Friday 13th February
What a lovely week in Class Asia it has been, with lots of great learning and experiences. At Emmaville, we value oracy and promote it in all subjects. In science, we were working on the water cycle where we worked in groups to create a presentation and focused on oracy during this. Each group had a chair and summariser, as well as focusing on making it clear that everyone was listening. I was so impressed with how the children used their oracy skills to comminate and listen and take on different roles.
We also had a PE cluster event at Thorp where the children did a range of different physical, team and individual activities. It was a great afternoon.
This week Class Asia had the pleasure of taking part in our regular Prayer Space. It is always a lovely experience linked to religion, thoughtfulness and kindness. The children loved creating ‘Big Questions’, making a prayer, deciding what they would choose if they suddenly became a refugee and had to leave their home and country, and taking some time in the mindful tent to recognise their own feelings and thoughts.
Friday 30th January
A lovely week in Class Asia. In art we have learnt about Jackson Pollock, and applied our knowledge of tint to create a work in his style. We have continued our learning in trumpet. The whole class practiced together, and some children were keen to show their individual efforts. Well done everyone.
Friday 23rd January
What a fantastic week! We’ve had lots of great learning experiences. In PE, we have been focusing on gymnastics and this week, rolls (straight roll, barrel roll, straddle roll and forward roll). To build on the skills, the children combined other areas of learning to create a sequenced performance which included the rolls, balance, and travelling.
In computing, we have been learning about HTML (a language of websites). This week the children used their knowledge of HTML tags to remix the HTML of a website and modify elements of it.
In French, our focus has been ‘En Classe’. We have learnt classroom object and how to talk about what we have in our pencil cases. The children practiced asking and answering what they have, as well as including previous learning in their conversation.
Another great experience was the Gateshead Schools Music Workshop. It is always great fun. We practiced lots of music elements and some of our children got to go up to the front and play instruments too.
Friday 9th January
It has been a great start to the new year and Class Asia have come back ready to learn and enjoy their learning. A highlight this week was in art where the class learnt about tint and shade to develop 3-D art. The children learn how adding white creates tint and adding black creates shade.