The Splash!

Bude Primary Academy Junior's
Monthly Celebration Bulletin

Spring Term 1 - Tuesday 4th January to Thursday 17th February

Introduction with Mrs Robinson

Once again we are so proud to showcase all the excellent learning and curriculum opportunities that our pupils have experienced this half term.

We have so much to celebrate and so many talented little people. The artwork in year 3 is amazing and the writing around school now is truly impressive. 

Please take time to look through this edition of The Splash which gives you a glimpse into life in and out of the classroom. 

Have a fantastic half term everyone. 

Please note: We have our next PTA meeting on March 9th - 7.45pm over Zoom. Meeting details will be shared with committee members after half term! There is lots more information on our new PTA on pages 28 & 29.

School Council

School council have had a very productive few weeks, organising and successfully launching our new house point system. They have worked incredibly hard on this and have worked amazingly well as a team.

Coming next will be to appoint House Captains and Vice House Captains.

They will be organising some house based events supported by the school councillors.

Top work everybody!
Mr C

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Poppy Class

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What an incredibly busy, full of learning and progress term it has been in Poppy Class!

We have linked much of our learning to The Gruffalo - can you see him on our class learning board?

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We have also made pizzas, squelched fat and seeds for bird feed, celebrated the New Chinese/Lunar New Year of the tiger and got thoroughly messy and wet in our weekly sensory exploration sessions.

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We have formed, said, signed, sounded and matched 'special friends' and many letters during the term and created and compared 2D and 3D shapes both in the classroom and in the woods.

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Poppy Class continued

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We have really enjoyed becoming more confident using our new balance bikes during outdoor play and PE sessions.

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We have shared play spaces at breaktime, with Lego being a particular favourite as you can see in one of the photos!

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We cannot wait to watch our Marie Curie daffodils flower as Spring brings some colour and warmth to our garden, complete with a new soft pour area for everyone to use during outdoor play.

We love learning and we love helping one another in Poppy Class!

Millook Class

It has been a very exciting half term here in Millook class. We have been continuing out topic ‘Rocks, Relics and Rumbles.  

We have been very curious in geography this half term. Whilst learning about tectonic plates, one child asked if other planets also had them. We talked about the gas giants not having any but we had to research to find the answer. It is believed that Mars once had tectonic activity because their were active volcanoes. It’s brilliant when we can develop our learning through curiosity and questioning.  

We have also been learning about fossils. The children created their own fossils from salt dough. I’m sure you’ll agree that they turned out wonderfully.  

Millook Class continued

In science, we have been learning about the permeability of soil. We carried out an investigation to see how porous different soil samples were. We made predictions, observed carefully and were able to make scientific conclusions. 

In literacy, we have been writing a poem called ‘Summer is here’. The children have really enjoyed using descriptive language to create effective sentences. We will be following this up by writing our own independent poems called ‘Autumn is here’.  

Crooklets Class

We have had such a brilliant half term in Crooklets Class. We have delved into our project and immersed ourselves in all things rocks, relics and rumbles!

In English, we wrote fantastic explanation texts. Our model text The street beneath our feet took us into the depths of the Earth – and then back out the other side! We then used this structure to write our own explanations about what you might find when the tide comes in. We used the knowledge we learnt from our geology walk to help us write these.  

Crooklets Class continued

In science, geography and history, we have been learning about how fossils are formed and built on our knowledge of different rock types.

We have looked at Mary Anning and the significant part she played in developing our understanding of fossils. We have learnt about volcanoes, Earthquakes and tsunamis. We have also investigated what soils are made of and how they may differ.

Crooklets Class continued

In art, we have been using fossils as our inspiration to develop our observational drawing skills and have begun to explore different medium, such as print making. We even used fossils to help us understand sharing and grouping in maths! I am so proud of Crooklets class who have been so inspired and engaged in our learning this half term.