Month: October 2020
Art – Teamwork, Tudors and Movement!
Year 3 have shown super teamwork in art this week with their block work to recreate Van Gogh’s artwork. They had to keep checking that their part of the painting matched up with their team’s. This reflects Vincent Van Gogh’s quote ‘Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.’ Year 4 have started…
Virtual ‘Big Anti-Bullying Assembly’
Lyndhurst School took part in the virtual ‘Big Anti Bullying Assembly’. The key message was ‘Together, we will pledge to put an end to bullying, celebrate diversity and create communities of kindness’. A celebrity packed virtual assembly was beamed into the classrooms on Monday 28th September. The children heard from a host of celebrities on how to tackle bullying including children’s TV presenters Mwaka “Mwaksy” Mudenda and Richie Driss alongside Peter Andre, Katie Leung, Twist & Pulse. …
Virtual Author Workshop – Marion Deuchars
Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 thoroughly enjoyed their Marion Deuchars – Let’s Make Some Great Art workshop on Tuesday. They listened to the story carefully and produced some amazing crafts. Year 1 even decided that they wanted to create some of their own bird animals!
Virtual Author Workshop – Leila Rasheed
Years 3 & 4 were lucky enough to have a workshop this week with author Leila Rasheed as part of the Henley Literary Festival. Leila read from her book, “Empires End: A Roman Story,” which centres on a young North African girl who sets out on a danger-filled journey to Britain in 207 AD. Leila also answered some questions that had…
Virtual Author Workshop – Katherine Rundell
Virtual Workshop with Katherine Rundell – Years 5 and 6 – 28th September 2020 Thanks to the wonders of technology and the demands of 2020, Years 5 and 6 joined over a thousand children from across the country for a virtual interview with popular, award-winning author Katherine Rundell, who has lots of fans at Lyndhurst! …
French – Fantastique!
In French this week Year 3 have been learning to read, and write, the introductory questions and answers that we’ve covered orally up till now. We can find out a person’s name, how they’re feeling, how old they are and where they live : )
Drama – Magical Woodland
This week in drama Year 1 worked on an ensemble drama piece set in an enchanted forest. The children became giants, fairies and pixies, and all the characters worked together to have a magical woodland party.
