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Posted by Southwold Administrator on April 17, 2011 | Permalink

EYC - End of project finale and Graduation!

EYC have had a very busy few weeks.  We have had the Rainbows graduation, end of project picnic and the sponsored walk.

Graduation was a lovely afternoon, we were so proud of the Rainbows graduating from EYC and preparing for Year 1.

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The end of project picnic was a huge success.  The children and staff dressed up as their favourite traditional story character and looked fantastic. The children planned the whole exhibition themselves, making party invitations, shopping for the food, making jam sandwiches and chocolate crispy cakes.  We would like to thank all of the parents for attending.

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The children made us very proud on the sponsored walk.  They walked and then rode or pushed wheeled toys around the school field for one whole mile.  Finishing off with a refreshing ice lolly.

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Posted by EYC Staff on July 13, 2017 in EYC | Permalink | Comments (0)

Class 4 Literacy Volunteer entrants

Five children from Class 4 were very happy to receive a special letter from Jenny our literacy volunteer.  The children have entered the Literacy Volunteers drawing and writing competition to create an Animal Agent. They received a letter and pen to thank them for taking part and for their efforts. 

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We look forward to hearing the announcement in early July. Fingers crossed!

Posted by Southwold Administrator on July 07, 2017 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Year 6 QMC visit

Year 6 had an informative morning at the QMC at their Injury Minimization Programme.

 

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We learnt CPR, how to use a defibrillator and first aid techniques.

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We enjoyed having a plaster cast on our finger!

 

Posted by Southwold Administrator on July 05, 2017 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Musical Assembly 4th July 2017

Southwold's musical performance assembly was amazing!

 

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Mr Hull teaches our guitarists and Miss Booth teaches flautists.

Year 6 played 'Serenade'

Year 5 played 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight'

Year 4 played 'G Jam Blues' and 'Pretty Minka'. They also improvising playing their instruments.

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Our children are so talented!

Posted by Southwold Administrator on July 04, 2017 | Permalink | Comments (0)

EYC-Goldilocks and the three bears

Over the last two weeks, EYC have been looking at the book 'Goldilocks and the three bears'.  Our school cook, Mrs Parr, came into class to show the children how to make porridge for the three bears and for the children to try.

                                                 Mrs Dean took some of the children to Lidl to buy some porridge oats.

 

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                                                   The Trekkers and Rainbows used some of the porridge oats to make flapjacks.

 

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The Adventurers made bear biscuits.

 

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 Mrs Parr made porridge for EYC and the three bears. 

 

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                                            While the porridge was cooling.  The children went outside to look for the three bears.

 

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When the three bears and the children went back inside to eat the porridge, the children discovered that Goldilocks had eaten all of baby bears porridge and broken his chair!

 

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The children really enjoyed eating their porridge and ate it all up.

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The Adventures have been busy pretending to make their own porridge and acting out the story.

 

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Posted by EYC Staff on June 27, 2017 in EYC | Permalink | Comments (0)

Forest School Den Building

This week we have been den building and weaving the new growth into our Willow Tunnel.

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The children were given some materials and asked to decide amongst themselves whether to build one large den or a number of smaller dens.

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They decided to split into two groups (although there was quite a bit of collaboration between them!!)

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We ended up with a couple of ingenious designs. It was lovely to see the younger children speaking up and telling the older ones how to build!

After our hard work we shared a pot on mint tea that Mrs Wood had made with mint from our allotment. (to mixed reviews!)

“It was disgusting!”

“Mmm its like liquid chewing gum!” 

Posted by Southwold Administrator on June 22, 2017 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Summer is finally here!

The children in E.Y.C had fun cooling down in the paddling pool.

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Posted by EYC Staff on June 19, 2017 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Class 2 - Healthy Eating

We were really lucky to have a nutritional expert in Class 2 to show us how to eat and cook healthy foods. We looked at what foods we needed to stay healthy and how much of each we should be eating.

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We also looked at where foods come from and sorted them into food from plants and foods from animals.

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Then came the big surprise... making pizzas! We used healthy homemade dough (thanks to our fantastic expert) and created our own pizzas with healthy toppings.

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They were delicious! A fun afternoon of learning and cooking for everyone. 

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Posted by Southwold Administrator on June 16, 2017 | Permalink | Comments (0)

EYC-Three Little Pigs

EYC have been looking at the book, 'The Three Little Pigs'.  We have been doing lots of activities based around the book.

 

The children have been acting out the story themselves.

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We have been using our creative skills to make the characters and houses from the book.

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The children have also been using various construction materials to build the, 'Three pigs houses'.

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Posted by EYC Staff on June 15, 2017 in EYC | Permalink | Comments (0)

Class 5 - Garcia Workshop Project

As part of the Nottingham Schools Garcia Workshop project, Class 5 visited Nottingham Contemporary to see the exhibition of Lara Faveretto, who uses materials left behind from previous uses in time. 

Working with our artist, Class 5 used their creative, artistic skills to work with various materials to create their own 'traces that we leave behind' artwork.

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Enthusiastically, children used different objects to create their own artwork, using the sounds and exhibited works for inspiration.  Stones were used to create a face, Stonehenge, a sword, a flower and then another expressive face. Other amazing and imaginative works were created using pieces of paper, sticks, metal objects and plastic balls. 

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Using their own interpretation of mechanical works, children used their bodies to replicate the movement of machinery and then sketched drawings.

In preparation for the Garcia Workshop Exhibition, the class worked together using: graphite, charcoal, rubbers, washing and nail brushes to create a picture to show traces of what we leave behind based on different imaginary concepts. Their final piece was a fantastic example of teamwork, imagination, creativity and skilled use of a variety of art and home objects.

