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Did you know…?

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Skiddaw class have been loving finding out lots of facts about South America in Geography. We have concentrated on learning about famous physical and human features in this continent. Many begin with A – the Atacama desert, the Amazon River and Rainforest and the Andes mountain range too.

Here are a few of our interesting facts…

Did you know…

…that the Atacama Desert is the driest desert in the world? LK

…that the Amazon River begins in the Andes mountains? KH

…that the Amazon River is over 4000miles long and has 200 tributaries? EP HW

…that in the Atacama Desert people can catch fog? IC

…that the lichen on the cacti catches drops of water from the fog? PBT

Dallam Cross Country Triumphs

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A large number of Levens runners did the school proud by entering the Dallam Cross Country course. Every single runner tackled the boggy and windy conditions with grit and a determination to finish the course. We were lucky enough to bring home a raft of medals too.

Many thanks to Mrs Mason, Miss Dawson, Ms Jones and especially Mrs Coker for getting everyone into their stride with our Wednesday after school running club.

 

Art inspired by Africa

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Look at Bowfell’s stunning art work!  Children in year 1 and 2 enjoyed creating atmospheric sunsets of the African grasslands.  Can you identify the animals shown by the silhouettes?  Our Reception children created patterns inspired by animal skins using many different tools, including fingers, to create their colourful designs.  These beautiful pieces are on display in Bowfell Classroom; come and have  a closer look to see which animals you can find!

Dancing by Numbers

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In dance sessions, Skiddaw have been exploring sequences linked to other areas of the curriculum. We began with contrasting adjectives, inspired by our science work on Materials, such as rigid and flexible or rounded and sharp. Next we took a Maths numbers theme. We have created sequences using a variety of levels, twists and shapes. We have worked by ourselves and worked in partnership mirroring our movements. Every session we have helped each other in our performance by improving our neatness, variety of movements and in communicating well with our partners.

Hama Bead Fun!

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On Thursday lunchtimes, many pupils can be found busy making lovely Hama bead creations at Hama bead club.

We are making great use of the new box of Hama beads that arrived this week – it has 30,000 pieces in! Our first finished items were completed today. It takes lots of patience, concentration and perseverance to do this activity along with really nimble fingers! Well done everyone.

Year 2 Violin Lessons

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Today, our year 2 children enjoyed their second violin lesson.  They are already able to identify the different parts of the violin through song and rhyme; and they have been learning the names of each string, EADG; and how to pluck them.  Next week, we will be using bows for the first time!

Toddler Taster – Creative Cooking

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What a wonderful morning our pre-school children had at our Toddler Taster Cooking session this morning.  Mrs Mason organised a range of fun activities including: crispy cakes, filo-pastry parcels, strawberry mice and pitta-pizzas with lots of different toppings.  It was lovely to welcome so many families from our local community and thanks to staff, governors and some year 5 pupils for coming along to help.  The morning concluded with a favourite rhyming story; ‘Pass the Jam Jim!’ and each child left with a bundle of tasty treats for lunch!  We look forward to our next Toddler Taster session in March.

Friday morning in Bowfell Class

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Thought we would share a snapshot of this morning’s learning in Bowfell Class with our Nursery, Reception and Year 1 children.  Lots of different activities going on, some independent, some teacher led;  including: phonics, making 3D shapes and 3D towers, basket weaving, construction, guided reading, role-play in the cafe with signs and menus; and lots, lots more!  All the children engaged and happy in their learning!

 

Should the UK ban all plastic bags?

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In the week when Theresa May has pledged the Government’s commitment to irradiate all avoidable plastic waste in the UK by 2042, Scafell and Skiddaw came together in our school hall to debate whether plastic bags should be banned from all supermarkets and high street stores.  First, we watched a video called ‘plastic seas’ where we learnt some startling facts about the impact of our use of plastic on our environment.  Our seas and oceans are overflowing with plastic waste that our marine life is becoming entangled within or is mistaking for food.  In some areas the waste is so extensive it is called ‘plastic soup’.

This afternoon, our year 6 experts demonstrated how to debate this issue in the same way topics are debated in the House of Commons with a very strong and expert ‘Mr Speaker’.  The only difference was that our children were much more polite, no one fell asleep and the vote at the end was unanimous – The UK Government should ban plastic bags!

A Busy Week

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We have all enjoyed a wonderful first few days back after the Christmas holidays.  Take a look at some of the fun and learning taking place across our school…

Area and perimeter, multiplication arrays, piano lessons,  playing together at breaktimes, identifying odd and even numbers, multiplication jigsaws, storytelling, thank you letters to Santa, newspaper reports……

Can you spot any new faces in these photos.  We have some new nursery children joining this week and Mrs Haslam has spent today getting to know Bowfell Class.