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Weekly Update 12.1.24
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Ash Tree Class Blog
Welcome back!
We have had a great first week back and enjoyed our topic launch day on Wednesday. Our new topic is Rivers and Mountains and we will also be looking at comparing our local area to the western U.S.A. The children in UKS2 rotated around all three classrooms during the day to complete three different activities linked to our new topic.
It has been a busy start back with Young Voices taking place on Monday and an under 11's football cup fixture on Tuesday. Well done to all the children in Ash who took part in these events!
In English, we have been gathering information about Leeds and its twin towns and cities as we will be writing a non-chronological report comparing the two over the next few weeks.
In maths, both groups have continued their work on fractions.
Have a great weekend.
Miss Bairstow
Weekly Update 22.12.23
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Ash Tree Class Blog
Hi,
We have reached the end of another very long half term! (or should I say some of us have – sadly I have been poorly this week and missed the last few days).
On Tuesday, UKS2 performed their Christmas assembly “A Very Victorian Christmas”. They did a fantastic job of making it both entertaining and informative and we hope you enjoyed watching it as much as we did!
On Tuesday afternoon, we had great fun making our Victorian inspired Christmas cards. We learnt that it was in the Victorian era the first ever Christmas cards were produced but these were very expensive for ordinary people who would often make their own at home instead. We had a go at creating our own using a common technique from the time whereby people would create “pinprick lace borders”. We found it tricky to get the hang of at first but are very pleased with how our designs turned out as they look very effective!
And finally, I think the last thing to say this week is to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! On behalf of all the adults in Ash Tree we would like to say thank you for all the kind and thoughtful gifts we have received. We hope you all have a wonderful time celebrating and will look forward to seeing you all in the new year! I can’t remember ever having to write this final blog entry this late
EEEEEEEEKKK!!!!!!!!
Merry Christmas!
Miss Bairstow ☺
Weekly Update 15.12.23
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Ash Tree Class Blog
Hello,
Just a few quick reminders to get started! The UKS2 Christmas Assembly "A Very Victorian Christmas" is taking place on Tuesday morning at 9.30. Please could children wear the clothes they wore for the Armley Mills Trip for our Victorian Christmas performance on Tuesday 19th December.
Boys: dark trousers (no jeans), white shirt with a collar and a waistcoat if they have one.
Girls: dark skirt, white top, long socks or dark tights and a pinafore if they have one. Hair tied back with ribbons or in plaits/ringlets.
Ash Tree have also been sent home with our class verses of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas to practise over the weekend. See below:
With a little old driver so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment he must be St. Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:
"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now Prancer and Vixen!
On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"
As leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;
So up to the housetop the coursers they flew
With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too—
And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
ALL UKS2
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose,
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.
But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight—
“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”
After a long wait (and time to gather lots of cardboard tubes!) Ash Tree finally completed their DT day today to build their final marble run products. They used their bridges and bends from our previous lessons plus a whole heap of new resources to create imaginative and aesthetically pleasing marble runs! We had a great day and the children worked really well in their groups. At the time of writing... we were quite a way away from being finished so photos of the finished products are to follow but here are a few snaps of the groups getting started!
Have a great weekend!
Miss Bairstow :)
