latest Nursery Newsletter.
Tuesday, 15th May, 2012  Our Philosophy discussion this week came from sharing the picture book Would You Rather? by John Burningham. This book present lots of different scenarios for discussion such as ‘Would you rather have… supper in a castle… breakfast in a balloon… or tea on the river?’
Our final discussion with Phil Bear covered these two scenarios: ‘Would you rather be kissed by a monkey or swim with a shark?’ This generated lots of interesting ideas. Some children thought that they would rather be kissed by a monkey because the monkey might taste of bananas! Others thought that they would rather swim with the shark because the picture we had showed a friendly shark or because they could swim fast with it. After our discussion we voted and most of us would rather swim with a shark than be kissed by a monkey.
What would you rather do – be kissed by a monkey or swim with a shark?
Let us know in the comments…
Tuesday, 15th May, 2012 Art in Norway Class has been great fun this half term, as we tried out printing techniques. We investigated the idea of triptychs and chose a theme for three printed squares which would be created using stencil printing. We made the stencils by tearing paper and laying it straight onto an inked tile, which meant each attempt could only be used for one printing. This encouraged us to take care and also to be quite experimental. Our gallery shows us at work, although we’re not quite finished yet:
Norway class: What did you think of your printing work? How is it different to painting or drawing? Were you pleased with the results? What was good about printing, and what was difficult? Use the comments to record your thoughts on your art work.
Friday, 11th May, 2012 What do you think of our new website? Click here to find out some things you might not realise:
Read more…
Friday, 11th May, 2012 A timetable for SATs week has been placed on the Norway class page.
Thursday, 10th May, 2012 In gardening club we have planted cabbages, broccoli and cauliflowers. A big thank you to gardening club members for all their hard work.
As before, we are looking for any spare seedlings you may have grown, as it’s getting a little late to be planting our own seeds. Here you can see our grow-bags, all ready in the greenhouse for tomatoes, cucumber, peppers and aubergine plants.
Thursday, 10th May, 2012 This week in Nursery School we have been busy with the garden, planting pumpkins and creating a rabbit deterrent. We were really pleased when our tomato seeds grew from a tomato we had cut open and investigated. We have drawn some super portraits of the queen ready for the diamond Jubilee celebrations.
Wednesday, 9th May, 2012 Years Five and Six were prepared for the worst on Wednesday, and turned up to school in wellies and overcoats expecting to spend the day completely soaked, but what a surprise: it didn’t rain on us at all! This meant our trip to Salle Park was excellent. The sun didn’t quite shine, but it was dry and warm enough for us to be able to eat our lunches out on the grass, although one or two people did complain of a wet bottom afterwards…
 
As you can see, we were fascinated by beekeeping, especially when the man showed us how to find and identify the queen. The hounds were also a real hit – they were so lively and friendly that everyone had to have a go at stroking them. Everyone loved seeing the ewes with their lambs, too, and we were all rather surprised when someone asked how you tell a boy lamb from a girl lamb and the farmer showed us exactly how – something you don’t see every day!
In fact, there was so much to do and so much to see that we didn’t quite have time to visit every stall. What a great day out!
 
Friday, 4th May, 2012  The nursery school has been busy creating minature gardens in Forest Skills this week we made ponds, benches, bridges, tunnels, birds nests etc etc. Our question in philosophy was would you rather be young or old? Provoking some very well considered thinking skills. Our work with jack and the beanstalk continues watch out for a large giant model in Nursery School next week! Click here to download a lovely jack and the beanstalk word mat to help your child’s learning. We have also made a new butterfly and bee honey bar in the nursery School Garden. If you would like your child to come to our super nursery school please give us a ring.
Don’t forget to read the latest Nursery Newsletter.
Friday, 4th May, 2012 Phil Bear visited us a day early this week to continue our discussion about the picture ‘The Exhibition of the Rhino’. This session we discussed ‘What does the man have in his hand?’ We had lots of ideas, the most popular one being it was a fishing rod. Phil Bear then told us that the man actually had a whip and the rhino’s horn in his hand. This led into a discussion about whether it was ever right to hurt an animal. Someone said that he wouldn’t hurt his cat, but if a big scary animal attacked him, then he would have to hurt it to save himself. Someone else said that he could never hurt an animal because he loved them too much.
We voted and most of us voted ‘no’, to the question ‘Is it ever ok to hurt an animal?’ What do you think?
Thursday, 3rd May, 2012 Garden club members worked hard on a super sunny afternoon with lots of digging and clearing. The greenhouse is now up and ready for tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers etc etc, lined with grow bags. The garden beds are very challenging and Mrs Stratton’s legs are aching but we are making lots of progress. We would love any donations of tomato plants, cucumber, courgette or any seedlings etc as it is getting quite late to start our own from seeds. We are also looking for donations of compost, growbags, garden canes and gloves. If you can help please see Mrs Lavender. Parent and grandparent helpers are always very welcome too!
Monday, 30th April, 2012  The children in France Class were very excited when Mrs Stratton gave Miss Vincent a brightly wrapped box which she had found in the cupboard. There was great anticipation and discussion about what could be inside the box. When Miss Vincent opened it we found a bear who had a letter and a set of rules. Miss Vincent helped us to read the letter and we discovered that the bear was called Philosophy Bear (we call him Phil) and the rules were about how to take part in a Philosophy session!
Phil Bear told us that Philosophy was all about thinking and being wise. We then had a great discussion about how Phil Bear got to France Class. Fran thought that he had come through the ceiling hatch because she could see footprints on the hatch which weren’t there the day before. Other children thought Phil Bear might have come to school on the bus. Phil Bear is going to visit us every Friday to help us with our Philosophy sessions. Last session we discussed this picture – ‘The Exhibition of the Rhino’. Phil Bear asked us to come up with ‘why’ questions, and we came up with lots! Phil Bear asked us to discuss the question ‘Why are the men wearing black hats?’ This generated a heated debate on whether or not the men were pirates, or whether they were going to a Hallowe’en party.
Further discussions led to us wondering if the lady with the black hat could really be a pirate – were ladies allowed to be pirates? Phil Bear would love to know what you think. Please do leave a comment and share your thoughts.
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