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Year 3 Round Up
25 Nov

We've reached a really dramatic point of our Novel - "The Time Travelling Cat" and we can't wait to find out if Topher escapes and manages to rescue his cat Ka! If your child comes home and asks to have a dig around in the back garden soil, please don't worry! Today they learnt about silt, sandy and clay soil. Using some test results, they found out that clay soil holds on to far too much water (because the particles are closely pack together) which means many of the gardens around Longbridge aren't great for growing plants!
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Diwali in Reception
21 Nov

Reception had lots of fun celebrating Diwali. We learnt all about how people prepare for Diwali and even made our own tasty sweets and tasted other delicious treats. We also had lots of fun decorating the outdoor area with beautiful Rangoli patterns and used playdough to make amazing Diva Lamps!
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Autumn in Reception
21 Nov

Reception had lots of fun learning about autumn. We observed the changes in our environment and discussed objects which we may find in autumn, such as pinecones and conkers. We went on an autumn walk and collected a variety of autumnal objects. We then learnt about the artist Andy Goldsworthy, who uses natural objects to create his art.
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Reception - Jackson Pollock Artwork
21 Nov

Reception have been exploring the art of famous artist Jackson Pollock. We looked at some of his most famous drip paintings and shared our opinions of them. We decided that Jackson Pollock's paintings look similar to fireworks and decided to make our own. We used a variety of techniques to create our drip paintings, including squirting bottles of paint, using spray bottles and flicking paint from brushes.
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Reception - Remembrance
21 Nov

In reception, we made our own poppies to learn about Remembrance Day. The children were all very respectful.
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Reception - Children in Need
21 Nov

Reception had lots of fun learning about Children in Need and raising money for those in need.
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Reception - The Three Little Pigs
21 Nov

Over the past two weeks, Reception have been very busy learning about the traditional tale, The Three Little Pigs. We started by learning the story and retelling it together using a story map. The children have been amazing at retelling the story and have enjoyed acting it out using puppets and masks. After learning the story, we decided to help the pigs by designing a brand new house for them to live in.
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Year 3 Round Up
14 Nov

Thursday's PE was a break from the norm. We had a coach from Warwickshire Cricket Board running us through our wicket keeping and batting skills. Many of us used muscles we don't think we'd used before! It was a whole load of FUN!
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Cricket Superstars!
10 Nov

Our Year 3 and Year 6 children have had a great time learning some fabulous Cricket skills today with Luke from Warwickshire Cricket Board and Mr Latham.
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Year 1 - Ball Skills
8 Nov

1FG had such fun in PE learning new ball skills.
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