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We enjoyed a fantastic day and are very much looking forward to our next workshop, where family can come and join the fun!  Watch this space!

 

Posted by Southwold Administrator on June 13, 2017 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Class 5 - 50 things to do: Make Natural Art

Inspired by a visit to the Nottingham Contemporary, children explored the school grounds looking for natural materials.

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Based on the theme of 'Traces we Leave Behind' by Lara Favaretto, children created an exciting and imaginative trail of artwork. 

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Posted by Southwold Administrator on June 13, 2017 | Permalink | Comments (0)

PSHE Class 4

During PSHE, class 4 children explored our theme of 'people around us' looking how we are all connected. Throwing a ball of wool around the circle to show how we are all interconnected, each child discussed our similarities and differences.

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The class agreed that we all need to be tolerant and respectful of people's differences.

Posted by Southwold Administrator on June 13, 2017 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Ancient Greece Day - Class 5

Class 5 travelled back in time to Ancient Greece to learn more about their history.  Through drama, the children were transported to a Greek theatre where they took part in re-enacting Greek myths and legends. During a fun Greek Quiz, children enthusiastically hunted for information to a range of interesting questions to deepen their factual knowledge.  1

During the day, children were introduced to many famous and important Greeks. They were able to find more answers to their essential question ‘How did the Ancient Greeks change the world?’ As mathematicians, groups worked tirelessly to solve Archimedes Stomachion puzzle –  using their knowledge of geometry.  Eager to learn more, the children learnt to play a game called Petteia using strategic skills. 

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To support their previous learning of warfare, children watched a very entertaining demonstration of weapons in use and the armour worn during battles. 

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 What other finish to a fun-filled day, than with our own mini Olympic Games competition!  Equipped with bags of energy and vigour, boys competed against girls in a high standard variety of games, worthy or spectating in any Olympic stadium!


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Posted by Southwold Administrator on June 12, 2017 | Permalink | Comments (0)

50 Things to Do Before 11 and 3/4

Classes continue to tick off their lists from, '50 Things to Do At Southwold Before You're 11 and 3/4'.  Each class has several expectations to ensure 50 wider important life experiences have been discovered while at our school.

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Posted by Southwold Administrator on June 10, 2017 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Year 2 Cook Popcorn and Crisps 8/6/17

In Class 2, we have been learning about healthy diets and healthy lifestyles as part of our project. We made two healthy snacks: natural popcorn and baked apple crisps.  The children loved watching the popcorn pop in the pan, it smelt delicious and tasted it too! We realised we didn't need to add sugar or salt, it was yummy just the way it was. 20170608_140004_resizedThey also loved placing apple slices on baking trays and brushing them with oil, ready for the oven. They came out brilliantly and were a really sweet and tasty alternative to regular salty potato crisps.20170608_142242_resizedWe made some posters to share what we had learned and to convince everybody to ditch the junk food and make these healthy alternatives instead! 20170608_134730_resized

 

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Posted by Southwold Administrator on June 09, 2017 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Year 3 Role Play as Howard Carter

As part of Year 3's investigative project, 'Were the Ancient Egyptians Fabulous or Foolish?', the pupils entered their classroom this morning to discover the entrance to Tutankhamun's tomb! They had to crawl through the long, dark tunnel, encountering snakes and spiders and hieroglyphics. IMG_20170607_105042   IMG_20170607_094235Even the teachers in school couldn't resist having a go at being Howard Carter crawling into the pyramid!IMG_20170607_101304The children's imaginations were stirred and they wrote some effective diary entries in response to this immersive lesson!

Posted by Southwold Administrator on June 08, 2017 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Year 4 PE

Class 4 children started their first athletics PE lesson today, working in partners to answer the investigation question, "Which is the best way to start a race?".  
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They discussed possible starting positions for example standing, sprint start, lying down, backwards etc. The children worked together to plan and carry out a fair test to find the answer to this question.1

Posted by Southwold Administrator on June 08, 2017 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Year 2 - Exploring Food Around The World 7/6/17

In Class 2, we have been been tasting and talking about different foods as a part of our project, 'How can we explore food around the world?'.  The children were given a taste test of lots of different foods including kiwis (New Zealand), pitta bread (Syria), dates (Tunisia), brioche (France) and feta cheese (Greece). 20170605_135009_resized

20170605_135441_resizedWe then discussed where the food could be from and why. Then all was revealed! Each plate had the origin of the food underneath along with that country's flag. We used this information to find these countries on a world map.  It was a fantastic afternoon with lots of interesting and delicious foods!  20170605_124802_resized 
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Posted by Southwold Administrator on June 07, 2017 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Year 6 residential to Scarborough

Year 6 have had three wonderful days in Scarborough for our year 6 residential.  We started off by dipping our toes in the North sea and playing on the beach. IMG_1204On Tuesday we walked to Peasholm Park to catch the North Bay railway to the Sealife Centre. IMG_1312We took a rainy walk back to the arcade in the afternoon.  Wednesday broke dry and sunny as we made our way to Scarborough castle.  Castle
The trip ended with lunch at the harbour followed by an ice-cream or Slushie. Sea
This has been such a memorable trip enjoyed by children and staff alike!  The children have been so well behaved and a real credit to the school!
 
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Posted by Southwold Administrator on June 07, 2017 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Mathematical Snails 6/6/2017

Class One found snails after the rain! IMG_20170610_214953 They raced them across their tuff spot IMG_20170610_214926

then measured the trails using their measuring skills. IMG_20170610_214937

 

Posted by Southwold Administrator on June 06, 2017 | Permalink | Comments (0)

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