A bean growing competition, a visit to the Mosque and an amazing performance!

Yet another busy week for the children in the Riverbank.

The Rabbits have been role playing one of their favourite stories "Jack and the Beanstalk," they have enjoyed it so much that they have challenged the whole of year 1 to a green bean growing competition!  We will check back in a few weeks time to see who has been able to grow the tallest, most healthiest green bean.  Let's hope there is no grumpy giant at the top!

The Dragonflies have been getting out and about visiting the local Mosque in Oadby.  As part of their RE topic this half term the children are learning about the special Muslim pilgrimage to the Hajj.  What better way to further their learning by visiting the Mosque.  The children learnt a lot about what Muslims believe, how and why they prey and why the Hajj is such an important journey.  The children have also been using a story to analyse a character.  They have been analysing the big bad wolf and also the little pig who made his house out of brick.


A super exciting week the for Otters!  This week they were able to showcase their acting and singing talents in their Great Green Adventure performance.  The Otters and the year 4s did a wonderful job highlighting the importance of being greener and how we can all do our bit to help the planet.  The Otters have also been making Rainforest cookies in their cooking lesson.

Vaisakhi celebrations, a visit to Parliament and lots of super learning!

The Rabbits have had a very busy week!  After learning all about Lady Jane Grey last week, they have moved their attention to Jack and The Beanstalk!  The Rabbits have been thinking about the characters and have been giving their opinions.  The Rabbits have also been out and about making observations of the plants that are found in their local environment.  They have also been learning to take photographs and have really enjoyed using their garden centre role play.



The Dragonflies have been learning about Castles and how people would try to defend and attack them!  They have been given the tricky task of deciding where they would have built their own castle so they have been getting their maps out to locate the countries found in the British Isles.  Now they know the countries, they are keen to explore the landscape so they can make a decision.







The Otters have been dividing in Numeracy and have been using connectives to improve their writing.  They have also made a super start to their topic "The Rainforest."

The Riverbank representative for the school council also went to visit the Houses of Parliament this week!  A great day was had by all, and when asked about the trip she said it was "Awesome!"

Today is our Vaisakhi celebration day, we have been treated to a special assembly from year 5 and rhe children are very much looking forward to learning more about it throughout the day.  A huge thank you to parents who have donated party food for our special day.

Summer term has begun

What a splendid start to the Summer term!

The Rabbits have been looking at the life of Lady Jane Grey.  They have been finding out facts about her and looking at where she lived in Leicester.  They have also been painting the ruins from Bradgate Park and even painted portraits of Lady Jane Grey.  Miss Dixon recommends a visit to Bradgate Park!

The Dragonflies have been very busy this week!  They have made a great start to their Castles topic, they have identified the main features of a Castle and had a sneak peek at what life was like back in medieval times!  In Literacy they have been looking at traditional tales…with a twist!

The Otters have been finishing off their Romans topic this week and have also been practising very hard for their performance of Great Green Adventure.  They are working alongside year 4 and are very much looking forward to the show.