April/May 2021

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Poppy Class

Well, we accept the blame for the wet, windy weather as we have been learning about sunny Springtime growing in Poppy Class!

We have planted sunflowers, strawberries and peas but unfortunately the slugs and snails have munched through a few already! We have also marvelled at a magnificent poppy colour explosion in our garden.

We have been sharing 3 books at story time called Fran's Flower, When Spring Comes and a Seed in Need.

Our creative learning is now on display in both our classroom and in school and includes flowers, leaves, stems, soil, sunshine, rain and butterflies.

Our phonic, reading, writing and number learning has continued throughout the term as has our twice daily circle times, soft play, PE, song choices and sensory exploration.

I would like to thank all Poppy Class staff and parents for their magnificent support this term which has seen us increase in size now to our 10 amazing pupils! Have a great half term break and I promise some drier, sunnier weather!!

Bude Primary Academy - Juniors, School Council

This term, school council have been involved in finding out from children around school how to make playtimes better.

They created their own pupil voice questionnaires and surveyed their own classes in order to collect as many viewpoints as possible.

The next school council meeting will be the first Friday back after half term. Hopefully we can begin to implement some of their amazing ideas for creating fantastic playtimes for all. Mr C.&nbsp;

Summerleaze

Summerleaze have had a busy and fun half term of learning.

We have been writing Sci-fi stories in English about the Iron Woman and how she came to be in our school playground.

In our Curriculum Project we have learnt about where the Anglo-Saxons come from, why they came to England and researched the type of life they lived. We have built roundhouses, designed jewellery, and made a print board using Anglo-Saxon Patterns.

We were also amazed and in awe of the story telling from Clive Pig, who taught us about the story of Beowulf.

In science we have been learning about magnets, so last week in science/DT we designed, made, and played a magnetic game. Great fun.

Positive Play Awards

Look at all the stars!..... We are so proud of you all!

After School Club

After Easter, we were able to launch our own after school club - which has now been officially named The Sandy Seagulls After School Club. Well, it's been a fab few weeks at the "Sandy Seagulls After School Club."&nbsp;Fun! Fun! Fun! Is on the agenda and it's been had by all.&nbsp; We've been trim trailing, outdoor fun and games, just dancing, go noodling and arts and crafts galore. On a Friday after a busy week of learning we chill out with the magnificent movie magic afternoon...with popcorn! Oh yes, we do it properly at the Sandy Seagull's👍&nbsp;😁 After half term get ready for some more amazing adventures... model making, comic strip designing, gardening, no cooking-cooking, exploring nature and discovering how we can encourage nature to our school and gardens and much much more.&nbsp; If you've not been before, why not chat to your grown up see if you can come along. All you need to know about attending is on the school website.&nbsp; Well, have a fantastic half term and I hope to see some of you at the Sandy Seagulls real soon ! IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FUN, HERE WE ARE...BRING ON THE FUN!!!

Duckpool

In Duckpool class we have been enjoying learning about the ancient Greeks. We began by learning about their creation story which involved the 12 Olympic Gods and Goddesses.

We wrote fact files about the mighty Zeus; we used our geographical skills to locate Greece and its islands, as well as, investigating maps of ancient Greece, noting how the country was once divided into a collection of smaller city-states. We placed major events on a timeline and wrote about the achievements and influence of the ancient Greeks on the wider world.

As part of this topic, we have used Modroc to sculpt our own Greek Gods and Goddesses. We enjoyed getting messy and exploring the shapes and textures we could get from squishing and shaping the Modroc. I’m sure you’ll agree they were a brilliant success. We have all been working extremely hard on improving our presentation skills. This can be seen in our beautiful writing based on the poem ‘Summer is here’. (Next page).

In science, we have been learning all about flowering plants. We have been dissecting flowers, labelling parts of a plant and learning about their functions. We are now completing an investigation into whether seeds need light to germinate. The children predict that the seed in the dark won’t grow. Watch this space and let’s see if our predictions are correct in the coming weeks.

Crooklets

We have been so busy in Crooklet's class! We have been writing some incredible Greek Myths, based on Theseus and the Minotaur.

The children have been learning all about possessive apostrophes and using direct speech as well as using some incredible vocabulary.

We also did some baking! We made Greek honey cakes, which, although a smidge charred, were DELICIOUS! We also used our fractions topic in maths to think about how our cakes need to be divided.&nbsp; In art, we painted pots, similar to those seen in Ancient Greece. We used careful drawing to depict scenes that may have happened during this time. In music we have been learning three little birds and learning the tune on the glockenspiel.&nbsp;

Widemouth

Widemouth class have had a fantastic term so far, they have been working hard in class and have been steadily improving their corridor behaviour!

In maths they have been learning about geometry and shapes, in topic work they have been learning all about World War Two. In writing they have been learning about the Blitz and evacuees and have been writing recounts based on this. In science they have been learning about electricity and circuits and recently enjoyed an online workshop from Western Power Distribution about electrical safety. In PE they have been enjoying their Wednesday PE sessions with Mr Rumble.&nbsp;

After half term, Widemouth class will be having Relax Kids sessions on a Monday afternoon which they are looking forward to. They are also looking forward to some exciting trips towards the end of the Summer term, more details to follow soon!

Wanson

Wanson&nbsp;have really shone with their ‘A Child’s War’ WW11 topic work. They have researched and presented work on rationing, the blitz and evacuation including the lives of children who were evacuated to&nbsp;Bude.

