Today in Barn Owls, we voted for our School Council, Sports Council and Class Gardener Representatives. Different individuals wrote their own speeches, discussed their campaign and then created posters which they placed around the school environment. Each candidate presently their speeches eloquently, audience members listened actively and then an anonymous vote, using our school ballot box, took place. The class' choice will be announced later this week - watch this space!  

In Mindfulness Club this week we practised the skill of mindful eating. We made sure we had no distractions, we looked and smelt what we were eating before taking a small bite and tasting the food. Sometimes we eat without thinking but by slowing down and taking notice of what we are eating we can really taste and enjoy our meals. 

Meet the wonderful Snowy Owls! The children took a lot of time and effort in creating these effective portraits. They looked carefully at their faces and drew the other side. 

The Snowy Owls are proud to share their final 'Here We Are' artwork. This work is connected to our learning in English based on the text written by Oliver Jeffers.

This week in our Physical Education lessons, we explored how we could improve and develop our ball skills in small groups. We had to manipulate the ball around our bodies in different ways. We then moved on to using different passes such as the chest pass. 

This half term the Tawny Owls are learning about sculpture. We are using natural resources throughout the unit and this week started with clay. The pupils explored manipulating the clay using different techniques with their hands and tools - I think that you will agree the mini models they created are brilliant!

Today we started to explore our new school text - Here We Are written by Oliver Jeffers. We discussed space and created our own space pictures. The Snowy Owls particularly enjoyed flicking the white paint across their page and adding the final touches to their artwork. We are looking forward to displaying them in our classroom and reading more of the text next week. 

The children worked in teams to generate a list of class rules. We shared these rules and discussed which we felt were most important for our class and our learning. Each new line started with 'I will...' Once everyone was happy with the list we signed it to show that we agree and will do our best to follow the class rules. 

Well done to everyone who completed their home learning project. It was great to see home learning connected to light and rivers. 

Take a look at our well loved reading display! In the Snowy Owls we have read, enjoyed and explored all of these texts this year as well as the Iron Man which we will be finishing this week. 

As part of their learning on rivers the Snowy Owls built towns using Lego. They worked as a team to create their towns and then explored the effects of flooding. 

The Snowy Owls had another great visit to Springfields. The children read their books and chatted to the residents - a great occassion for all. 

The sun shone for the recent summer fair and everyone enjoyed exploring the different games and watching Morris dancing displays from Lowdenstone Morris Dancers and the Bridestowe Morris Dancers. I very enjoyable afternoon with lots of cake and ice cream.

The Owlets have been making boats as part of Design and Technology. They designed them and then used different materials to create their designs. They will be holding 'The Bridestowe Boat Race' very soon!

It has been wonderful having the Owlets join the Year 1 children in the Tawny Owls classroom this week. Having transitions that are fun and meaningful are so important to help the pupils adjust to their new learning environment in September. 

The Year 1 pupils have been learning about money. They are beginning to recognise coins and notes and be able to count different coins to make a total. Games have been a key motivator in this unit!

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!