Month: November 2020
French – with Pre-Reception
In Pre-Reception French this term, we have been having lots of fun playing games with wild animal words. Recently we’ve started to learn our colours too, and shortly we will be learning some Christmas words!
Celebrating World Kindness Day
On Friday 13th November the children at Lyndhurst thought about how they could be kind as it was World Kindness Day. The children discussed how they can make the world a better place by being kind. There was lots of talk about how just simple acts of kindness make a big difference to others. In…
Lyndhurst Photography Competition – ‘Happiness is…’
The House School Photography Competition this year was based on the theme ‘ Happiness is …’ this was open to adults too. The children are choosing their favourite entry sent in by the residents from Corrina Lodge, Year Six will be judging the adult entries whilst the teachers will be selecting the winning entry sent…
Clubs
The children at Lyndhurst have been enjoying a wide variety of after school clubs this term. There is something exciting on offer every day whether you like sports, art, games and crafts. Here are a few snapshots of art club and fitness club. Here they can learn to create art work independently, or to follow…
Lyndhurst Art Round Up
The Art Department has been very busy this half term and we now have a delightful gallery of different projects completed. The range of skills and techniques used by the children is impressive. The photographs show the great work achieved across the school. Some truly wonderful examples of our creative children!
Art – Tudor Pouches complete!
Year Four are proud of their Tudor Pouches. The material was tough to work with but is definitely hardwearing. The children are extremely smart pouches. Did you know these leather pouches were worn by Tudor men and women, as clothes did not have pockets at this time? There were many styles of bags and pouches,…
Alice Potter – Children’s Illustration
Introducing…. Alice Potter – Children’s Illustrator and Pattern Designer Extraordinaire! If you are unfamiliar with Alice’s work take a look at these wonderfully charming illustrations she very kindly did for the school. Please feel free to take a look at Alice’s work on her website and social media links below. Alice’s custom children and pet…
Music – Shakespeare Rocks!
We love a musical – who doesn’t?! This week it was wonderful to see the Year 4 & 6 children embracing Shakespeare and taking part in their first read through of ‘Shakespeare Rocks!’ Stay tuned for more news on this exciting production. A fantastic start to our term of Music and Drama.
Sports – Balance is Key
Balance was the theme for Pre-Reception’s PE lesson this week. They are learning the basic Fundamentals of movement which are the basic building block of early sport and physical activity. They had great fun leaning to fly around the courts whilst balancing a cone on their heads. The soared high, low, round and round and…
French – Adjectives
In French this term, Year 6 are learning how to describe themselves and other people, both in terms of physical appearance and personality. We’ve been re-visiting how lots of French adjectives have a different form for masculine and feminine words, and we’re trying hard to use these correctly!
