Author: Miss Topping

P2/1 are wrapping up our learning about Space, which has been a very exciting journey! Children have built rocket ships and control centres indoors and out, have created galaxy jars and splatter paint universes, and have answered lots of interesting questions such as ‘how are rockets made?’ and ‘what makes the moon shine?’

They have created a solar system model with logs and paint, and explored beyond our galaxy in PE games! The creative ideas, knowledge and enthusiasm shared has really been out of this world!

P2/1 and P7/6 have been enjoying working together. This offers younger learners support and guidance in their learning and gives older children the experience of being role models and holding responsibility. It is also a valuable social experience for all, with many lovely relationships having developed throughout the year.

P7/6 were great examples of being responsible citizens, helping to give the garden a spring tidy up and supporting P2/1 with their writing and common words. Once all the hard work was done, everyone had fun with a STEM challenge, making brilliant marble runs and showcasing our Longridge Skills of Collaboration and Critical Thinking, as they worked together to figure out how to bring their design ideas to life.

P2/1 were very proud this week to be awarded Class of the Month by the French Friends. This is a pupil led project, where a group of P6 and p7 linguists set the school a monthly challenge of French Phrases to practice. Each month the trophy is awarded to the class which the French Friends feel has made most progress. They then choose a new phrase for the whole school to work on, which helps us all to keep French vocabulary in our everyday routines. Trés bien!

This group of children from across the school have been making a big difference to the school grounds, and learning valuable life skills at the same time.

P2/1 have started the new term with a new topic of learning that they are very excited about – Space! Children have been very enthusiastic about building rockets and learning about real life astronaut Chris Hadfield. They were most amazed to learn that when he was a little boy in 1969 most families didn’t have their own TV to watch the moon landing on!

While learning to write tally marks children went on a ‘space adventure’ to count the aliens, in art they worked together to design and paint their rocket, and during free play they showed great creativity and communication to build role-play rockets from everything including blocks, classroom furniture, garden equipment and always a large amount of imagination.

The children already have big plans for next week, when they want to fly their spacecraft to Mars to see what they find there!