Swallow Class
Class letter and timetable
Tuesday 23rd February 2021
Wednesday 24th February 2021
Thursday 25th February 2021
Friday 26th February 2021
As promised here is a list of books set during WW2 which we think you would enjoy. Remember if you are a member of the library you can borrow books onine through Borrowbox. Happy reading!
We love this photo that George took whilst on a walk around Radwinter today. The icicles look truly spectacular!
Arthur completing the USSP Round the World Challenge
We are really proud of our newspaper reports about The Blitz. We think you will agree they are excellent!
Our class Zoom session today was all about E-Safety. We watched a video and discussed how important it is to be aware of the dangers we could encounter. Read some of our Top Tips for staying safe on the internet!
Stay safe on the internet!
We loved Ronnie's weather report in French!
More pictures of our science experiments this week.
Our science experiments this week have been great fun!
Can you work our how the cocktail sticks move?
What do you think happened to the paper clips?
Noah's paper clip experiment
Making a volcano is always fun!
Swallow class letter and timetable
Monday 8th February 2021
Tuesday 9th February 2021
Wednesday 10th February 2021
Thursday 11th February 2021
Friday 12th February 2021
Grace has designed and made her moon buggy
Fitness fun February - can you complete this chart by exercising every day throughout the month of February?
Tom's moon buggy
Swallow class letter and timetable
Monday 1st February 2021
Tuesday 2nd February 2021
Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Thursday 4th February 2021
Friday 5th February 2021
Our history topic this term is all about WW2. As part of our research we have been making our own timelines. Here are a few for you to look at.
We are hoping that lots of Swallow class will be taking part in the RSPB bird survey this weekend!
Esme has been doing some research into her family history and has shared these photos with us.
We were very impressed with Minoes' moon buggy which she designed and made as part of our Science topic on Earth and Space. We think you will be impressed too!
John has been researching his family history and finding out about the role his grandfather played during WW2.
Jake made a weather chart to help with his French weather presentation
We have been imagining how it would feel to be evacuated as a child to the countryside during WW2 and have written letters home. We hope you enjoy reading them.
Week 4 - timetable and letter for the week
Monday 25th January 2021
Tuesday 26th January 2021
Wednesday 27th January 2021
Thursday 28th January 2021
Friday 29th January 2021
Training for our 1km challenge
Evacuee's letter resources
This week our art work is based on the work of illustrator Christoph Nemann. He uses everyday objects to create his own images. Can you see which objects we have chosen?
Charlie's amazing model showing how the earth rotates around the sun and the moon rotates around the earth. He used this in his science presentation on Monday and we were all very impressed!
Toby's great grandma's gas mask. He tried this on during our Zoom session today and informed us that it was not at all comfortable!
Week 3 - letter and timetable for the week
Monday 18th January 2021
Tuesday 19th January 2021
Wednesday 20th January 2021
Thursday 21st January 2021
Friday 22nd January 2021
Our art work this week is to create our own 3D sculpture based on Louise Bourgeois' huge bronze spider sculpture "Maman". We hope you like some of our ideas!
We are so proud of our children for taking so much pride in their home learning. We wanted to share some of the work that has been sent in so far. We hope you will agree the standard is very high!
Week 2 - Letter and timetable for the week
Monday 11th January 2021
Tuesday 12th January 2021
Wednesday 13th January 2021
Thursday 14th January 2021
Friday 15th January 2021
We have been learning about street art artists Banksy and Camile Walala. Today, we used Tate Kids to create our own designs based on their style. Can you identify any of the underlying messages behind some of the children's work? They are really quite powerful!
Friday 8th January 2021
Thursday 7th January 2021
Wednesday 6th January 2021
Monday 4th January & Tuesday 5th January 2021 home learning resources
Suggested reading list - Years 5 & 6
Happy Christmas to you all from Swallow Class!
Christmas lunch with our wonderful Christmas hats!
We were so pleased with the number of donations that we received for the Uttlesford Foodbank. These were all delivered to the Foodbank in time for the Christmas parcels and were very gratefully received.
Please view the attached Powerpoint presentation for information regarding the proposed residential trip to Kingswood in June 2021
Swallow Class made and sold some delicious cream teas in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. We are very proud to have raised so much money for this cause and hope everyone enjoyed eating them!
We loved designing and constructing our Sukkahs to celebrate the Jewish festival of Sukkot. We would have liked to sleep in them, but Mrs Powell wasn't quite so keen!
Welcome to Swallow Classroom - here are some of our current displays!
We are really pleased that we have been able to learn how to ride our bikes safely with a 2 day Bikeability course led by a qualified instructor.
We really enjoyed seeing the birds of prey from the Raptor Centre last week.
We are loving Thursdays when it is our bubble's turn to use the new tyre park area!