Here are fantastic double&nbsp;page spreads&nbsp;on rationing by&nbsp;Harvey, Vena, Poppy,&nbsp;Amber, Nancy, Neve, Rocco and Maisy.&nbsp;

Although&nbsp;Wanson&nbsp;haven’t had to sit the official SATs this year,&nbsp;they have completed a full SATs run.&nbsp;Every child has made superb progress this year-they should be very, very&nbsp;proud of their achievements.

I was also delighted with the mature&nbsp;and conscientious&nbsp;manner&nbsp;in which&nbsp;they completed the tests.&nbsp;

Mrs. English, Viv&nbsp;and&nbsp;myself&nbsp;wish everyone in&nbsp;Wanson&nbsp;a lovely, relaxing half-term holiday so&nbsp;that&nbsp;you’re refreshed and ready for your final weeks at&nbsp;Bude&nbsp;Primary. As well as your work,&nbsp;you will have a lot of&nbsp;PE, sporting competitions, an activities week and, of course, a LOT of forfeits! Camel Creek here we come!!!&nbsp;

Blackrock

In Blackrock we have been exploring Greek mythology, discovering the story of Theseus and the Minotaur and how he conquered the Minotaur in King Minos's maze. This has then led us on to write our own mythological story and produce some mythological artwork.

In PSHE we have been looking at "Our Body". The organs functions, what makes us healthy, what is helpful and harmful to our body and what we can do to look after our bodies.

In maths we have been working on fractions and when we talked about sharing the chocolate bar we all agreed that half was definitely the better fraction than a third !&nbsp;😋

WATCH OUT - A child's guide to everyday dangers

We have been very fortunate to have been donated enough Watch Out books for every family across Bude Primary Academy. 

A huge thanks to Bude Rotary Club!

"OK" Our Kids's mission is to help our young children deal confidently with the challenges and dangers of staying safe at home, school, and in the community: to empower them with the skills they need to face everyday situations knowing what is the right thing to do and leading others by their example.

Bude Primary Academy Junior's Monthly Celebration Bulletin

The Sandy Seagulls

The Sandy Seagulls is open to all ages from Reception to Year 6. It is run by Corrine Anderson and Sally Wickett and provides a fun environment for children to play and relax until 5:30pm. Again, booking in advance is essential and is done via Parent Pay. If you have Infant aged child, whom you wish to attend The Sandy Seagulls, you need to contact the Infant School Office to have your child added to the Junior Parent Pay system, to enable you to book on. Costs per session per child are: Until 4pm - £3.50 Until 5:30pm - £8.00

On booking, you will automatically be charged £3.50 per session. Once 4pm has past, an adjustment is then made to increase the charge on your account to £8.00. Please see the next page for a peek at what we offer each day. If you have any questions at all please do not hesitate to contact us!

Elise (Year 4) - 'Positive play is about being respectful and responsible.'

Mia (Year 6) - 'I like using the skipping rope because lot's of people can join in and we have a great time'

We are delighted how well the children have embraced our 'Positive Play Awards'. Here are some of the children's thoughts on our positive play behaviours...

Jake (Year 6) - 'Everybody getting along, playing by the rules in football and other games.'

Rose (Year 5) - 'it has made playtime happier and more fun'

Cem (Year 3) - 'I got my star for helping Eli play - it made me feel happy'.

Isla (Year 5) - 'playtime feels more controlled safe and less rough'

Poppy Class - "We like play time when we ALL have fun TOGETHER"

Luka (Year 3) - 'I like that there is equipment'

Jay (Year 6) - 'I think it's really good having the playtime play equipment. It has changed my excitement level!'

Sandymouth

The storyteller, Clive Pig, came in to tell the children in Year 4 the epic tale of Beowulf.&nbsp;This is what the children said:

“It was like you were actually there with Beowulf fighting Grendel.” “It was funny when the monster was climbing out of the water.” “It was very funny because of his accent.” “I liked it when he swung his sword around.” “It was entertaining, and he was really good at acting it out.” “It was as if you had gone back in time to the real event.”

“He acted it like we were actually there.” “I really like the part when he was presenting to slash all the monsters down!” “It was really cool because he had all the Viking equipment with him.”

Crackington

In Crackington class this month we have been SUPER busy and productive! We've been getting stuck in to fractions, 'still life' art-work, plant and animal lifecycles and&nbsp;Spanish food!

We've also written speeches about refugees and homelessness, and have even started to film some these for our class webpage- check these out soon! Our computer sessions have also been brilliant fun this half-term - we've been using Scratch coding to make animations and to create our own computer games.

We're all looking forward to a chance to chill out over the half-term holiday, and then will be ready for our last term as Year 5s!

A message from Mrs Robinson...

I hope you really enjoy this edition of The Splash. It is always good to celebrate the learning and curriculum experiences of the children and reflect on all they have achieved over a half term.

Staff have been busy recognising pupils for all the positive behaviours they show and those who regularly go above and beyond to put effort into their work and follow the school rules: Ready, Respectful, Safe. We have worked on manners remembering to politely greet adults in corridors and smile. We have shown lots of acts of kindness and thought of ways to make others feel good.

I have really enjoyed handing out gold awards to pupils for their great effort.

I hope you all have sunny and happy half term break and I look forward to the rest of the summer term. Lots more still to achieve.                Mrs Robinson

Northcott

Swimming We had a fabulous two weeks of swimming sessions at Splash this half term. All the children who went made fantastic progress and each child was awarded a certificate. As Joe said “I think I got better at swimming. It was fun and it made school go faster!”

Science As part of our topic Sow, Grow and Farm we have been investigating plants. We dissected buttercups and three- cornered leeks. Then we identified each part and drew what we could see.

Relax Kids We have also been doing lots of planting with Sophie and some of the children made a bug hotel outside our classroom.

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