Kestrels
Class Letters and Information
7th July
We have finally finished our masks after several weeks of hard work. We think they’re amazing,
But can you guess… Who’s behind the mask?
Wind pumps
We have made wind pumps, similar to the one we saw on our trip to Wicken Fen last week. It was fiddly but we got there in the end!
30th June
We have had another busy week this week. We had a great time learning more about the Fens at Wicken Fen, we did some amazing art during Art week and we also managed to squeeze in a writing day too. Phew!
Art Week
Wicken Fen
23rd June
This week we enjoyed sharing our reading with our parents in our Reading Cafe.
We also continued with our masks.
16th June
This week we have enjoyed finding water features on Ordnance Survey maps.
9th June
On Friday, it was Big Me Day and we came to school dressed in our dream job costumes. Can you guess what we would like to be?
We also wrote about what we would need to do to achieve our ambition and what we thought our job would entail. Some of us even looked at the salary we would receive!
26th May
We have had a busy week this week. On Tuesday it was Languages Day. We took part in different activities with all 4 KS2 teachers. These included singing Spanish songs, listening to a story in Spanish, finding out about different Spanish speaking countries and learning about a famous Spanish artist, Gaudi. You can see our Gaudi inspired mosaics below.
We also carried out a science experiment to explore how temperature affected the rate of evaporation. We found out that the warmer the temperature, the quicker the rate of evaporation.
12th May
Today we began to create our papier-mâché masks. We had great fun ripping up paper and sloshing on glue. Keep watching to see our finished products!
Today we shared our research about Shang religion with the rest of the class. Did you know that Shang people worshipped their ancestors? Or that rich nobles would be buried with wine in bronze vessels and food to nourish them in the afterlife?
5th May
Today we had a great time observing science in action. After melting some chocolate, we added rice crispies and made a snack fit for a king!
Maths game
28th April
This week we were lucky enough to spend time with some furry friends as a reward for achieving Mrs Lilycrop’s Writing Challenge.
21stApril
31st March
Today we visited Robins and shared our stories.
24th March 2023
This week we wrote a story about the journey of a raindrop for younger children.
We are looking forward to sharing them with Robins and Puffins soon.
17th March 2023
This week was British Science Week. We enjoyed learning how sound travelled by attaching a spoon to a piece of string, holding the string against our ears and then hitting the spoon against the table. The sound was surprising - and as clear as a bell!
We also learned about Alexander Graham Bell and made our own phones.
3rd March 2023
World Book Day
Today we celebrated World Book Day by bringing in and talking about our favourite books. It was lovely to see such a wide range of genres from biographies to classics and from mystery to anime.
1st March
Reading Cafe
On Wednesday 1st March, Kestrels hosted their 2nd Reading Cafe. We read some of our class reader Ice Palace before creating some amazing shoebox settings.
24th February
Investigating how we can change pitch
3rd February
On Friday 3rd February, we took part in Number Day on behalf of the NSPCC.
As well as creating some excellent costumes, we took part in NSPCC rocks on TTRS, solved Buddy’s challenge, played times tables games and practised our measuring skills.
Meeting Buddy
Costumes
Games
Buddy’s Challenge
TTRS
27th January
This week we learnt about how sound is caused by vibrations. We saw this in action when we struck a drum with rice on. The harder we hit the drum, the more the skin vibrated. This made a louder sound and the rice jumped higher.
25thJanuary
Today we shared our model text ‘The Quest for the Raindrop of Life’. The children were brilliant!
13thJanuary
On Friday, we took part in an Indian dance session which linked with our RE learning. As you can see we had an amazing time creating our own dances.
6th January 2023
We had great fun developing our skills of cooperation and teamwork. We worked together on a range of tasks including creating a group obstacle course.
9th December
Wow! What a busy week we had in Kestrels. Trip to Ancient House Museum, Roman Day and Christmas Jumper / Decoration day. Here are some of the pictures from this week.
Christmas Jumper / Decoration Day
Ancient House Museum
Roman Day
2nd December
This week we shared our learning about the Romans with our families in our class assembly. They did brilliantly! 👏
Thank you to all those who came along and also for providing the amazing outfits!
And a big thanks to Miss Royffee for the fantastic props . 👍
18thNovember
This week we continued learning about electricity. We used different components to make a circuit, such as cells, wires, bulbs and buzzers.
Congratulations to this young man who has worked so hard in his swimming galas and won these medals and a trophy too!
11thNovember
Today we learnt about the reasons we wear poppies on Remembrance Day.
We even made our own.
11th November
This week we took part in a Buddhism Day. We made a mala ( prayer beads), met a Buddhist monk who taught us about the story of Buddha and meditation, learnt about The Noble Eightfold Path and designed mandalas.
4th November
This week we held our Class Reading Cafe. It was lovely to share our book, ‘The Firework Maker’s Daughter’ and to complete some firework craft. Thank you to all the parents who came to join in.
21st October
We have been busy keeping fit this week. Firstly, four of our class represented the school in the local schools’ cross country competition. They all did us proud.
Later in the week, we took part in a healthy living workshop.
14th October
We were lucky enough for the parents of one of our class members to bring in a very special guest. Kodi, the Laughing Kookaburra came to visit us and we were lucky enough to see her fly across the classroom to get her treats. As you can see, she made herself at home!
7th October
In Science, we have been looking at teeth of humans and other animals. One of our class brought in a skull she had found.
We have been thinking about the effect exercise has on our bodies in PE. Here are some of our circuit training exercises from this week.
30thSeptember
On Moral Day, we thought about what made a good Kestrel, and also acted out some scenes from the Balaclava Boys story.
Moral Day
23rd September
We continued with our collage work today. Can you guess what we are creating from old newspapers and magazines?
In Maths, we have been working on number lines. Have we placed our four-digit numbers correctly?
16th September
We have begun our Art topic on collage, inspired by Australian artist Jeannie Baker. Today we made collages using geometric shapes and coloured paper.
We have been practising our place value skills using place value counters and place value grids.
9th September
Researching continents
Before we focus on Australia, we learnt about the different continents. Do you know which one of the continents is the smallest? Or which continent is the least populated?
Aboriginal Art
We learnt about different types of Aboriginal art and then had a go at our own dot paintings.
Remembering our Queen
Following the sad news of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, we shared our memories of our Queen. We wrote words which reminded us of Her Majesty onto our flags.
