Another terrific event at the Corbet today. Our KS2 students represented the school brilliantly. We look forward to finding out the final results!
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RE in Dragonfly class
This term we are learning all about what it is like to be Hindu today. This week we were thinking about how Hindu’s show their faith when they are together. We learnt all about Mandir’s which are Hindu temples and Bhajans which are the songs used in worship that are devoted to different deities. The children were tasked in groups to give a presentation about an image of an aspect of the Hindu worship and explain its importance. Everyone spoke with great confidence!
Young Voices
On Tuesday the Young Voices choir had a fabulous day and evening performing along with other schools at the BP Pulse Arena in Birmingham. It was the final concert after months of hard work learning all the songs and dance moves. As well as the singing with other schools, we accompanied special singing guests Souparnika Nair from Britain’s Got Talent, Tommy Blaize from Strictly Come Dancing, and our favourite MC Grammar. We also danced along with Urban Strides street dance company. We were very tired by the end of the day, but it was well worth it!
Plant Hunting in Dragonfly class
On Thursday we channelled our inner Plant Hunter and went searching and identifying different plants around the school. We tried our best to use knowledge of plants we already knew of as well as discovering new plants we hadn’t seen before! We then tried to decide if the plant was Native or Non Native the UK. Finally, when back in the classroom we learned all about famous plant hunters who job it is to introduce new plants to the UK from other countries.
Spring Term in Dragonfly class
Happy New Year!
Welcome back Dragonflies I hope you all had a lovely break over Christmas and the New Year!
Our topic this term is Rivers and Canals – have a look at our Topic web to see what we will be learning about this term. spring 2025 Topic planner Dragonfly class
Below is our timetable to see what we’ll be getting up to each day!
We will continue to have PE on Mondays and Tuesdays this term so please come in the appropriate PE kit for those days.
Home work will continue to be given out on Wednesdays and is expected to be handed in the following Wednesdays when we will also have our spelling test.
Please find the knowledge organisers for subjects this term in the document below. The knowledge organisers will tell you what the children will be learning and some key vocabulary they will encounter this term. I hope you find these helpful!
Dragonfly class spring Knowledge organisers
Feel free to catch me on the gate if you have any questions or queries!
Miss Hindley
Spring Term 1 Newsletter
Welcome back following the Christmas break. We hope you all had a peaceful Christmas and are looking forward to the year ahead.
Please find the newsletter for this half term attached:
Weekly Celebrations – 13.12.24
Here are this week’s awards…
Weekly Celebrations
School Value Ambassadors (earning House Points with one pupil chosen each week per year group, awarded by teachers for showing one of our school values):
Year 6 Charley for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom’ – Charley made a very appealing and functional phone case in DT this week. She persisted with the task after finding it tricky at first but ensuring she stuck to the design. Well done!
Year 5 Lucy for ALL of our school values! – Lucy is a superstar. She is a lovely, kind, hard-working member of Owl Class. She quietly gets on through every school day with 100% effort. She is a brilliant friend to everyone and embodies every school value.
Year 4 Oscar for ‘Friendship’, ‘Respect’ and ‘Wisdom’ – Oscar is a fantastic member of Dragonfly class. He is always on task, listening and eager to help others. Well done!
Year 2 Freddie for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom’ – Freddie has matured into a hard-working, conscientious Year 2. He takes great pride in his handwriting now. Keep up the hard work Freddie!
Year 1 Harriet for ‘Respect’ – Harriet is a super sensible member of Rabbit Class. She always follows our class rules and she is a fantastic role model to others. Well done Harriet!
Reception Kirra for ‘Perseverance’ and ‘Wisdom’ – Kirra has been trying incredibly hard in all her learning and has been able to do fabulous independent writing this week.
Bumblebees Benjamin for showing ‘Respect’ and ‘Perseverance’ – Ben works hard to show respect to his peers and perseverance in all new things. Keep up the good work Ben!
Raffle ticket winners (awarded by staff for lining-up or behaviour around school)
GOLDEN BOOK AWARDS
Congratulations to the following Golden Book winners (from class work and stars)
Oscar, Olly, Laith, Darcy, Rupert, Thalia, Millie, Charley & Tilly
Other achievements…
Hallie has brought in her Rainbows sash with all the badges she has earned – she could remember everything she had to do to achieve them. Great job Hallie!
Freddie has achieved her Level 2 Learn to Swim certificate. Well done Freddie!
An earthquake in Dragonfly class!
As part of our Geography topic this term ‘Earth Matters’ we have been learning about Earthquakes and how they happen. Yesterday we learnt that the magnitude of earthquakes are measured on the Richter scale which indicates the amount of energy released at the earthquakes source. We also had a look at a seismograph and learnt that it is an instrument used to detect and record ground motion caused by seismic waves that are generated by earthquakes. So to consolidate our learning we had a go at creating our own Earthquakes and measuring their seismic waves on our home made seismographs!
Dragonflies trip to Xplore!
Yesterday, in Dragonflies we had our trip to Xplore! We had a fantastic day exploring the different hands on exhibits, as well as an excellent workshop all about light and sound. We learnt all about refraction, the dangers of UV light, shadows, and an excellent demonstration to consolidate our learning about how light travels in straight lines! The children all had a fantastic time and represented our school fabulously.
No Pens Day In Dragonfly class
On Wednesday we had a lovely day looking at other ways to communicate other than using pens or pencils! This was a chance for children to put their pens down, talk, listen, and take part in lots of pen-free activities.
We had a go at communicating through Morse code, where we used pasta and cubes to represent the dots and lines to make messages for each other to work out what they meant. We also had a go at communicating in Makton to some of our favourite songs as well as finally acting out a play in groups without words focusing on our actions and expressions. A great day was had by all!
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