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• Y5 TRIP TO BUDDHAPADIPA TEMPLE

  Fri 24 Nov 2023

  On Thursday, the Year 5 class had the wonderful opportunity to visit the Buddhapadipa Temple in Wimbledon as part of their RE studies. Students were able to look around the temple grounds and received an         educational talk from the monks about the history ofB uddhism and the temple, as well as what the daily life of a monk was like. Students were also able to participate in a meditation session that they found calming and relaxing. 

   

  

• Author visit

  Fri 24 Nov 2023

  'Kamapala Chukwuka has written a few books and she read Ama’s gift to us. I enjoyed it.’ Wilf—Y3

  ‘We made bracelets out of Ankara material. The colours and pattern of the material make people happy.’   Lily—Y3

  ‘It was very fun making the bracelets, I now have a beautiful bracelet to wear.’ Katie—Y3

  ‘It was really funny dancing with Kamapala.’ Zalan—Y3

   

  

• Planting with Mr RV

  Fri 24 Nov 2023

  ‘I learnt that tulips originate from Turkey.’ Rafael—Y4

  ‘I liked how Mr RV taught us new facts about bulbs such as that tulips only live for two weeks.’ Sophia—Y4

  ‘It was fun planting with other people and a nice surprise to see Mr RV.’ Efe—Y4

  ‘It was super fun planting daffodil bulbs with Mr RV.’ Harry F—Y3

  ‘Mr RV informed us that the bulb was actually a part of the daffodil stem.’ Azima—Y3

  ‘It was nice being with Mr RV again.’ Esther—Y3

   

  

• Remembrance

  Fri 10 Nov 2023 Year 3 & Year 6

  This week, we have been discussing what war is and the  impact that it can have on a nation and internationally. In our many discussions, we explored the power of being able to speak about our differences, negotiating and the different ways we can resolve issues in our control. We learnt about why we celebrate Remembrance Day, the meaning of the different poppy colours and in table groups we created prayers—Y3

   

   

  This week, Y6 Redwoods have been thinking about Remembrance.

  We extended our reflections beyond our RE sessions to make them cross-curricular. We used our DT skills to cut out and sew a poppy. These were then made into a wreath.

  We combined our English and Art skills to create blackout poetry, using the famous poem For the Fallen as the basis.

  ‘It is important to remember because they died to save people’s lives.’ - Kene Y6

  ‘It is important to remember because we are honouring the people who fought for our country’.  - Dior Y6

  The poppy is a symbol for those who fought and died or were injured in war.’ - Georgia Y6

  ‘The tradition of two minutes’ silence started in 1919. We have the silence at 11am on November 11th.’ - AmeliaY6

   

  

• LUBAINA HIMID INSPIRED ART IN Y3

  Fri 10 Nov 2023 Year 3

  In Year 3 this week, we learnt about Lubaina Himid. We explored what inspires her (nature and her home country, Zanzibar) and her  accomplishments. Lubaina's colourful work made us think about how celebrating life may mean different things to different people. We created pieces which illustrate what celebrating life means to us as individuals and challenged ourselves to create our on African patterns.