I am over the moon to be back at Thrupp. The welcome back that I received couldn't have been nicer. The pupils in Buzzards class are incredible and they impress me daily with their kindness, resilience and curiosity. I am a very lucky teacher.
Miss Barwell
13.12.21 We hope you enjoy our performance of ‘Christmas is Joy’ by Emma Dodd
10/12/21 - We are really getting into the Christmas Spirit in Buzzards! 🎅 🎄
08/12/21 - If you are looking for some reading inspiration during this festive period, have a look at this booklist from BookSpace - it contains lots of brilliant recommendations, with a summary of each text and the age range it is suitable for!
01/12/21 - Today we read a Christmas story, wrote amazing Word of the Week sentences and then created our own Snowman stories ☃️
01/12/21 - Our homework is amazing! Well done Buzzards for working so hard - these will be proudly displayed in the classroom soon!
Joel from Atlas sports led a brilliant well-being and yoga session for us today!
TOPIC: EXTRAORDINARY EGYPT
24/11/21 - In DT today, we made Egyptian pyramids using spaghetti, marshmallows and fruit sweets. We learnt that pyramids had square bases and always had a point facing towards the sky!
24/11/21 - This morning, we learnt all about Egyptian Pyramids. We designed our own pyramids and then thought about the items that we would have inside them - particularly things that are special to us!
22/11/21 - Our word of the week is 'spoil' - we shared an amazing range of expanded vocabulary in class, and then wrote some of our own sentences containing this word. We are amazing!
17/11/21 - Today we learnt about Online Safety and talked through lots of scenarios and examples of how to be safe online! 💻
One of our activities during theme week was to create some magical people...
13/10/21
ART - USING PAPYRUS
Pupils have been using REAL papyrus to create these beautiful portraits.
They will be on display in our classroom.
13/10/21
SCIENCE - EXPERIMENT
In Science, we have been looking at the States of Matter:
GAS
SOLID
LIQUID
We have been looking at the properties.
Today, we have been looking at changing a SOLID into a LIQUID using heat.
We investigated - 'which chocolate would melt first?'
Milk Chocolate?
White Chocolate?
Dark Chocolate?
6/10/21
ART - TUTANKHAMUN
Our class has been looking at the death mask of Tutankhamun.
We used paper today. Next time, we will use PAPYRUS!
Here we are working on our pictures:
Here we are our AMAZING finished PIECES OF ART:
30/9/21
CLASS BOOK - AUTISM HEROES
Our class book, 'Different like me' links to the umbrellas around the school. The class are introduced to inspirational people from History who all excel in their own way, but find it difficult to fit in...
29/9/21
PSHE - TANGRAM CHALLENGE
Tangrams are an ancient form of puzzle, first used in China.
Pupils had to come up with their own designs.
Afterwards, we evaluated the process:
Did you argue and find it difficult to work together?
What did your group do that made it easier to work together?
Can you think of any other ideas that would help your group to cooperate?
How can disagreements be solved?
How does it feel to be working towards a goal with a group of people?
20/9/21
ANCIENT EGYPT ARTEFACTS
Today, we looked at Artefacts. WHAT IS AN ARTEFACT?
We generated a huge list of items that are artefacts. I was impressed with the pupils inventiveness.
We also watched this fascinating video on Ancient Egypt.
What can you find out about the Egyptians after watching this video?
Introducing Ancient Egypt | History - Lost Lands
Suitable for teaching 7-11s. The third of seven films introducing life in ancient civilisations. Nefa, a priest in training, shows us ancient Egyptian buildi...
Here are some of the facts we like best:
I love how they used papyrus leaves for so much! (Suzy)
I like how they mummify the bodies and pull out the organs. (Blythe)
It's cool that they can make pyramids. (Rosa)
I like how they survived on the Nile. (Silvan)
It is amazing how they made the calendar. (Merry)
I like how the put Pharoahs in tombs. (Otis)
I loved how they made paper. (Daisy O)
I like how they put mummified in the pyramids. (Dotty)
I loved how they used Canopic Jars for dead body parts (Nylah)
I love the part when food was still given to Pharoahs daily, even after they died. (James)
15/9/21
SCHOOL COUNCIL
On Wednesday, we held a school council vote. It was lovely to see democracy in action! Pupils presenting ideas, the class listening and voting to have their voices heard.
It was also fantastic listening to the pupils amazing ideas for making the school a better place and being brave to share those creative ideas. It has me very hopeful about the future!
Here are our NEW school council representatives:
15/9/21
CROSS COUNTRY
On Wednesday, we started the day with the active Cross Country.
Here we are during the race:
Here we are AFTER the race:
9/9/21
RETURN TO SCHOOL
Wow! It has been magical to be back at school! It has been lovely to see what the children have been up to. We have been easing the pupils gently back into school life.
On Wednesday 8th September pupils made their own coat of arms. Here are our finished designs:
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