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Week ending 1st December 2023
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The Fox Cubs have enjoyed another busy week, which has seen a Scarecrows' Wedding, Nativity practice as well as the beginning of Advent all marked. The children wrote out wedding invitations and learned about some of the traditional customs associated with marriage ceremonies. We also learned some of the key vocabulary used when talking about weddings.
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This week Hedgehogs have continued to investigate light using torches, experimenting with tubes and filters, and finding ways of seeing shadows using their own designs. We have also learnt more about night and day and created silhouette images to develop this. We shared our Advent wreath in Collective Worship and have been practising for something very special........... we look forward to seeing you all next week!! Photos
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Year 1 had an amazing trip to the Space Centre. Our favourite parts were going in a rocket and pushing all the buttons, seeing a real-life astronaut suit and taking the glass lift all the way up alongside a giant rocket! We also showed off our knowledge of the planets in the planetarium quiz. View our photos here
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We have been busy making leaf rainbows, forest faces out of clay and natural materials as well as drilling our cookies. We have started wrapping wool around sticks to make some Christmas tree decorations.
Year 1 Forest School photo gallery
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Year 2 continued their learning about materials and their properties by considering materials used in History. We watched videos of working siege engines and the learners identified the materials that were used to make them. They also discussed the properties that made them useful for creating the siege engine. We then created our own catapults using wooden lollipop sticks and elastic bands and fired pom poms with them. Great fun!
More news and photos
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In art we have been looking at People and Places, focusing on the works of LS Lowry (an artist, most famous for his drawings and paintings of the industrial urban landscapes of Manchester). As part of our learning we explored drawing our own hands in detail. We used some of the techniques that we had learned and practised last term – shading, hatching and cross-hatching. Year 3 photo gallery
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This week Year 4 have been learning about contour lines on OS maps and that topography is the physical shape of the landscape. We looked at Borough Hill on an OS Map and compared it to the topography of the land around Monksmoor Farm where our estate was later built on. We had a go at making our own cardboard hills to bring the contour lines to life. Photo gallery
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This week Dragonflies have been extending their knowledge of the impact the different climate zones have on the types of farming that can be sustained. We focused our learning on North and South America and considered how not only the weather, but also the terrain and soil type changes the productivity of crops and rearing livestock. More news and photos
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The Forest School groups have had the opportunity to make some Christmas decorations this week. They listened carefully to the instructions they were given and their finished creations will be making their way home nearer to the big day.
More news and Forest School photos
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News from our School Choir
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On Saturday 25th November, some of the School Choir supported Daventry Library by filling the halls of their Christmas Fayre with tuneful Christmas delight.
It was an honour to be asked by our friends at Daventry Library and we are very grateful to all the parents, grandparents and carers who made it possible for the children to attend and sing at the Fayre. More photos
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Well done to all our stars for being a shining example.
   
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Children are invited to attend school in a Christmas jumper or something festive on this non-uniform day.
If you would like to make a donation to Save the Children you can do so here. Please note we cannot accept cash donations at school.
By donating you will support children in the UK and around the world to keep safe, healthy, and learning. We’ll be helping them fight for the future they deserve.
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Choir Notice
The after-school Choir Club will be performing at 1:00pm at the Christmas Fayre next Saturday 9th December.
The last club session of 2023 will be on Thursday 7th December.
More details about opportunities next term and how to book will be available shortly.
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Advance Notice: Football Clubs
The Year 2-5 Girls' Lunchtime Football Club finishes for the Christmas break on Monday 11th December.
The before school Years 3-5 Football Club will finish on Monday 18th December.
More details about opportunities next term and how to book will be available shortly.
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Save the date in your diary to come and support or to volunteer at our Christmas Fayre!
Stalls are available to hire for £10 per table. Enquiries should be made with Gemma Burton. You can contact Gemma by email gemma.t91@googlemail.com
or by text: 07464 636479.
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For more key dates and information, please click on a date above to be taken to the calendar on our school website.
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