2SN News

This term 2SN have continued working on their very own Mr Men and Little Miss stories and have enjoyed becoming authors and illustrators. They started by creating a brand new character and then started to write their stories from scratch. By next term each child will have their very own book to take home.

In class they have also enjoyed practicing their pointillism skills by completing self portraits to display in the Face of Britain project. First the children traced a close up photograph of themselves and then filled in each

different section with a range of patterns. The children are all very proud of their work and are looking forward to seeing them online.

Year 1 at the Norman Lockyer Observatory

On Friday 9th March Year 1 had the opportunity to go to the Norman Lockyer Observatory in Sidmouth as part of their

‘Space’ topic. The day began with an interesting introductory talk led by the volunteers at the Observatory, which also

enabled the children to demonstrate what they already knew about Space. They were then split into groups and given a

tour of the Observatory and saw the three working

telescopes. The highlight of the day was the Plane-

tarium show in the James Lockyer Planetarium.

The children had the exciting experience of

learning about the night sky and saw some of the

main star constellations. It was a fantastic and

memorable trip for the children and increased their

enthusiasm for the topic.

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Spring Term 2012

1CWD News

On Tuesday 6th March Class 1CWD went to Martinsfield farm to look for signs of spring. The children enjoyed the walk to the farm in the beautiful sunshine and were very quick to start spotting the signs of spring, such as lambs, calves, spring flowers and budding trees. Once at the farm, children got to spend time with lots of the lambs, learnt about the markings on them and some even had the opportunity to feed them. They also got to watch some sheep be-ing sheared and met lots of other wildlife on the farm. It was an en-joyable experience for all and showed the children that spring is definitely here.

Newsletter Another term has flown by and we are now fast approaching the Easter holidays. Everyone at

Broadclyst has been very busy and are now looking forward to the Summer term. There have been

many exciting events taking place over the past few months including World Book Day, Class visits to

the observatory and Fleet Air Museum and the KS1 and KS2 discos.

Key Dates Mon 2nd—Fri 13th April—Easter Holidays Mon 16th April—First Day of Summer Term Wed 2nd –fri 4th May—Yr5 Residential Mon 7th May—Bank holiday Mon 21st—Fri 25th May—Yr 6 Residential Thurs 31st May & Fri 1st June—Staff Training Days Mon 4th—Fri 8th June—Half Term Thurs 19th July—Last Day of Summer Term

IMC Update

On Friday 2nd March Class 1MC had the opportunity to watch a screening of The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child, at an event held by Filmclub at the Pheonix in Exeter. The children all dressed as a character from a story book and went to the Pheonix to watch the films and take part in a number of activities linked to The Gruffalo. It was a fantastic and memorable trip for the class at an event based on one of their best known and loved stories.

The children have been truly inspired by this terms topic about Space. They were able to visit the Norman Lockyer Observatory in Sidmouth where they saw a range of amazing telescopes and got to see the night sky whilst in the planetarium. It was a magical experience!

4SG News

This half of

the term the

children

have been

looking at

healthy diets

and how

they benefit

our bodies. They have looked at what the

government says is a ‘healthy diet’ and

then compared it to one week of their

own. Using these results the class are

planning meals that could help make

their diets even healthier! Vegetable

seeds are also being planted by the class

ready to be relocated over to 4SG’s

allotment space, so fingers crossed they

will be ready to eat soon! The children

have also been creating some Pop Art

portraits, based on paintings by Roy

Lichtenstein, which are now displayed in

the classroom.

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Foundation Update

This term

Foundation have

found out even more

about life under the

sea. They have been sewing beautiful fish pillows and decorating them

with scales. The children are looking forward to taking them home and

showing them off to their family. The children have started to work on a

BTV programme using their knowledge about under the sea. They are

making animations and re-enacting a sea rescue!

Recently, the school nurse visited their classes

and taught the children about the importance of

washing their hands. They used a special

machine and glittery cream to show up areas on

their hands that they had missed.

The children have also started to learn about money and the value of

coins up to £2.00. They have been buying and selling things in the

classroom shop and have been working out which coins to use. During

the Summer Term they will continue to find out about life in the

rainforest and begin to look at countries around the world in the run up

to the Olympics.

Science at Clyst Vale

Year 6 were invited to

Clyst Vale this term to

experience science in a

‘real’ science lab. The

children very much

enjoyed learning how to

use the scientific equip-

ment, including bunsen

burners, in order to distil

orange oil from orange peel. All the children worked well in

groups and were successful in producing a vial of oil ready for

use in an oil burner at home.

Mrs Kelly Knight from Clyst Vale

science department supervised the

transition event, which is

organised so that the children start

to get a flavour of life at secondary

school, ensuring that their next big

step in life is as comfortable and

smooth as possible.

5VH News

5VH have been thinking about the environment this term. They were keen to get the allotment organised for the planting season and

eager to learn about saving water. After discussing ideas in class, they decided to write formal letters to local garden centres and water companies to ask for some help and advice on getting started. They had an amazing response. Kind replies and packs of seeds from Otter Nurseries, a visit from Claire at Mole Valley Farmers who donated a mini polytunnel, 20 watering cans and packs of seeds, and two wheelbarrows donated from B & Q. Southwest water were equally as generous giving the children everything they need to get going on reducing the amount of water they use in school. However, now the work really begins!

Broadclyst Football Team

The Year 5 and 6 football team have had a busy year so far, playing home and

away matches against several local teams as part of the East Devon football

league. The team has won all of the games played with some impressive

results. They are currently top of the league and due to play their final match

after Easter.

