Forest School is all about teamwork and today Grebes worked together to saw branches and build dens. Some children chose to clear brambles with the loppers to make the Forest School area safer.
Grebes Activities
Cross Country Running
On Wednesday 13th November, the members of our brilliantly-attended cross country club went to Coltishall to race against other local schools. Our children did us proud!
Grebes Forest School
Grebes loved their first Forest School afternoon with Mrs. Grieve. They learned the rules of Forest School, made name tags tied with reef knots, had a campfire and enjoyed some free exploration time.
Grebes – Predators and Prey
In Science Year 4 played a game to learn about the relationship between predator and prey populations. They took on the roles of lynxes and snowshoe hares living in the Arctic tundra to see how nature exists in a balance: if there are too many lynxes, they end up starving due to lack of prey; not enough lynxes and the snowshoe hares end up consuming the vegetation… And starving!
Grebes/Herons – Cluster Football Tournament
Our Year 5/6 football team did us proud this week in the Cluster Tournament, finishing 3rd of 8 teams. The players will have a more detailed update coming just after half-term. The next event will be Cluster Cross Country so get training!
Grebes Timeline
In History we are investigating how the lives of children have changed over time. Each group learned about a child from a different era, did a presentation to the class and put their character on our giant timeline on the playground. See if you can spot Lily and Hattie in the distance – their character, Taya from the last Ice Age (15,000 years ago), could not fit on the timeline!
Food and Digestion
In Grebes, Year 4 have been learning all about Food and Digestion, this week focusing on food chains in different ecosystems. Meanwhile, Year 5 have been learning all about mixtures and separation.
Harvest Festival
Grebes also loved performing their Harvest rap at the church.
Invasion Games
Grebes have been working hard in PE, learning to use space more effectively on the football pitch.
Music: Animal Tracks
Grebes have learned the song ‘Animal Tracks’ by Mountain Man which has only two chords, Am and C. Year 4 have learned to strum these two chords and some are singing at the same time! We hope you enjoy this performance. The children were excited and nervous to play it in Celebration Assembly this morning. They persevered through the nerves and did brilliantly!
