Wednesday 26th March- Viking art afternoon

Pelican class were lucky to be awarded some ‘reward time’ after winning last months attendance award. As the class have the the topic of Vikings , Mrs Lambert arranged for Mr Gibbons, our local artist to come in and spend some time on Viking knots and their art use.

The children started drawing a grid pattern on their paper - followed by making a ‘snake ‘ move across their grid and then back in a different direction. A Viking knot pattern. This was quite tricky for lots of the children but they persevered which was lovely to see. 
Once the knot pattern had been drawn, they then choose their two colours and painted the ‘snakes ‘ . Some amazing art work has been produced. Photos to follow once they’ve been cut out and backed. When this is finished, they will go on display in the KS2 corridor. 

Comic Relief -Friday 21 March 25

Pelican class enjoyed celebrating Comic Relief in school with an non-uniformed day.Here are a couple of pictures.

British Science Week 

Last week it was British Science week and Pelicans had the opportunity to conduct a scientific investigation on what happens to different materials and how they decompose after ‘flushing’ or ‘agitating’. We asked for 2litre bottles and we received lots - thank you .

In pairs, the children added the different types of material - tissue, kitchen towel, toilet paper, green paper towel and wet wipes to their 3/4 filled bottle of water. Each bottle was then shaken for 30 seconds and the results observed. Here are some photos of the bottles and the children setting the experiment up.

World Book Day - 7th March

Wow , what amazing costumes ! The children have spent time sharing about their favourite book and character - they then researched the authors of The Rabbits and The Last Bear, our class reader.Here are some lovely pictures.

Crucial Crew event -Monday 3 March 2025

Pelican class was invited to Norfolk’s Crucial Crew event at Letton Hall near Shipdham. The children were learning how to stay safe and they had the opportunity to hear about internet safety ,water safety, how to do CPR , emotional welfare , Norfolk health watch and the fire brigade. Some pictures showing our visit.

Islamic sculptures

The Islamic sculptures are now finally finished and will be going home shortly .Here are a few pictures of the finished sculptures.

Pyjamarama Day -14 February 2025

Some class pictures of Pelicans class.

Painting Islamic sculptures

In a busy afternoon, Pelicans also started to paint the base colour on their Islamic sculptures. 

Science -Yeast experiment Wednesday 12 February

Today, Pelicans class had lots of fun in their Science lesson, they were learning about how warm water reacts with warm water and sugar. We used bottles filled with this mixture then attached a balloon to the top and then sit back and wait. The children were totally amazed when the balloons started to move and then inflate! 

TTRS Battle of the Bands

This years TTRS competition was slightly different to previous years - it was decided to have a battle of the house groups .

A very competitive day was had with Vancouver being the winning house .

A few pictures of some in Pelicans with their certificates 

Number Day 2025

Today, we spent time doing lots of different maths investigations covering pyramid numbers, some algebra and patterns in numbers and colours.Here are a few pictures of some of the investigations and the children wearing their ‘number/shape’ clothing . 

Geography -Food miles

As part of our Geography topic , we have been talking about food miles in relation to the effect it has on the environment.We were surprised at how far our food has to travel.A couple of the girls brought in some labels from home. The furthest was some cherries all the way from Chile !

Art 

This week the class have spent time creating an Islamic sculpture out of clay . These will be painted later next week. Here are some pictures of their creations 

Art - Islamic Patterns

Pelican class have been experimenting and developing their own Islamic art .In Islamic art ,there are many repeated patterns and the children have had fun creating a circular and a square patterns. This links closely to our current RE topic. Here are some pictures showing their work.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Thank you for all of your lovely gifts - we would like to wish you all a Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year -Mrs Lambert and Mrs Gibbons.

Here are a couple of pictures of the children wearing their Xmas jumpers !

Christmas Decoration Day -Friday 13 December

In Pelicans class , the children from KS2 were able to make their own Xmas card. They used straws as paintbrushes to create a dimple effect for the trees and snow . Some beautiful cards were produced and lots of fun was had.

Trip to Museum of Zoology/Sedgewick Museum Cambridge

On Thursday, Pelican class made the trip to Cambridge to visit the Museum of Zoology and the Sedgewick Museum. The class have been studying Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution and were very knowledgeable about this.They found the exhibits fascinating and all enjoyed exploring both museums. 

Break the Rules day -Friday 29th November 2024

Friday was Break the Rules day and Pelicans all came in non-uniform having brought in a blue/green gift for our class hamper. Here are some pictures in their non-uniform.

Monday 25 November-Pelicans Reading Cafe 

Pelicans class spent the afternoon sharing a beautiful book titled ‘Moth’ by Isabel Thomas and Daniel Egneus. The book shared the remarkable story of the peppered moth and how it adapted and changed to its new environment - a great link to our science topic of natural selection and evolution.

Outreach maths lesson -Tuesday 19th November 2024

Pelicans class were lucky to have a maths teacher come in on Tuesday from the Outreach team. 
The children spent time exploring partitioning and they had a very creative lesson exploring this with coloured fish and ponds -the pictures will hopefully explain further !

TTRS England Rocks / Writing Competition

Last week, Pelican’s took part in the latest TTRS England Rocks competition and some of the class received certificates in the assembly with Mrs Lambert.

There was also a writing competition and again some of the Pelicans children received certificates to celebrate their writing. Well done to all !

Art- Jean-Michel Basquiat

This half term Pelicans are exploring the art of Jean-Michel Basquiat . He is an American artist who during the 1980’s was famous for abstract art and wanted his paintings to resemble children’s art. He was especially famous for hiding crowns in his art work. Here are some pictures that Pelicans have worked on over the last couple of weeks 

Odd Socks Day - Friday 15 November 2024

As a school, we were celebrating Anti-bullying week and the class spent time exploring this topic finalising with the class wearing odd socks.

The Great Wave of Kanagawa 

Pelican class were very lucky to have the local artist Martin Gibbons in class for an afternoon of Japanese art. Our subject was the painting of The Great Wave of Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai. The children had great fun firstly drawing the wave ,boats and people . Then , step by step, they added colour both acrylic and watercolour to their own picture. The results are amazing - well done everyone and thank you for coming in Mr Gibbons to help.

Thursday 26 September 2024 - European Languages Day

Pelicans had a fun today celebrating the European Languages Day. They spent time learning about

other European languages and where they were spoken, played a language game and then worked collaboratively to produce a European flag wreath. Some pictures to follow once wreath has been constructed.

Pelicans first day pics

Pelicans had a great first day yesterday and here are some pics of them