Afterwards they were given the opportunity to draw the different creatures before releasing them back into the pond. Finally, we ended the day playing in the park area!
In Year 5 we have been investigating and exploring famous Greek and Roman Art. Can you guess what we are doing? Greek Masks. The children have been learning about how masks were used for entertainment. They allowed the actors to express emotions and gender. The creations are incredible.
Today Year 4 started their new topic - Active Planet. We were tasked with making erupting volcanoes. First, we created the volcano using paper and a plastic bottle, then painted it to make it more realistic. After that, we made a solution of washing up liquid, bicarbonate soda and water and added this to the bottle. Once outside, we added red food dye and vinegar to cause our volcanoes to erupt!
Year 6 had a great start to the week by making potions. This was to prepare us for our instructional writing later in the week! We all planned and designed what our potions would do, how we would make them, and then used a range of ‘magical ingredients’ to see what they would look like! We also had a look at what reactions took place when we mixed certain ingredients together.We are pleased to say that all Year 6 pupils passed their first Potion Making Class at Hogwarts!
All aboard! Year 3 had a fantastic day exploring our new topic Travel and Tourism. To start the day each child received their own boarding pass. They then made their own passports. We played some exciting packing and suitcase game, as well as a puzzle game of hungry crocodiles. We learnt about cardinal directions and what happens to missing luggage.
The children really enjoyed completing multi-step word problems to identify the clues to work out which suspect had included poisonous ingredients during a Bake Off task.
For IPC this term, Year 1 are covering "A Day in the Life" where we will be focusing on the roles and responsibilities associated with different jobs. To start us off, everyone was given a different job role. We had to think about what we might be doing if we had that job and we used this to help us create an identification card. After, we had lots of fun dressing up and role-playing working in different professions. We had everything from fashion designers to nurses, hairdressers to chefs, cleaners to cashiers!
Today, Year 6 had a visit from James at Excelsior Safeguarding to kick start our transition Tuesdays. James delivered a workshop called Josh's Story focusing exploitation, peer pressure and bullying, different levels of risk, decision making and the importance of family. The aim was to prepare Year 6 for the different challenges they may face as they move on to secondary school and how to take the right actions and make the right decisions.
Year 6 will be learning about the Commonwealth Games which are being hosted in Birmingham this year. To launch our topic, we tried our hand at volleyball (a new sport to us) and learnt some of the essential skills needed.
As a result of our recent Parent Governor Election, we have now appointed a new governor. Welcome and congratulations to Mrs Hayley-Walker Climpson. As Parent Governor, she will be supporting the school in its goal to ensure that all children at Wrotham Road 'embrace diversity and develop their identities' . Hayley is looking forward to joining the team in September. Thank you to all who took the time to cast their vote and thank you to Mrs Jennie Scott for running as an alternative candidate.
Student Travel
Dear Parents, Carers and Guardians,
With the new Academic year approaching, this is the perfect time to find out the travel options that are available to you.
Arriva would like to take the opportunity to inform you about our Direct Debit payment scheme for Student & Child Scholar Saver tickets, which is a cost effective and flexible way of paying for travel costs.
Unlimited Travel – Your child will get unlimited access to travel on any Arriva bus, at any time, across all routes in your chosen area.
No Restrictions - The Saver tickets will cover travel to and from School, evenings, weekends and throughout the holidays too at any time of the day.
Flexible Payments - Arriva’s Direct Debit scheme allows you to spread the cost of your ticket over affordable monthly payments. It’s an easy way to pay for travel and there’s no contract involved, making it an ideal way to get reduced bus travel for the whole Academic year, without paying upfront.
Sign up in advance – Either set your direct debit a future date for when you need the ticket or, you can start your ticket now to get used to the local bus routes
Plan your journey – Please use our ‘Plan a journey’ tool on our website to work out which bus you require
It’s a simple process to apply, to arrange your Direct Debit please visit the website below and, select the region your child’s school is in
www.arrivabus.co.uk/monthlytickets
Once registered you can select either to receive your monthly pass by post or sent to your mobile phone. This ticket will rollover every month for as long as the direct debit remains active.
If you have questions regarding the scheme, please email: talktous@arriva.co.uk
*Our tickets do not cover Arriva London/TFL routes
Year 6 Tree Planting for the Queen in the allotment
