Dancing in the Sun!

It is far too warm to do the energetic dance piece that the children have been practising in the school hall, so they have been taking

 their routine outside! Helen, from Castleford Tigers, does a fantastic job at these weekly sessions....the number of children who attend each week keeps growing. Brilliant work, children!

Musical assembly

Staff, parents and children were treated to a fantastic 'Musicfest' on Wednesday. Mrs Flynn led the children through a medley of songs which demonstrated just how much progress the children have made in their guitar and ukulele lessons this year. Thank you, Mrs Flynn and children!

Viking Ship Scientific Investigation

Which hull 'shape' makes the most effective ship for speed and 'manoeuvrability'? We looked at water resistance and wind resistance and conducted fair tests before we found the answer. The 'winning' ship was not the shape we originally predicted, but this generated some great discussion when explaining the reasons for the results.

Elite Rugby Festival

Here are some photos of the children in Year 5 and 6 who attend Rugby Club on a weekly basis taking in the Elite Rugby Festival earlier this month. They were amazing! Thank you Wayne, Jose and everyone from Team Elite!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viking Experience (part 2)

The three Vikings who visited from Jofor's Hall gave us a fascinating insight into what life must have been like all those years ago when they settled in the British Isles. The children are going to use the information, history,  knowledge and the newly learnt vocabulary they have gained from the Vikings, to add detail and realistic description when writing their newspaper reports and recounts.

Viking Invasion!

                                                  The Vikings invaded today!

Finn and Bjorn pretended to be fierce......

                                                 

.......but were quite domesticated really!

Bjorn showed us the weapons he had made using authentic Viking methods and processes.

Finn explained about how animals were hunted not only for meat but also for their skins. The skins were used to keep the Vikings warm, line the walls and floors of their huts and to make every day objects and utensils.

Pentecost Experience

We know that Christmas and Easter are significant celebrations in the Christian Calendar. But.... Pentecost???

The children in Hastings Class were invited to St James' Church in Weatherly this afternoon to commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the followers of Jesus shortly after He was crucified. Some Christians believe that this event represents the birth of the Church.

Mrs Sharp, and her team at St James', made us feel very welcome as we engaged in a number of activities that helped us to reflect on the Christian festival of Pentecost.

During our visit, we observed a minute's silence to remember the victims of the Manchester Arena atrocity.

As always, opportunities for our children to participate in events and experiences outside our immediate locality, are only made possible by the goodwill and availability of parents and volunteers who assist in transporting children to venues further afield and who are willing to engage in the work and learning we do in school. We never take this for granted and behalf of the children, staff and governors of Lady Elizabeth Hastings, I'd like to say a huge thank you to all the parents and staff who helped with today's experience. Thank you!