Our class work

We were very busy last half term working on several topics.We have put some pictures on the blog to share with you.

This half term we are learning about WInter Celebrations.We are making a design board of ideas linked to the Winter.Please collect some images from magazines,the Internet or drawings from home.Everyone who contributes will get a fab!

Welcome to 4J

Welcome to all our parents and to the 3 new children who have joined us this term.
We have an exciting year ahead of us and already Mrs Jackson is impressed with the way the children have settled in.They have  achieved a lot in this short time and  this is a good sign for the year.
We have been "Aiming High"in 4J thinking about our targets and how we will achieve them.
We have been on two trips already and have some photos to share with you.
We have visited the Natural History Museum and Hainault forest.
Please keep in touch.

Mrs Jackson and 4J

Hainault Forest Trip

We’re heading to Hainault Forest tomorrow morning. This is a local trip and therefore we will be back by lunchtime. As it has been a bit wet recently, please ensure that your child has a waterproof coat and suitable footwear. A change of shoes would be good as it will be muddy in the forest.


Many thanks

New school year

Welcome to the new school year.

Thank you and greetings from Ireland!

Greetings all!

I would like to thank all the families for the lovely gifts and good wishes on my last day in school.  I was really touched by all your kindness.  I wish all the children in 3M a lovely safe summer holiday from school, have lots of fun!  Enjoy the upcoming Olympics over there!

I am back in Ireland and started my holidays here which is just wonderful.  A fond farewell to all the children, families and staff at John Bramston primary school.  

Ms Moonan.

Helping plants grow

3M really enjoyed starting their new Science topic last week.  Their new topic is helping plants grow,  they enjoyed exploring and identifying the different parts of the plants. 



Visit to Olympic park in Stratford.

Last Friday 3M made the journey through the rain and arrived at the Olympic park in Stratford.  Luckily, It stopped raining when we arrived at the view tube and we were up close in front of the Olympic Stadium which is the main feature at the park.  We were all very excited to travel to the park and had an excellent view of the stadium.  We have been learning about the Olympic park and used our mapping skills to plot the location of the olympic stadium on a map of London as part of a Geography lesson.

  

Only 89 days to go until the opening ceremony of the Olympics which will happen in the Olympic stadium.  Exciting!!!! We cannot wait!!!!

Book Week and Saint Patrick's Day Celebrations!

3M had lots of fun during World Book Week, they explored and created story characters for themselves.  They really enjoyed their school day dressed up as their characters from different story books.  I was very impressed with all of the children's efforts for this special day.

Last Friday the children had the great opportunity to learn more about Irish culture as Saint Patrick's Day  was celebrated on Saturday 17th March.  As you all know Ireland is my native country and I had the pleasure to visit Ireland on this special day last weekend and celebrate it in Dublin which was fantastic!  Before I left for Ireland I taught a mini lesson about why this day was celebrated and the different symbols associated with this celebration.  The children learned about the story of Saint Patrick, how he spreaded Christianity throughout Ireland by using the shamrock.

The children learned about the different ways people celebrate Saint Patrick on that special day in Ireland, they had plenty of exercise doing some Irish dancing to the famous Riverdance song.  It was lots of fun! They also learned some Gaelic words, I'm sure if you ask them they will tell you some,  I think they should remember the Gaelic word for 'Goodbye'.  The children really enjoyed learning more about my culture and it was a great way to start the Saint Patrick's celebrations with the children.

Indian culture and traditions!

Hello everyone, wishing a belated happy new year to all of you.  

Well 3M have been very busy this term, they have been learning about their new topic which is India.  They explored and learned about lots of traditions within Indian culture.  Their first day back they were very lucky to experience a traditional Indian breakfast which they tasted some pastries and drank some Mango Lassi.  It was a great kick start to our topic indeed experiencing and enjoying some of the sweet and delicious tastes of Indian food.  

As part of a literacy lesson, 3M had the pleasure of Ms Gupta teaching them about traditional Indian clothes.  Some children even got to try some of the clothes on to really experience a taste of Indian life.  They thought of interesting questions to ask Ms Gupta and recorded lots of notes about Indian clothes.

 

3M have been working so hard researching about India using lots of non-fiction books and Ict.   

However, there were times we did not need our books or the internet to find out more about India!  It has been so wonderful to have our very own Indian experts in 3M.  They have shared their knowledge and first hand experiences of traditions and Religion which has really enriched all of the children’s learning in this topic.  They taught us about artefacts associated with Hinduism and India which enlightened all of us about their culture.

Well we are coming to the end of our topic this week and at this stage the children have their minds full of information about India.  You should ask them some questions about what they have learned, I am sure you will find what they have to tell you very interesting!

Bye for now,

Ms Moonan.