Thank you so much to all the parents who were able to come to Year 1 today to read with their children and their friends.
The children enjoyed it immensely!
“It was fun; I love the princess and the pea; I learnt what characters I like the best.”
“I like today because there are lots of adults here to see and support us read. It was fun.”
Year 1 treated us all to their class assembly based on “Where the Wild Things Are” which is helping them with their learning about Monsters.
We were lucky to have duck eggs come to Reception on Monday the 24th April. We saw them hatch and we gave them food and water to help them grow. We were able to watch them swim and gave them a cuddle.
I will miss them. – Salma J
They are fluffy and soft. – Mohammed
“I thought they were very chatty because they were making lots of noise.”-Vanessa
“I think that they are funny because they were running around and chasing each other” -Alex
“They are cuter than adult ducks.”-Kajus
“I liked their tiny beaks and webbed feet.”-Nathalia
“I thought they were adorable when they were flapping their wings and trying to fly.”-Lordina
“I thought they were really cute because one of them tried to eat the tape.”-Blue
“They’re really cute and fluffy.”-Mia
Science Museum
03/05/17
We went to the science museum. We caught the tube there and then were able to play in a garden with lots of great activities.
We went to the pattern pod where we were playing with different lights. We also saw lots of different old transport like trains and cars.
Year 6 SATS
Dear Parents/ Guardians,
The end of Key Stage two tests will take place in the week beginning 8th May 2017. Here is a breakdown of the tests the children will be sitting.
Monday 8th May:
Tuesday 9th May:
Wednesday 10th May:
Thursday 11th May:
Year 6 children will be expected to come to school at 8.30am on the mornings of the 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th May so they can have breakfast together. The year 6 team will be at hand to appease any last minute nerves and make sure that all the children are feeling calm and relaxed before the tests begin.
During test week, it is crucial that your child attends school on time every day. In case of an emergency please contact the school immediately so plans can be put in place to support your child and make sure that everything goes as smoothly as possible for them during these tests.
What can you do to help your child during Test Week?
As a special treat, the year 6 classes will be spending Friday 12th at the Oval Cricket Ground where the children will have the opportunity to watch an action-packed game of cricket from their seats in the stands and participate in some engaging and enjoyable activities.
Caterpillar and Butterfly classes have absolutely loved having the ducks at school. They enjoyed watching them hatch and were fascinated with them when they were walking around. The children were gentle with them and quiet when they were sleeping and when we got them out. They loved watching them paddle in the water and have talked about them nonstop. What a wonderful experience it was for them!
‘’When they come out they are all wet’’ Enzo
‘’ They hatch from the shell, they have to work out to get out and then they need a rest.’’ Ridwan
On Tuesday 25th April, we were so lucky because we had the opportunity to represent Snowsfields at a math tournament. We were in a team of three competing against other schools doing many math challenges. Our favourite challenge was game 24. In game 24 you have to use all different operations and numbers to make the number 24. It was very exciting. We had a successful day because we were able to beat a lot of other schools. We had a good day hopefully we can go next year!
By F.G Year 5
On Friday morning, Year 1 held a reading café where parents were invited into our class to read with the children. It was a fantastic opportunity to choose a range of books from our book corner and to have fun reading!
The children loved having the parents in their class and were excited about reading with them. It was a great opportunity to listen to the children read and talk about the books.
On Tuesday 25th April, we participated in the Count on Us Maths Challenge. We had to do four rounds of different maths challenges. There was a shape round including tangrams and pentominoes, a 24 game tournament and a code breaking challenge. Despite the fact that we didn’t qualify for the semi-finals we still really enjoyed ourselves. We were the fastest competitors to solve the code, which we are really proud of.
It has been a busy week in EYFS. We have been lucky enough to watch eggs hatch into ducklings as well as invite our parents and friends and parents from Tower Bridge to join us in our ‘Federation Garden School’.
When we arrived at the garden we made a large circle. We counted how many people were there before recalling how to stay safe at Garden School. After this, we invited our parents to join us in a trail around the garden. We were given a map and five special clues to read and follow. At each location we found out about plants from around the world.
Once we had completed the garden school challenge we spent time exploring the garden and joining in activities with our parents and friends. We created dishes in the mud kitchen, made sculptures from natural objects, painted still life, planted seeds, watered the garden, weaved ribbons, created fairy homes, investigated mini beasts, created observational drawings, whittled sticks, collected different amounts of objects, balanced on the P.E. equipment, communicated with our new and old friends as well as reading non-fiction books.
We all kept busy, had lots of fun and had a lovely morning in the sunshine. We would like to say thank you and well done to the parents who joined us to celebrate this special day. We hope that you didn’t get too muddy J!!
In the evening, we celebrated the Federation Garden School and EYFS with thirty plus teachers from Southwark. We took them to the garden, explored the classrooms and displays, looked at work in our beautiful folders and taught others how to use QR Codes to showcase what the children can do. All agreed that the Federation Garden School is an amazing resource to promote learning in an outside environment.
Well done everyone, we look forward to continuing to learn about ducks next week.