Please see how we have enriched our curriculum. If you have any ways that you could support with enrichment activities, please let us know!
This morning, we had 'Chaplain's Entertainment' in school to perform their Pantomime 'Treasure Island'. The children had an awesome time and loved joining in with the different parts!
This morning, the whole school had a series of fabulous assemblies delivered by iRock. Whitney and Hannah sang lots of popular songs that we could join in with, helped us find the beat in different tunes, played different musical instruments and even had children come up to form their own band!
Today, Foundation were lucky to have members of Corfe Mullen Dental Surgery come into school to help them learn about teeth! They spoke with the children about the importance of keeping their teeth healthy and how they can do this by brushing them carefully. They spoke about their job as a dentist and showed the children some of the instruments they use. The children had lots of excellent questions to ask as well!
This afternoon, Year 1 had their parent share. The children performed their crayon text map and sang 'You've got a friend in me'. The children then had an opportunity to share their books and also have a go at planning their Van Gogh inspired artwork.
Foundation had a visit from Evie from St Nicolas' Church to talk about celebrations at the Church. The children spoke about Christmas celebrations and how they celebrate this time of year at the Church. Evie brought all of the things with her to make a Christingle and discussed what each part of this represents.
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This afternoon, Year 2 had their first parent share of the year. They performed parts of their learning so far this year, including 'The Great Fire of London', and then had time to share their books with their grown ups.
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Today at Henbury we celebrated 'Children in Need'. The school fundraisers asked the children to come into school wearing either yellow or spots and make a donation to the charity. Thank you for all of your generous donations!
Today, the pupils in Year 4 travelled down to Lockyers Middle school for cooking and music workshops. This forms part of their transition to middle school at the end of next year. The children travelled by minibus before taking part in a music emsemble and baking cookies to take home.
This week, we have recognised 'Anti-bullying week' in school. All classes have read a variety of books with the theme of celebrating difference. We then all drew self-portraits using only 1 colour to create a whole school display.
Today, Year 3 went on their trip to Winchester Science Museum. They had a robot programming workshop, a planetarium experience and time to explore the 2 floors full of science experiments. The children had a great day and represented our school fantastically.
Today, Year 3 had their 'Dress like an Egyptian' day. Here is their recount:
Today, we had our Ancient Egyptian day. We all came into school dressed as Ancient Egyptians ready to be transported back to life in the land of the pharaohs.
We started by reading about the process of mummification and why important individuals such as pharaohs were mummified after their death. We discovered that the body was first purified with a substance called natron and then all of the organs were removed apart from the heart. We had a go at mummifying a carrot by covering it in salt and bicarbonate of soda to remove the water. After 2 weeks, we can then wrap them in linen strips.
After that, we looked at how the Ancient Egyptians communicated. We spoke about hieroglyphics and how the Rosetta Stone helped us know now what each symbol means. We looked at how papyrus from the River Nile was used to create paper, and then had a go at weaving strips of brown paper to create our own example. Later in the day, we then created hieroglyphic messages to write on our paper.
The rest of our day was focused on what the Ancient Egyptians ate and how they cooked and produced these foods. We again spoke about the importance of the River Nile and how it provided life in a harsh landscape like the desert. We made Ancient Egyptian bread flavoured with dates and honey, and tried different ingredients that the Ancient Egyptians would have eaten.
