Pelicans

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.