Giant food collages, John Neito inspired art and a traditional Roman recipe!

This week the Rabbits have created their very own giant collages using healthy foods!  That's not the only food-related thing they have been doing.  After working on their cooking skills, the children made a sandwich completely independently!  *Bread experiment update!*  Look at what the bread that has been touched is doing now...

The Dragonflies have been getting arty this week!  After looking at the beautiful artwork created by the artist John Neito, the Dragonflies created their own piece in the style of his work.  They worked carefully to choose colours that they thought blended well together.  The Dragonflies are also getting excited about performing the Easter assembly with the year 2s.

The Otters have been getting to grips with fractions in Numeracy, and in their cooking they used a traditional Roman recipe to make Libum cheesecake.

World Book Day 2016!

What a wonderful week we have had!  Here at Brookside we have been fortunate enough to have not just one author come and visit us, but two!  Linda Chapman spoke with key stage 2 and the Otters, and Julia Jarmen spoke with key stage 1, the Rabbits and Dragonflies. On Thursday, all the children dressed as their favourite book character, it was a sight to behold and the children looked fantastic!

As well as meeting famous authors, the Rabbits have been also been learning about germs!  They have conducted an experiment using bread and will see how the bread will change over time.  one slice of bread has been touched by someone wearing gloves, one slice has been touched by someone who has washed their hands, and the third slice has been touched by unwashed hands.  We are all eager to see what will happen and will of course keep you posted on any developments!

The Dragonflies have been continuing with their fantastic Zoo recounts, they have so many things to say about their visit that they will soon be running out of space in their topic books to write about it all!  The children have been working especially hard in Numeracy and have been learning to count in 2s, 3s and 5s!  The Dragonflies designed their own questions for Julia Jarmen and really enjoyed hearing all about her life and her books, they even managed to have a photograph with her too!

The Otters really enjoyed listening to Linda Chapman, so much so that they were inspired to created their own story characters!  This week also saw the start of their rehearsals for their performance with year 4, "The Great Green Adventure."