This week we had our very first gymnastics lesson! First we stretched before working in groups of twos and threes to create a range of balances which you can see from the photographs below.

To mark Armistice Day Mr Atkinson delivered a lesson which investigated what the poppy symbolises and why it is importance to reflect and recognise the sacrifices of people from the past. Afterwards we created a field of poppies art display which we stuck to our classroom front door.

We also learnt about the 550th anniversary of the birth of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak. We discussed some of the life lessons he believed in and what they mean.

As part of our IDL topic, natural disasters, we have been learning about the layers of the earth to help us develop an understanding of what fault lines and tectonic plates are. This will help us over the next few weeks when we are researching about how tsunamis and volcanoes form. We also applied our learning by creating our very own diagrams of the structure of the earth.

One of our maths groups this week measured, sketched and then created 3D model nets using kinex.

This week our art lesson focused on applying a range of painting and sketching skills to recreate a tsunami. For this we had to carefully draw the outline of shapes, choose appropriate colours, and then use sizing to create perspective.

Our pupil council representative asked us on Friday what charities we would like the school to be involved in and how we could support them.

Mr Atkinson’s Comment

Congratulations to P6B pupils who were part of the Crookfur Primary badminton team, you all did a fantastic job! It was a pleasure meeting all the parents and guardians this week for parents night. It was a great opportunity to celebrate all the pupils hard work over the last few months. Thank you to the class for helping me and the school by gathering and grouping all the crisps packets together for the recycling scheme, collecting the paper recycling bins and dropping them off in the recycling area of the school!