Working with-

Killerton

As a school we have

close links with the

National Trust and

Killerton House.

Throughout this

term children across

Year 5 have been

working closely with

the staff at Killerton

on several projects. On the 14th and 15th June, they will be

running a living history day at the house, recreating the

events of the 17th September 1926, when the former Prime

Minister, David Lloyd George, gave a speech on land

reform. The children are currently busy getting into role

and scripting their scenes, as well as learning more about

Lloyd George’s ideas. They are very enthusiastic about this

project and the final performance will definitely be worth

watching!

Recently, 5MP have begun a second project with the Trust,

designing publicity materials for the newly opened cycle

track from Clyston Mill to Killerton House. They are

creating advertising leaflets and will also be filming and

producing a promotional video. The class has discussed the

importance of an active lifestyle and how taking part in a

sport such as cycling can help with this. A group of Year 5

children were also invited to the official opening of the new

track, cycling the course with its designers and various

members of the local Council. They all thoroughly enjoyed

the ride and were keen to visit the course again with their

families and friends.

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2ACM Update

During World Book Day, class 2ACM visited the

Royal Albert Memorial Museum as part of their

Ancient Egypt topic. They enjoyed listening to Tom

Cadbury, a curator talking about a range of Egyptian

artefacts and they had plenty of opportunity to explore

the museum. They found an Egyptian tapestry

showing what life was like along the River Nile and a

sacred Egyptian goose as well as the tomb of an

Egyptian woman. It was a really interesting day! Lots

of the children chose to dress up as Ancient Egyptians

for the day, and many wore the Pharaoh crowns that

they had been busy making in class.

The children have really enjoyed taking part in the

Face of Britain project. This national project

encourages children to create a self-portrait which

then can be uploaded

into an online gallery.

Class 2ACM learnt all

about the style of pop

art and created some

fantastic portraits in

this style.

Future Authors

Inspired by the visit from

the author Simon James on

World Book Day class 3CF

have planned and created

their own versions of the

fantastic ‘Baby Brains’

stories. The children

worked hard on

successfully introducing

characters, using dialogue in writing and describing events and

viewpoints. The children were able to use their stories and create

their very own story book in the style of Simon James, with a front

cover, title page and blurb. The children were very careful with

their illustrations and presentation. They are now creating their own

audio-storybook to accompany their story and are practising reading

aloud by presenting them to groups of children from year 1 and

asking for feedback in the form of a questionnaire.

Allotment

Update

The allotment

is now ready

for planting!

With help

from some

kind parent

helpers, the raised beds have mainly been filled

and the earth turned ready for seeds. The

composter is now working well and the

greenhouse is on the way. Equipment is being

gathered and planting plans discussed. Classes

are now excitedly planning what they can grow

as the weather shows clear signs of spring.

Thanks to everyone who came and helped for

the Gardening day, it was greatly appreciated.

3CF—Materials

Class 3CF have been

looking at materials, and the

creation of materials and

their properties. In the run

up to Mother’s Day the

children were excited to

work with Kate Ferdinand

to create their own felt,

using a variety of red,

orange and purple wool. The children separated the

fibres and layered the wool, in a criss-cross fashion,

using different colours. They used silk fibres to

create contrast and used wool fibres to keep these in

place. The children bound the fibres using water

and soap and rubbed it over bubble wrap. Each

piece of felt was different and individual and the

children were really pleased with the results. They

later used a gold thread to decorate their felt and

used it on their Mother’s Day cards.

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4CG News

The children have recently been investigating circuits. They

have been discussing what components circuits consist of and

are investigating whether materials are conductors or

insulators. The children have looked into the uses of

electricity and some of the dangers associated with it.

In P.E. 4CG are developing circus skills. They are building on

skills such as rolling, balancing and jumping, whilst trialling

other circus based skills such as juggling, hula hooping and

plate spinning. After Easter they will put some of these skills

together to form sequences to create a routine to some of the

music from Barnum. Barnum is a musical, which is based on

the life of showman P. T. Barnum. It covers the period from

1835 through to 1880 in America and major cities of the

world where Barnum took his performing companies.

3CWH at the Fleet Air Museum

This term class 3CWH have enjoyed learning about World War 2. On Thursday 23rd March they went to the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton

on a very exciting school trip. They all dressed up in war time clothes and imagined they were evacuees. When they first arrived they met their new teacher for the day, Tim. He took them into the 1940’s classroom where they were told that the country was about to go to war! He gave them all their new ID cards and showed them how to fill them in. It was very important that they kept them with them at all times. He also taught them all about the air raid siren and rationing. They had the opportunity to weigh Miss White’s food out for the week – it wasn’t very much! In the afternoon they had a tour of the museum and carrier experience which included a ride on the helicopter!

Lunchtime Activities

All year groups from Foundation to Year 6 are

enjoying the different lunch time activities with Mrs

Knight and Mr Bowles. The activities vary from

skipping, playing with hoops to trying circus tricks,

like spinning plates!

World Book Day

Everyone at Broadclyst celebrated World Book Day

in tremendous style by dressing up as their favourite

book characters. There were characters from Harry

Potter, Where’s Wally and Charlie and the Chocolate

Factory. The school were very lucky to be visited by

the author Simon James and learnt all about becoming

an author. In classrooms throughout the school there

were a variety of activities linked with reading and

writing and the whole day was a huge success.