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Pear Tree Class Blog
Weekly Update 17.07.26
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Pear Tree Class Blog
Hello!
Just like that the final week is done... I cannot believe a whole year with my lovely Pears has come to an end already!
I want to thank each child for being such a superstar and making this year a great one. Getting to know them has been a delight and I am extremely saddened to see them go but I do wish them the very best for the future!
Another thank you goes out to all the grownups as well for being so supportive throughout this year.
Have a wonderful summer holiday and we look forward to welcoming you back in September!
Miss Cotterill :)
Weekly Update 10.07.25
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Pear Tree Class Blog
Hello!
What a busy week!
On Tuesday we had the KS1 Disco. The children all looked fantastic in their party clothes and had some great fun dancing in bubbles.
On Wednesday we had our African Drumming Workshop. We learnt a bit of history about where the drum came from and why they were used. We learnt how to hold the drums correctly and how to make different sounds by hitting the drums with our hands.
Drumming video 1 Drumming video 2
After the drumming workshop we all went to the Community Room and made South African Crunchies. Crunchies are a traditional traybake filled with oats, coconut and golden syrup. Everyone had great fun making these and took some home which hopefully they shared... If not and you fancy a bit of baking here is the recipe that we used: https://drizzleanddip.com/wprm_print/the-best-south-african-crunchie-recipe#
In DT the children made their own fabulous fruit salads. The children planned these last week and did a great job at following their plan. They really enjoyed the eating part of the lesson too!
Reports were given to the children on Thursday - Thank you to those who have already given me the reply slips! It is always lovely to have feedback on them.
Have a lovely weekend in the sunshine.
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 03.07.26
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Pear Tree Class Blog
Hello!
This week we have finished our information posters all about the Yorkshire Wildlife Park. The children were all really proud to share their finished posters with each other.
In DT we have planned our seasonal fruit salad which the children will be making and eating next week. In Science we recapped on the 4 seasons and reminded ourselves what happens during each season and how our environment changes.
Thank you for those of you who have already brought in their Africa homework project. The animals and instruments are looking amazing! If you have finished the homework project, please bring it into school! A date for the exhibition with be confirmed next week :)
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 26.06.26
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Pear Tree Class Blog
Hello!
This week has been full of fun and animals with our Yorkshire Wildlife Park trips.
The children all represented the school fantastically on Wednesday - even in the scorching heat! Their behaviour was amazing :)
The polar bears really put on a show for us with lots of playing in the water, the lions and tiger were cat napping in the shade. Please see photos on Rufford Park's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/RuffordParkPrimaryandNursery/?locale=en_GB
When we were all back in the classroom on Thursday we wrote a recount of our day and shared what we had enjoyed the most. Next week we will be creating an information poster all about the Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
I hope you all have a restful weekend after a very tiring/hot week!
Miss Cotterill
Weekly Update 19.06.26
Miss Cotterill (e.cotterill) on: Pear Tree Class Blog
Hello!
We have had another full week in Pear Tree.
In English we have been writing diamante poems all about African animals. It is really important to follow the structure when writing a diamante poem and the children all did a fantastic job. We had some very brave children share their poem with the whole class.
In PE we really enjoyed playing a fishing game where children had to cast their nets (a hoop) to catch fish (cones) in the lake (the MUGA). We were working on our throwing and retrieving skills. Everyone did a super job and had a great time playing :)
We are all very excited about our trip to Yorkshire Wildlife Park next Wednesday 26th! All children received a final letter on Monday with lots of information about what is needed on the day so please take a look at this.
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Cotterill