To start our 'I am Warrior' topic, Red Kites enjoyed a morning of drama.  The children learned how to march like the Roman Army and then re-enacted the first invasion of Julius Caesar in 55BC.  They also imagined how the Celts would have reacted to the sight of the invading Romans.  The children were really enthusiastic Romans... we have some real acting talent here!  Ask them to explain to you what 'Sinister, Dexter, Sinister, Dexter Parati! ' means.

Mr Smith is our Potions Master!  Red Kites showed off some of our hard work on ‘Potions’ by inviting parents in to school for the afternoon.  We displayed some of our fantastic homework alongside the potion bottles we made in class.  The children showed their parents some of the PowerPoints they made, and a few taught their parents how to model with clay.

The Owls would like to say a big thank you to all the parents and grandparents who came to hear them read their Iron Man stories and meet their brilliant robots.  All finished off with tea and cakes – yummy!

Sunflowers celebrated the end of term with an assembly to show everyone all that they have learned.  Look at our twenty-decker bus!

Owls and Red Kites were joined by our friends from Kell Bank for ‘Safer Internet Day’.  The theme was 'Free to be Me' and we looked at ways we share our online identity.  We watched videos and discussed our reactions to various situations we may encounter online.  The children showed a really sensible attitude to using the Internet and the importance of taking care with the things we share online.

Sunflowers have been learning about stained glass windows and the stories they tell.  Mr Pentelow came to show us how he designs and makes beautiful windows, including his fantastic design for Chesterfield Church.

After reading 'The Iron Man', the children in Owls considered what they knew about metal, forces and magnets in order to design a friend for him.  They selected the materials they needed and then designed their metal friend, before using a drill and glue gun to build him.

The Sunflowers and their friends from Kell Bank boarded a flight to take them around the World on Tuesday.  They made their own passports and checked in with their boarding passes - they had to recognise letters and numbers to find the correct seats on the plane.  Off they all flew to the Arctic... and it really snowed!  The next leg of the flight was to Africa where the children walked in the desert and played in the sand.  Later in the day, they made fans to keep cool and drew pictures of all the wild animals they had seen on safari.

The children have also learned to use a sewing machine this week; they were fascinated to see how quickly a cushion could be made.  Thank you, Kerry, for sharing your skills with us.

Our Sunflowers have been really busy recently.  In RE, the children have made their own stained glass windows, based on Christian symbols.  The photographs show how beautiful they look in our hall window - we hope passersby will enjoy looking at them.  As part of our transport topic, the children have been learning about travelling by air.  Mrs Verity taught everyone how to make paper aeroplanes, then the children tested their craft to see how well they flew.  It was so exciting... the children were amazed how far their planes could travel!

Our Sunflowers are learning all about travel and transport.  The children have learned about feet, wheels, engines, single-decker buses, double-decker buses and hundred deckers!  One of our stories was the excellent, 'The Hundred Decker Bus' by Mike Smith.  To support our learning, Mr Le Page visited school and wowed us with his unicycle skills.  We also took a trip on a local bus to Bedale to visit 'The Travel Lounge' travel agents.  Children looked at the world map and learned how to book a holiday.  Afterwards, we walked to the library to borrow books about transport.