20 September 2024
Our story at the beach school today was ‘Starfish at the Beach’ by Lindy and Tom Schneider. The story is about a girl called to Sandy who walked along the beach and saw something that was bigger than a seashell. Sandy thought there were stars on the beach! Her day at the beach became a lesson in life as she discovered starfish stranded on the beach and worked to rescue them. Sandy and her mother discover that small acts of kindness can make a big difference.
After listening to the story we practised writing our letters in the sand working especially on the ones we find tricky. In the story Sandy and her mum leave footprints along the shoreline. We went for a walk along the shoreline and made footprints too. We then went for a walk along the beach and then up the big steps to the dunes. We sketched the view which was very similar to one of the pictures in the story. Before we went to the golf club for our lunch we learnt some facts about starfish.
On our way back to school we donated some books to the little library.
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Beach school wasn’t as bright as last week but that did not dull our learning! We began with Worship by the Waves led by Mrs Popay.
Moving on we continued with Holes and read the next chapter, after that the children used the description to produce their own interpretation of a yellow spotted lizard.
Then we began PE where the children took charge of the warm up, each child offering a different cardiovascular activity to get us warmed up before we moved to the next activity which was the start of our tag rugby journey, the children worked in team and needed to remove a tag from their opponent, each time the tag was removed the children earned a ball, the group with the most balls after two minutes were the winners. We did have some good team work during these activities.
Following that and a quick drink and snack break the children then moved to reflecting upon yesterday’s learning about the Crime and Punishment during the Anglo Saxon time period, we recapped what we learnt and then the children were split into different groups, we had a group who were anglo saxons, a group of modern day, a jury and a defendant. The defendants had different case studies and the children needed to state how that time period would have dealt with the crime and explain their reasoning why to the jury, the final call was left with the jury.
A quick lunch and we went back to school for Newsround and Spelling Mastery.
This week at Beach School, we embarked on an engaging exploration by reading God's Brilliant Big Creation Story by Dai Woolridge. The book captivated the children with its stunning illustrations and delightful rhymes, allowing them to immerse themselves in the narrative of the Creation Story. As we progressed through the pages, students were encouraged to visualise the scenes vividly and express their interpretations through drawing.
Following this enriching reading session, we took a brief ten-minute break to refresh ourselves before embarking on a nature walk. During this time, we recapped the key elements we had observed in the book, fostering a deeper connection between the text and our surroundings. During our walk, we stumbled upon some decaying metal, which served as an excellent stimulus for our Big Write activity in the afternoon, aptly titled "Shipwrecked." In addition to our literary activities, we also dedicated some time to learning essential French greetings, including "Bonjour" and "Comment ça va?"