During Science, the Snowy Owls investigated the parts of a flower. We learnt what the different parts are called and what they do. We then dissected a flower and identified the different parts.
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In English, we learnt about the contracted forms of words. We worked in partners to cut up the words and add the apostrophe in the right place. For example, should not became shouldn’t.
As part of the follow up from our NSPCC assembly, the Snowy Owls explored who our safe adults are and that if we speak out and share our worries it can make us feel better.
During our PSHE lesson, the Snowy Owls explored the concept of compromise. They worked together to decide how they would deal with a situation when they didn’t agree with another person. The children came up with some great solutions and strategies to deal with the situation. The children role played how this might look. We will be encouraging the children to use these strategies in real life situations.
The Snowy Owls have been exploring the work of William Morris. We learnt that during the industrial revolution lots of people moved to the cities to work but they missed nature. William Morris created wallpaper which celebrated wildlife, plants, flowers and leaves to remind people of the countryside. The Snowy Owls went on a nature walk and their artwork was inspired by what they collected.
During science, the children have conducted a scientific investigation and explored how variables can impact an experiment. The children are investigating the impact of sunlight on the growth of a plant and have changed the location of their seeds. They have kept all other variables the same to make the investigation fair. This week, the children analysed their seeds and saw that they hard started to grow. They found that the seeds that were in direct sunlight didn’t grow as well as they expected as the sun had dried up the water. The lack of light meant the seeds in the dark grew yellow and the seeds in the shade grew the most. The children were interested to see how their predictions differed from the results.
The Snowy Owls have worked hard to fill their marble jar and voted for a relaxing afternoon watching a film. Well done for working hard as a team to follow the school rules to earn your marbles.
During Design Technology, the children worked as part of a team to create 3D structures using 2D nets.
Well done to all the Bridestowe swimmers today! The Wildlife Champions were excited to launch their new project during assembly. They have created their own plastic waste collection box. After lunch each day, cleaned plastic can be posted into the post-box and the Wildlife Champions plan to monitor the amount and type of waste that we have across the school. The Wildlife Champions are keen to reduce the amount of plastic we use and explained the negative impact of plastic on our environment. We look forward to finding out the results of their project.
Another great visit to Springfields. Everyone gets so much from this important community link. A highlight in the week for both old and young. We are very grateful to everyone at Springfields for making us so welcome and catering for us so generously.
As part of the Snowy Owl's learning on the book called The Matchbox Diary, the children have collected and shared three objects which tell a story about part of their life. They have enjoyed talking about their own objects and asking questions to find out more about their partner's object. Next week, they will write an autobiography based on the items.
We have been really impressed with how well the children have been working as a team towards a shared goal. They have been really proud of what they can achieve when they work well together.
The rain and hail did not deter the Snowy Owl's enthusiasm for a session with Jack from the Devon Cricket Association. The children had the chance to practise their batting and fielding skills. It would be great to see the children continue a love for cricket (once the sun is shining!)
This weekend marks the Lunar New Year. This year is the year of the dragon. The Snowy Owls have created these wonderful dragon eyes using pastels.
During the Snowy Owl's last session with Sarah from Devon Wildlife Trust, the children built their own wild dens!
The Snowy Owls and residents at Springfield's Residential Home had a wonderful get together this week. The children enjoyed reading and chatting to the residents - a really worthwhile and valuable link in our community with both young and old gaining so much from the experience.
On Friday 2nd February we celebrated the NSPCC Number Day. Children donated to the NSPCC and brought in number games to play during maths lessons. We played the games in our mixed aged team colours. This was a great way for our older children to demonstrate their leadership qualities. We had an assembly on numbers and watched a video by Johnny Ball on number tricks.
Children in Snowy Owls and Barn Owls have been working hard on their multiplication times tables. Many children this week have improved on their speed and accuracy. Well done!
Well done to all our stars this week for demonstrating the school values of Ambition, Flourish and Respect.
Well done to this week’s golden heart winners for helping to fill other people’s happiness buckets !
This week Cedric won the reading raffle for reading at home at least five times. Well done Cedric! Enjoy the hot chocolate and reading treats this weekend!
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