The week ahead - 5th November

Date: 4th Nov 2018 @ 8:44pm

This week we will be devoting our lessons to the theme of WW1.

Monday

What were the criteria for joining up?  Developing our measuring skills.

What animals were involved in the war? What roles did they play?  We will read the story 'Flo and the Somme' as well as continuing our class book the Farm Boy. 

In the afternoon we will continue to research animals and begin our painting of pebbles.= aswell as sartin to think about our class assembly which will be on Thursday.

Tuesday 

Our focus will be on Nurses and the injured soldiers.  We will read the story Peace Lily and think about the role of nurses, inparticular Edith Cavell, the types of injuries sustained and how they might be treated.  We will try out skills in bandaging each other and making a stretcher. 

Wednesday

Wednesday is Hug a Bear day.  The children have been told they can bring in a small bear to school.  We will explore how bears are linked to World War 1 and will develop our sewing skills by making a felt bear.

We will also be watching a theatre Production in the hall 'Your Country needs you'. 

Thursday

We will start the day with our class assembly. Our World War 1 learning will continue by focusing on the air attacks and different types of aircraft. We will work in groups to design and make our own planes ready to test out with other classes on Friday.  we will be swimming as normal.

Friday 

Non Uniform Day - Come dressed as a doctor, nurse, soldier, evacuee etc. or in red and black.

Remembrance, Mr Turner assembly. we will focus our leanring on the end of the war, the Treaty of versailles and write Peace poems. 

We will test out our planes.  We will also be going to the park area at the end of School Lane to display our painted pebbles. 

It's going to be a busy week.