Chinese New Year 2015

What a great start to the second half of the spring term!  The Riverbank children have certainly been kept busy and today this afternoon they are celebrating Chinese New Year.

The Otters are continuing to learn about the Ancient Greeks, but they are also learning about their local environment.  They have been out and about taking pictures of the physical features of our school.

The Dragonflies have started their new topic and are learning about the Ancient Egyptians.  The children have been finding out where Egypt is on a map and have plenty of questions that they want to find out.  One thing is for sure, life is very different now!

The Rabbits have been experimenting with different painting styles.  The children have been splash painting, finger painting and sponge painting.  They have also made Chinese New Year puppets!

Next week we, like many other schools, with be celebrating World Book Day!

Dinosaur adventures and terrific teamwork!

The Rabbits are now onto their second week of learning about Dinosaurs.  They have created their own Dinosaur scene and have been learning songs to help them embed the facts.  Ask your child what they can tell you.

This week, the Dragonflies and Otters have teamed up to work together on partner art!  In their pairs, they have made collaborative collages and a picture using oil pastels.  The children have enjoyed using the different materials and they have certainly risen to the challenge by making beautiful pieces of art!  The best thing is they have made even better friendships and have displayed wonderful teamwork skills.  Well done Otters and Dragonflies!

Have a wonderful Half term break 

Get gas safe!

he Rabbits have started their Dinosaur topic. they have been very busy as they have been preparing for their Dinosaur assembly today!  They have been painting  pictures of Dinosaurs and have even made their very own movable T-Rex.  They have really enjoyed learning about what the Dinosaurs would have eaten and learnt what “herbivores” and “carnivores” mean.

The Dragonflies have been creating self-portraits in the style of Leonardo de Vinci by tracing over a picture of their face.  The drawings are very life like and the children were incredibly focused!  The Dragonflies have also been making wanted posters for a character of their choice from the story “Alex and the glass slipper.”  One Dragonfly has described the story to her Mum as a “boy version of Cinderella.”  The children are looking forward to sharing their posters with you next week.

The Otters joined year 5 to watch a special assembly about safety in the home.  It told the story of “The Perils,” a family who had moved into a new home and who were unaware of the dangers and hazards of household appliances and gas.   Click the link to find out more!

  https://www.getgassafe.org.uk/