Super Swifts get creative!

During our Art sessions we have been looking at the work of Andy Goldsworthy.  In particular his work on natural sculptures!  SUPER Swifts were asked to create something similar using the natural resources outside.  They thought so hard about the shape, pattern and colours used!  Take a sneak peak of their crafty creations below.  Move over Andy, there are some new artists around...

Welcome back Kingfishers!

We are having a great first week back! We have been very busy exploring new areas in our classroom and finding out all about our new topic - Step into Spring and Bugs! We very much enjoyed being outside to look for signs of spring!

We have also been learning about money this week, which we look forward to using in our outside Garden Centre role-play this term!

Please have a look at our pictures!

Just Try It!

 

Kestrels and Owls had a fantastic day on Thursday at the Sports Ground trying out a variety of sports.  Some were very familiar (football, rugby and cricket) others a little more unusual (wheelchair basketball, yoga and assault course).  The children had great fun trying out all of the activities on offer and were brilliant at throwing themselves in to all the events - despite the weather trying to spoil things with a few heavy showers! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Budding gardeners

Today year 1 were lucky enough to go on our trip to hilliers.  The weather was not on our side but we still had an amazing time. We learned all about what happens to our seeds when we plant them, loosing them as we travelled around. We then continued to learn about pollination and what the bees do. We took a trip through a bambo tunnel and over a rickety bridge to investigate the pond.  After lunch we continued learning about bees and how they see the world by using coloured slides to look through. Yellow through a purple slide really stood out. The last thing we did was made smelly caterpillars, we used a range of herbs from the garden to make our amazing caterpillars.
What an amazing and tiring day we had.
Have a look at some of our pictures from today.

The Bitterne Manor Farm Show & Competitions 7th July

Firstly, we would like to invite everyone to enjoy our horticultural event being held after school on Tuesday 7^th July from 3.30 – 4.15 p.m.  This is an end of topic celebration for Year 1 and 3 but we thought we would share it with the whole school. (Parents of Year 1 & 3 pupils are invited from 2.30pm)

You will have the chance to enjoy:

• A display of Maypole dancing (and be invited to have a go!)
• A barn dance performance
• Enjoy a visit from Mill Cottage Farm
• Share work from our Year 1 and 3 pupils
• Refreshments available from the PTA (a small cost)

We will also be holding several competitions open and free for all children to enter. We will award prizes to the winners of each of the following competitions with separate categories for KS1 and KS2.

• Garden Gallery: 
• Create a picture/photo/collage/poem with a garden theme.
• The Great Bitterne Bake Off:  
• Bring some homemade cake or sweet on the day.
• Veggie People: 
• Create a fruit or vegetable character.
• Garden on a Plate:
• Create a garden in miniature

We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the event.

Fantastic visit to PGL!

The sun was shining (yeah!) and the children are having an amazing time. They had a power cut yesterday, so some activities have been switched about and extra blankets were brought in to keep them warm! It has just added to the excitement of the PGL - an experience the children will never forget! Highlight of today's visit was seeing the children working together as a team to encourage one another to do the best they can (also Katie jumping on to her raft and falling off into the water; she was giggling the whole time!) 

Mrs Hayward