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Using the air dried clay moulds we created last week, we have been making plaster of Paris fossils.

We linked our class Worship to our History topic today. We read the story of Stubby, the WW1 dog who served with the soldiers in France sniffing out gas attacks and catching spies. We then said a prayer to give thanks, for England being a safe country free from war and praying for less fortunate…

In Science we have been learning about Living things and their Habitats. 

We explored our grounds and collected a range of leaves. We identified which trees they were from and then categorised them with a range of questions. 

A fabulous morning at our Monster Phonics Stay and Play Parent Workshop.

The children were very excited to welcome some of their grown ups into our classroom to explore all things Phonics!

Class 1s grown ups engaged in a Phonics information session to begin with, and then they joined their…

Class 1 explored the outdoors with their mini figures this afternoon. We pretended they were our families and were going on adventures. Some children imagined they were fire fighters and police officers linking to our new topic this week. The children enjoyed creating their homes and playing…

Our charcoal artwork is inspired by Lowry today. We have enjoyed creating these masterpieces using the skills we have practised such as blending. Our fingers were very messy! 

Class 1 have thoroughly enjoyed their first Diddidance session this afternoon. All the children listened amazingly well and joined in the different dances and songs from around the world.

We learnt a Bollywood Dance and how to sing and count to 10 in French and Spanish. The children loved…

We have been learning how fossils form over millions of years ago and what they tell us about the past. We have also made our own fossils.

PE today was Boccia - a precision sport similar to bowls. The children had to really concentrate and have a steady hand! 
 

Thank you to everyone who donated to MacMillian by buying a cake.

Wow! What amazing, clever crafters we have at Anson.

Thank you to everyone that has made something to make our Autumn display look fantastic. 

This afternoon we looked at a variety of posters used during WW1 to persuade men to join the army, women to go out to work and everyone to save food and money. We talked about how this was the main way the government had to communicate with people before tv and phones. The children then designed…