Kestrels visit Imperial War Museum, Duxford

'What an excellent day: memorable events (going on an aeroplane- Concorde; learning from an older person), learning about World War 2 for our current topic, mostly blue skies and exemplary behaviour. Superb....

On Concorde

Beneath Concorde

Dressing up

In the Battle of Britain exhibition

Outside

A great day that we will write about, to remember it and to tell others about it- coming soon....

Independent research- finding out about World War 2

Having completed a more guided piece of work, we have been investigating our own questions about World War 2, trying to use at least two sources of information to support our facts and presenting our work clearly. Here are a few examples...

Then we went around the classroom to read one another's findings and give feedback about the information and how it was presented...

Some great independent work and thoughtful comments. Fabulous work from Kestrels...

Apple-bobbing and instructions

We had fun playing a traditional game- apple-bobbing- then wrote instructions about how to play!

Improvising in drama- Friend or Foe

Will David and Tucky inform Mr Reynolds that they have found two German pilots on the moor near the farm? 

We have acted out the scene, with narrators, experimenting with what the characters may say, do and feel as they talk about their dilemma...

The children really enjoyed the experience. Next they will commit their ideas to paper, writing a play script of the scene.

Testing materials for hardness

As part of our Science curriculum, we have been testing materials to compare how hard they are. Which would be the best for making a kitchen work top?

We used a nail to scratch each material as a test for hardness. We agreed to have the same person in each group scratching each material to keep the test fair. Different groups decided on their own method for recording results. Many of us devised our own rating key to record accurate results.

Spelling Team names and members

The 2017-18 Kestrel Class spelling teams have been announced. We have:

Team Scorpion

Team Unicorn

The Sunnyside Squad

Each team member will have a personal spelling list to learn each week- often words from their own work, or from the National Curriculum lists. They can earn points for their team according to how many spellings they learn and each week a Player of the Week will be chosen for each team, together with an overall Most Valuable Player!

Who will be the first? 

Try an unusual sport

Here we are, trying an unusual sport- tae kwon do...