Getting in the Christmas spirit!

You should see the Riverbank!  It is looking extremely festive, the children have been working very hard to decorate their classroom and have made some wonderful Christmas crafts.




 

The Rabbits have been getting ready for their Performance!  They have been learning their lines and songs, you are in for a real treat!





The Dragonflies have been learning about the Christmas Story in RE, as well as making some Christmas themed decorations.  Miss Brown was so impressed with the children's snowflakes that she has had to put them up to show them off!

 
















The Otters have also been getting festive!  As well as decorating their tree, the Otters have also made beautiful Advent Crowns!  They are looking fantastic, what else will the children make?

 

A fairy tale ball, a visit to a Mosque and a big bad wolf!

The Rabbits have received a very important invitation.  Cinderella has invited the Rabbits to a Fairy tale ball, they have replied to their invitation and today is the big day.  They have been busy getting their outfits ready, and judging by these pictures, they will look fabulous!

 

The Dragonflies have been working very hard in their Literacy lessons to prepare their own stick puppets from the story of the 3 Little Pigs.  The children have also acted the story out themselves and having seen their performance I can tell you that they are fantastic performers!  They will be taking their stick puppets home so they can show everyone their wonderful skills!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Otters have been on a trip!  In RE, the Otters are looking at Islam.  What better way to learn about a faith that to visit a place of worship.  This week the Otters visited a local Mosque.  The children really enjoyed themselves and were very well behaved.

 

 

 

Next week…

On Tuesday 2^nd December is the pantomime “The Snow Queen.”  We will soon be on our way to feeling festive!     

Anti-bullying week 2014

Anti-bullying week

Every year the Anti-Bullying Alliance coordinate national Anti-Bullying Week; a week where children and young people, schools, parents and carers come together with one aim: to stop bullying for all.  At Brookside we have been learning about how to stop bullying and what to do if we ever became victims ourselves.  Riverbank children have been making excellent contributions throughout the week.

 

The Rabbits have moved on from Goldilocks and the three bears, to the Three little pigs!   If you thought the masks looked good last week, then you have to see these!  Well done Rabbits!

 

 

 

The Dragonflies have been exploring punctuation, in particular exclamation marks and speech marks.  The children were finding them whilst they were reading the Gingerbread man.  The Dragonflies have an excellent eye for detail; there wasn’t a single exclamation mark or speech mark that the children didn’t find!  To reward their hard effort, they made some of their own gingerbread men, women and stars!  They aren’t decorated yet, but they look and smell delicious!

 

 

 

The Otters have been busy reading Cops and Robbers by Janet and Allan Ahlberg.  The children have been listening wonderfully and have been answering questions about what they have read.  Good work Otters!

   

Lest we forget

Lest we forget

On Tuesday 11^th November, Brookside observed a 2 minute silence at 11am to remember all those who have lost their life in conflicts around the world, both past and present.  During the assembly the children put coins on a large Poppy.  We raised £79.20 for the Royal British Legion whose work helps to support the armed forces and their families affected by conflicts from the First World War to present day.  The children were exceptionally well behaved and respectful during the remembrance assembly.

The Rabbits have been doing what they do best – getting creative!  They have been reading Goldilocks and the three bears and have made some wonderful masks!  Don’t they look realistic?

 

 

 

 

 

The Dragonflies have been showing their sensitive side this week.  As part of our Wild West topic, the dragonflies have been empathising with the Native Americans and imagining how they would feel when the European settlers paid them a visit.

 

 

 

 

 

The Otters have been making great progress with their topic of Crime and Punishment.  They have had their fingerprints taken and then copied their fingerprint pattern with the paints and rollers.  They look brilliant!

 

 

 

 

 

Today is Children in Need!  Lots of the Riverbank children have come in spots!  Thank you for your donations and effort, it is always appreciated. 

Inflatibles, under the sea and a trip to space!

This week has been an exceptionally exciting week for the Riverbank children!

Rising stars came to visit and the children had the opportunity to get involved with huge inflatibles, it looked such good fun and the children had a brilliant time.

The Dragonflies have been exploring their topic "Commotion in the Ocean" up close with a visit to the Sea Life centre in Birmingham.  They saw Stingrays, Jelly Fish, Penguins and an enormous Sea Turtle, just to name a few!  Miss Brown was blown away with how brave all the Dragonflies were touching the Crab.  A fantastic day was had by all!

It wasn't just the Dragonflies who went exploring this week, the Otters were off exploring too!  They visited the Space Centre in Leicester.  It was a fascinating trip and the children have learnt lots about the Solar System and beyond.

Yet another brilliant week!

My, we have been busy!

What another action packed week we have had! 





The Rabbits have been looking at their families and have put lots of effort into creating their very own family trees!


















