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Weekly Update 3.2.22
Posted: Feb 3, 2022 by: Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Ash Tree Class Blog
Hi,
This week has been incredibly busy but also incredibly exciting! Prepare for a long blog entry...
Firstly, thank you to everyone who participated in our "Two-sday" non-uniform fundraiser on Wednesday (2.2.22!) and brought in 2 coins to help raise money for school.
Our exciting D.E.A.R challenge began on Monday to celebrate National Storytelling Week. Each class were given a slot to go and ring the bell and when it sounded we literally had to "drop everything and read"! This happened once every morning and every afternoon. Each class were read to by their teacher for the sessions to encourage a love of reading aloud and sharing stories. In Ash Tree, we decided to read 10 different books for the challenge as we had recently completed a list of our top 10 favourite books. Each time the bell rang, we read the first chapter of a different book on the list! Lots of children in Ash Tree have already picked up copies of books we started to read to have as their library books as they enjoyed hearing the first chapters so much.
Here are the books on our class list:
On Wednesday, we were visited by a storyteller who told UKS2 a gruesome traditional tale which had them hooked! They were full of questions and suggestions to help develop the story as it was told.
Finally, to finish the week, UKS2 received a visit from Dave Bunting this afternoon as part of our Mountains topic. Dave is a real life mountaineer (and luckily for us - a parent of a Y6!) who has led many expeditions - including to the Himalayas and Mount Everest! The children loved listening to him speak about his adventures and seeing all of the equipment he uses. I'm sure it will have given them lots of inspiration and ideas for the rest of the work we have planned linked to mountains!
Have a great weekend (and a rest to recover from such a busy week!)
Miss Bairstow
P.S. Parents' evening appointments are still available to book for next week via School Cloud if you have not already done so.