Awesome Athletes!

Well done to all the children who took part in the Sports Hall competition today. We finished a VERY close 2nd to RAF Benson (went to count back as we were drawn on points). We are very proud of all their achievements. We may still get through to the next stage of the competition if we are the highest scoring 2nd place....we keep our fingers crossed! Well done All!

Happy New Year!

Golden Eagles will continue to have PE on Tuesday and Wednesday this term.

Please find our topic web for Term 3 and 4 below.

Our topic this term is WW2. We have started by learning the allies and axis countries and who their leader was at this time. 

Year one have been learning about 2d shapes in maths. During our ‘buddy’ session, the younger children created Christmas pictures, using the shapes they’ve been studying. The older children supported and questioned their buddies on the shapes, to help consolidate their understanding. 

We really enjoyed watching the pantomime ‘Peter Pan’ this afternoon! 

After learning about Christopher Columbus' voyages, we learnt about the Native Americans. We looked at some of their traditions, beliefs and the importance of the buffalo. We also learnt about the devastating impact the Western colonisation had on the Native Americans. 

Maths journalling gives us an opportunity to show our understanding using words, images and diagrams. We have been learning about factors and multiples along with squared and cubed numbers. 

We have been studying American pop artists in Golden Eagles. We’ve been looking at artwork by Romero Britto, and we created our own art in his style.

We have been learning about microorganisms and how to classify them. To do this, we need to look at the structure of their cells. Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus, which contains organised DNA. Whereas prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus, so the DNA is free within the cell. We made our own eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells out of playdough.

In science we've been learning about microorganisms. We discovered that yeast is a living organism and we investigated which conditions make it release the most carbon dioxide.

We really enjoyed spending the morning learning some of the languages that are spoken in our school. These included Japanese, Ukrainian,Tagalog (from the Philippines) and Shona (from Zimbabwe). 

We've really enjoyed learning about our topic this term - the USA! To begin, we revised the continents and the main countries in the world, before looking more closely at the geography of the USA. We've researched some of the states and looked at the vast array of human and physical features America has to offer. Next we are going to learn about some of the history of the USA, including Christopher Columbus, the Native Americans and the Civil Rights movement. 

A very special time for Year 6 - meeting their Year 1 buddies! Each child in Golden Eagles is given a child from Bats class to look after during their first year in 'big school'! Today they played games, got to know each other and listened to their buddy read. 

Year 6 had some very useful lessons with I.M.P.S this morning. We learnt about how to prevent injuries and how to respond in emergencies. Firstly, we were taught the acronym: DRS ABC (Danger, Response, Send for help, Airways, Breathing, Compressions). We were shown basic life support including the recovery position, chest compressions and how to use an AED. We practised how to make a 999 call and found out the kind of questions we would be asked. 

To begin our science unit on 'living things and their habitats', we had to design our own zoo. We were given a range of animals and we had to decide how to group them, based on their similarities and differences. We then had to present our zoo to the class, explaining and justifying our choices.