The Dragonflies have been investigating habitats this week.  The habitat that they have been looking at in particular is the Artic.  The Dragonflies made their very own Artic cookies with snow on top!  The children have been working hard on their cooking skills and are becoming expert mixers, sifters and rollers.












The Otters have had their imagination well and truly captured in Literacy.  They are reading "The Invention of Hugo Cabret."  The children are eager to read more!

I wonder what is in store for the children next week!

Mars, Jellyfish and life size portraits!

This week has been a very creative week for the children in the Riverbank.

The Rabbits have been making life size portraits of themselves!  The children have done such a great job, they look just like them!  The rabbits have also had a new addition to their classroom, the topic tent!  Doesn't it look exciting?

The Dragonflies have been a busy bunch this week!  They have made their very own jellyfish, they put lots of effort into it and the jellyfish are looking super.

The Otters have been getting musical this week!  They have been listening to Mars from the "Planet Suite."  From that, they have drawn their own musical scores.  They had a lot of fun and they look brilliant!.

















Thank you for you donations for Jeans for Genes day, we hope the children enjoyed swapping their school trousers and skirts for their jeans!

Riverbank children are working hard

The Riverbank children have been working very hard this week, let's have a look at what they have been doing...



The Rabbits are finishing their nursery ryhme topic and have made some fantastic Humpty dumptys, twinkle twinkle little stars and Mary Mary quite contrary pictures.  Great work Rabbits!

The Dragonflies have been working hard on their fairytales.  This week the children made their own masks and acted out the story for themselves!  There were some fantastic performances from the children, super stars!

 

 

As well as exploring the Universe, the Otters have been working on the features of Non-fiction text in their Literacy lessons.  They are working hard and have been focusing on the contents page, index, title and subheadings.  Keep up the good work Otters! 

 

 

 

 

Come back next week to see what else the Riverbank have been up to!

 

Welcome back!

We have made an exciting start to the new school year in the Riverbank!

The Rabbits have been busy making their very own humpty dumpty, he has even got his own wall!

 

 

The Dragonflies have been looking at fairytales in their Literacy lessons, they really enjoyed reading Jack and the Beanstalk, if you see a Dragonfly, ask them about their favourite fairytale.

The Otters have been exploring the Universe and have been working very hard, look at their wonderful work!

All the children have been working very hard, keep up the good work Riverbank!

Happy days and sad goodbyes

This week has seen a culmination of everything that the children have learnt throughout the year. It has been a busy week for everyone, finishing work, tidying up, playing with our friends and saying our goodbyes. For the children who are coming back to Brookside they have learnt which class they are going to go into and who their teacher will be. We finished the week with a play day and a picnic in the sun.

This was the last week for four of our Riverbank children. They are all moving on to secondary schools and we wish them lots of luck! We have really enjoyed teaching them at Brookside and we will miss them all.

Next term we welcome four new members to Riverbank. These children will be joining us from different schools and we are looking forward to teaching them at Brookside.

The Riverbank team would like to thank all parents for their support this year and we wish all pupils and their parents a very relaxing and happy summer!

Key stage 1 super sports day

The Riverbank children have had yet another exciting week!

The Dragonflies and Rabbits took part in the Key Stage 1 sports day, the events were:

• Javelin
• Balancing on a beam
• Shot put
• Discus
• Hammer
• Hurdles
• Relay
• Long jump

All the children tried their best and had a successful morning!  Thank you to the parents who came to support.

The Dragonflies have been making a Tabbouleh, this is a traditional middle-eastern salad.  The key ingredient was bulgar wheat.

The Rabbits are still exploring nature, this week they have been looking at the ocean and life in the deep blue sea.

The Otters have been showing off their tongue twister skills in Literacy.  They have also been looking at alliteration and have come up with their own.

Another busy week!

The Riverbank has a visitor!

This week we have been lucky enough to have been paid a visit by Mr.  Saville and his Hen, Henrietta!  They were wonderful guests and the children asked lots of fantastic questions about Hens, and some even stroked Henrietta.

It has been a star-studded week for the Otters.  On Wednesday evening, the children who are leaving for their next school took part in their Leavers' performance.  It was an amazing show and the children from the Otters were great!

The Dragonflies have also had a good week.  They have been working especially hard in Literacy and have been learning to write instructions.  Fantastic work Dragonflies!

The Rabbits have been exploring Birds, and have been showing off their creative skills by making Percy the Parrot. 

What a lovely week we have had!

Working as a team!

This week the children in the Riverbank have been flexing their team-work muscles!

On Tuesday morning, it was key stage 2's Sports day.  The Otters took part and made excellent contributions to their teams.  They always tried their best in every event and supported each other throughout the morning.  Well done Otters! 

We also took part in an activity day, the children we put into groups and worked brilliantly! They completed all their tasks, and took pride in their work. Well done everyone!




Key stage 2 Sports day



Flags for our activity day



Outside painting for our activity day

 

What will next week have in store for us?