Please take a look at this wonderful video of J.K children playing on the slide. The children spontaneously created this game and managed the play by themselves. They played on and on, and everyone who wanted a turn of being the leader got their turn. The skills displayed by the children included: negotiation, patience, taking turns, verbalizing needs, climbing, spacial awareness, consideration, communication, leadership, co-operation and observation. We hope you enjoy the video as much as we did watching them play. Well done J.K.
Who is Iggy Peck and have you heard his fantastic story? Year 1 was introduced to ‘Iggy Peck the Architect’ by one of the children in the class (They love this story because their Dad is an architect). An architect is someone who designs buildings and structures. In the story, Iggy builds a suspension bridge from boots, tree roots and strings, fruit roll-ups and other things. Year 1 decided to see if they could follow Iggy Peck and build their own bridges.
Over the past few weeks in Year 2, the children have been exploring measurement. We have looked at measuring cups, rulers, weighing scales and thermometers to figure out how to accurately find out the length/ height, capacity, weight and temperature (how hot or cold) of various objects found around our school. We also thought about where we have seen different examples of the those kinds of measuring tools, such as the scales in the fruit and vegetable area at IGA and the scales at the doctor’s office.
Every Friday afternoon our KS1 and 2 classes gather together outside for our Celebration Assembly – a time to share and appreciate great effort, attitudes and achievements within the school.
What a fantastic start to kick off Kindergarten’s new topic Roots, shoots and leaves. Kindergarten were lucky enough to receive an invitation to visit an amazing garden belonging to one of our families. In case you didn’t know they have a garden that is full of seeds, vegetables, plants, trees and compost.
During MindUp this term one of the things we have been talking about in Year 3 is the word ‘Gratitude’. We had lots of fun making our Gratitude Post Box, plus thinking, talking, discussing and role playing what the word actually meant! After much deliberation, we came to the conclusion that to us it meant being ‘truly truly thankful’ for all good things, however big or small that passes our way.
Here are some photos of our Preschool children enjoying World Book Day. See them dressed up as nursery rhyme characters, choosing books at our Book Swap and enjoying reading them in different places – like our garden area and playground – you read anywhere! Our activities are a super example of how home and school are working together to develop a love of reading. Thank you everyone for making our Preschool World Book Day such fun!
Take a look at our amazing Year 1 Architects in action! What a variety of creative bridges, palaces, campfires, tepees, hotels, resorts, homes and dens they have built!
What a lovely evening of stories we enjoyed at our Provo Primary ‘Storytelling Evening’ on World Book Day.
Yesterday was a fun packed day of World Book Day activities. Marking its 20th anniversary, this annual celebration of authors, illustrators and reading is recognised in more than 100 countries around the world.
Join us for a wonderful evening of storytelling (5-6pm). Children are encouraged to come dressed in their PJs and to bring along their favourite night time cuddly toy companion and a comfy pillow or blanket. Then they can sit back, sip on a glass of milk, munch on a cookie and enjoy the evening’s bedtime story time atmosphere.
A valuable presentation that we encourage all Early Years parents to take the time to attend:
Thank you to everyone who supported our recent PTA St Valentine’s Bake Sale and Family Skate Night.
Year 6 have realised that their everyday school life requires them to remember many things! Time tables, spellings, punctuation rules, homework, vocabulary, scientific facts…the list goes on and on. It comes as no surprise that our brain oversees these things; and that working memory differs from one person to the next. Indeed, the ways in which individuals can process, retain and recall information is dependent on many factors.
We are excited to announce our Year 3 & 4 Spring PE Showcase, scheduled to take place at the TCIFA fields on Thursday 23rd Feb, 8:45 – 9:45am.