Celebrating Success Spring 2

Celebrating Success at the end of the Autumn Term

Celebrating Success Autumn 1

School House Garden - June 2016

An update from the Gardening Club is below.  It really is looking fabulous out there!  As we come to the end of this academic year, we are starting to think about how we can make better use of the school garden across the curriculum in the next academic year - watch this space!

We have been dodging the rain this June in Gardening club but have still managed to have some fun. The wheelbarrow has been painted and is now bursting with colour and flowers, our Sunflowers despite the lack of sun are slowing climbing upwards and are now just peeking above the height of the garden wall for all to see. The pond is also full of life and fascinates the children who have spotted frogs, newts and dragonfly larvae. The Raspberry canes and strawberries are developing their fruit beautifully but we think it will be a race between the hungry birds and the gardening club as to who eats the tasty fruit first. Today years 1,2,3,4 joined us in making their own Bug Hotels, created from old pots, cardboard, bamboo canes, moss and others plants. We discussed the idea of Hibernation for insects especially ladybirds who help us by eating other insects that damage our plants. The Children gave brilliant answers about how the Bug Hotels provided protection from the cold and other creatures who wanted to eat them. My favourite idea from one pupil was that their bug hotel had a slide for the bugs to use and a pole for butterflies to attach to, what a wonderful thought!

Sincere thanks to all the parents who give up their time so generously to ensure the children get outside digging, planting, exploring and learning - your time is so appreciated.

And some pictures from last time ...

Gardening Club

Our Gardening Club continues to thrive thanks to the generous efforts of a team of committed parents.  To read more, please visit our school website:


http://www.greatgaddesden.herts.sch.uk/

Drama Workshops

This year, we are hosting half-termly drama workshops to support improvements in Writing as well as to raise the profile of 'The Arts' across the school.

The workshops have been delivered by Sophia of the Hurst Childrens' Theatre Group and have been thoroughly enjoyed by all!  The increase in confidence that we have seen has been excellent and we have seen some super improvisation skills.

In the photos below, children in Years 5 & 6 were taking on the role of annoying members of the public at a bus-stop.  It is fair to say that they really got into character!

World Book Day 2016!

Thursday 3rd March was World Book Day and children at Great Gaddesden CofE School enjoyed a host of reading based activities including:

• Dressing up as their favourite book characters.
• 'Buddy Reading'.
• A book swap.

It was great to see so many children inspired by recent texts they had read (particularly the great number of children in Years 3 & 4 who have been inspired by David Walliams' Gangsta Granny).