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On Monday KS1 travelled back in time and experienced life as a Victorian child in a Victorian school. The children practised cursive handwriting and arithmetic using chalk. They took part in and experienced 'drill' (PE) on the playground. " It was lots of fun and Mrs Pallett was very funny" " I wouldn't like to live in Victorian times because it was boring in school"

What an exciting lesson for Year 6 this term! They had the chance to dissect hearts to try and locate the different parts that they had learnt about. Most of them were able to identify the four chambers and the septum, as well as a range of vessels. Two groups even managed to find a valve! Isabelle – “I was interested at how thick the fat was on the outside of the heart, and then the thick blood clots on the inside. And we found a valve too! The heart was not as I expected it to be, I thought it would be bigger.” Danielius – “I found the tubes fascinating and looking at where they went to. I really enjoyed examining the heart and seeing things that I hadn’t seen before with my own eyes. I didn’t know that the pig’s hearts or animal hearts would be the same as a human heart, I thought it would be a lot more bloody.”

On Tuesday we welcomed Future Foundry back to White Cliffs to run a parent workshop. Zo, Amelia and Lisa came to the school to show some of our parents what they can create at home with one of their favourite resources - cardboard! After watching a demo, the parents worked with their children to create beautiful crowns (and even some sceptres too!) It was brilliant to see families crafting together, with smiles on their faces. At the end of the session the children showed off their creations in a celebration of everyone's creativity. Lots of fun! For more information on Future Foundry please visit their website: Future Foundry - FUTURE FOUNDRY

Year 5 have been really lucky this week as John has brought in an original newspaper from the day the titanic sunk in 1912. This newspaper is over 100 years old and has been really interesting for us to look through while learning about our Titanic topic!   Kaydie "It was so interesting and I cannot believe it is from the day after it sunk."   Poppy "I can't believe it is older than me and Mr Grylls."   Charlie "It was so cool that you can see the real pictures of those on the titanic."    Bethany "I am so shocked it is still in such good condition."   Z "It told us facts about the titanic that we didn't even know before."

On Friday, Butterfly class created artwork just like cavemen. They flipped the desks on their sides to create their caves and saw what it was like for Stone Age man when creating cave paintings on a vertical surface. They used pencil to start and then progressed to charcoal creating drawings in the style of the cave art that they have been studying. Cave paintings have helped them to ask questions about what life was like for early man. 

Every year we ask the children and families of White Cliffs to help decorate our Christmas Trees and 2023's decorations are amazing!  Thank you to everyone who has created one of these amazing decorations - our trees look fab!  #wearewhitecliffs

On Wednesday 29 November the parents and carers of White Cliffs Primary and Nursery School were invited to see the amazing learning taking place across the school and spend time in their child's classroom.  Mrs Bagshaw (Literacy Lead) created a Reading Showcase in the school Hall. There were stalls with information about Little Wandle (Phonics Scheme), reading for pleasure, the school reading challenges and a sample of the wonderful books the children have access to. Families were encouraged to stop and share a book together. 

On Friday 10th November, the children across White Cliffs Primary and Nursery school came together to mark their respect for Remembrance Day. The children from Year 6 led the assembly and a two minute silence was held.  Each class laid a wreath in Remembrance. Parents and children created their own Poppies at home and they were laid as part of the assembly.  

Wow, we had so much to celebrate during the end of term Celebration Assembly!  The children and staff came together to recognise all the wonderful moments from Term 1. It has been such a busy term including Art Week, trips and visits, launching the new Key Stage 2 Reading challenge and so much more!  During the assembly we celebrated and congratulated lots of children who had achieved special accomplishments... Headteachers Award Term 1 House Cup Winners  25metres Swimming Award Bronze Reading Challenge The Crazier, The Better Hairstyle - we raised £87.88 for St Andrews Church Most Improved Skip2b Fit