Our learning:

Kieran: In French we were revising the French words for animals and colours. I learned that noir is black and that un mouton is a sheep.

Kendal: In French I learned that un cochon means pig, un serpent is snake and rose is pink.

Declan: I learned that vert is green, blanc is white and le chat is cat.

Lauren U: We also learned about entertainment during WW2. They went to the cinema and watched propaganda films and news reports about the war. They also listened to music like Vera Lynn and Andrews Sisters.

Finlay: Children in the countryside used to watch for planes crashing and would go and collect the different bits of metal which was called shrapnel. They didn’t have TV so listened to the radio to music, reports and serials like Superman.

Kieran: One of the songs that we listened to was Pack Up Your Troubles and the soldiers used to sing it. My nana remembers my papa singing it and sometimes sings it to me.

Ellie: This week we had a live Glow meet called Choices for Life. It was about the dangers of smoking. I learned that smoking can give you wrinkles in your skin and it damages your lungs.

Antonia: We watched Liam’s Story where a boy called Liam got peer pressured into trying a cigarette but he then chose not to do it and walked away. I think giving in to the peer pressure at first wasn’t good but glad he chose to walk away eventually.

Paul: We were writing thank you letters this week and we had to make sure it was in a letter format and we will either take them to Belgium or down to the War Memorial to read them.

Adam: We also learned that rationing took place during WW2 and you could only get a little bit of food and you had to make it last all week. Also, that if you dropped or lost any food it didn’t get replaced.

Jay: We learned that at the end of WW2 America dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. It was so bright an explosion that some people vanished and all that was left behind was their shadow. Also, some people got poisoned by the nuclear energy.

Paul: We also learned that the plane that dropped the bomb was called the Enola Gay. Enola spelled backwards is alone. The explosion made the shape of a mushroom cloud and if you were close enough to see it it would have probably killed you.

Who has impressed?

Lauren C: Isla has impressed me because she is growing more confident with her oboe.

Kendal: Lauren U and Declan have impressed me because they are the first in the class to reach step 5.

Jack: Melissa from 7m impressed me by getting 3 certificates at assembly!

Kieran: Antonia has impressed me because she got 73 and beat her best in Big Maths.

Harry: Callum has impressed me because he got 50 in Big Maths and beat the record.

Taylor: Lauren K has impressed me this week by getting 80 out of 80 in Big Maths!

Kai: Euan in p2 has impressed me because he won the p2 float design prize.

Paul: Mr Berginis impressed me with his good accents and impressions when we read the Boy In Striped Pyjamas.

Declan: Paul has impressed me by learning all of his words in Aladdin in the songs and he’s getting really good at it.

Callum: Nathan has impressed me because he got a great score in Big Maths.

Ellie: My table impressed me because we got table of the week.

Lauren K: Mrs Innes has impressed me with all of the plays and dramas she is helping us with and she is making them all great.

Adam: My table has impressed me because we improved from last to second place.

Finlay: Mr Berginis impressed me with his Christmas jumper.

Antonia: Ellie has impressed me with her determination in maths because she kept going with her division even when she found it hard.

Mr Berginis: I’m impressed with how much the class are enjoying The Boy In Striped Pyjamas and how they are able to talk about the issues in the book and how they relate to the Holocaust.