The Tawny Owls have written fantastic stories based on, 'The Bear and the Piano'. To complete their edited versions, they have worked on the computer to produce a front cover. I think you will agree that the results are brilliant!

The Tawny owls have been creating beautiful butterflies for our 'Fly High for Summer' outdoor display. 

It was a pleasure to take the our year 3 and 4 children on a trip to the beach and overnight camping stay. The children were a credit to our school and their families. They all fully participated in all of the activities offered to them and flourished at the opportunity to experience new things. The children were able to surf, bodyboard, litter pick, build sandcastles and listen to a talk from the RNLI. The children were in mixed groups with children from 9 schools within the Dartmoor Multi-Academy Trust. This provided a great opportunity to meet new people and make new friends. After a busy day at the beach, the children travelled back to Bradford Primary School where they set up camp. The children all slept well and were up bright and early ready for a delicious breakfast followed by a day full of activities and fun. Thank you to all of the children for making it such a fantastic experience and to parents for supporting their children in having the equipment and resources they needed. 

Rev. Brooks led an assembly all about emotions. We explored the emotions we experience and how this may feel. He used a balloon to symbolise how emotions can build and may lead to anger. He explained that we need to be in control of our anger and not let anger control us and our actions. We discussed strategies we can use to reduce our anger such a deep breathing and finding a quiet space. We never want our anger to get to the point where we feel we are going to pop - like the balloon which Rev. Brooks blew up! 

In design and technology, the Tawny Owls are learning a useful life skill this term - sewing. They have designed and are currently creating pouches for storing some of their treasured possessions. We think the children are doing an amazing job!

The Snowy Owls investigated which materials reflected the most light. They discovered that dark materials absorb light so do not reflect well. They used this knowledge to help them design a book bag to keep children safe on their walk to school. 

The Year 4s did a great job on their Level 1 Bikeability course. Level 1 takes place on the playground and means that children can learn in a traffic-free environment. All of the children flourished during the session and felt a real sense of achievement at the end. 
The children were taught the following skills during the 2 hour session: 
Maintain your cycle: make sure your ride is in tip-top condition and make simple repairs
Glide: smooth, calm and collected
Control your bike: including setting off, cruising, slowing down, braking and stopping. You’ll even learn to pedal one handed!
Pedal: without feeling wobbly or out of control
Be aware of your surroundings: looking behind and turning around obstacles.

The Tawny Owls are looking at the topic, growing and changing in PSHE this half term. Today, the children had to work in groups and discuss what new born babies need and don't need to survive. They thought it was funny when they had to sort pictures of motorbikes and chocolate alongside milk and blankets. 

Day One in France - we arrived early on the overnight ferry, and visited Pegasus Bridge to start our learning about D-Day. We then travelled to Bayeux, ate a yummy picnic which included the most delicious chocolate brownie cakes. We visited the Bayeux Tapestry and the Bayeux Cathedral too. We were all very happy to get to the chateau for dinner, outdoor games and dinner of course! Please follow our blog here from now on for more updates: Trust Normandy Residential Archives | Dartmoor Multi Academy Trust (dartmoormat.org.uk) 

Over this academic year, the Tawny Owls have been learning basic first aid skills during PSHE. They have all role modelled different scenario's and have been fantastic in remembering what steps they need to take in different situations. 

The Tawny Owls have loved having their new resources in the outdoor classroom. It has been fantastic to observe such great play and interactions happening between the children. Thank you again to everyone that made donations at their winter play which allowed them to get these!

The Tawny Owls have started their new English text, The Bear and the Piano. The class received a letter, with clues in - a bow tie, classical music, a concert poster and the front cover of the book. They created questions about these and answered them, by making predictions. 
We then read and explored a few pages of the book and manipulated statements from the text to discuss the use of conjunctions to produce coordinating and subordinating clauses.