Author Visit in KS1

Donna David | Lindsay Literary Agency

Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting author Donna David at our school. She is the author of books such as “Trains, Trains, Trains,” “Oh no, Bobo,” and “Farmer Larmer.” Donna started the day by talking to all our KS1 children in an assembly. She shared how she fell in love with writing and books and even showed us some of her own work from when she was in Year 1.

Following the assembly, Donna led workshops for nursery, reception, and Year 1 classes. During these sessions, she talked to us about some of the books she has written and read one of her stories to us. Donna also provided a glimpse into the fascinating process she goes through to get her books published. To make it even more exciting, some children took on the roles of editors, publishers, printers, and other important people who help make books. It was an interactive and enriching experience for everyone involved!

A big thank you to Donna for inspiring us with your stories and sharing the magic of writing!

 

Ice cold in Reception

This week, we have taken full advantage of the weather by making and playing with ice. We have examined the shapes made, tried to freeze toys in the ice and explored what happens when you freeze water in different types of containers.

Reception Author Visit

On Wednesday, we had the author Donna Davis come and visit us in Reception. She talked to us about some of the books she has written and read one of her stories to us. We all found it really interesting to find out about the process she goes through to get her books published. Some children from each class volunteered to help with the explanation of Donna getting an idea for a book, to it ending up on the shelves. The photo below shows some of the helpers acting out the roles of editors, publishers, printers and all the other people who are part of the process.

Art for the Art Gallery

*Art for the Art Gallery*

Does your child love to produce works of art but never gets the opportunity to show it to everyone?

Here at St Georges, we have a wonderful Art Gallery in one of our school corridors and we are looking for more art to showcase. We would like some drawings or paintings to display that the children have produced. There is no theme required- just a drawing or painting they have/will produce that they love and are proud of. The pieces of Art provided to school will stay up in the corridor for this academic year. If your child is in Year 6 and would like the art back before they leave, we will ensure they receive it back. Please hand your wonderful pieces to Mrs Bridgwater ๐Ÿ˜Š

 

Reception – Stickman writing

We have enjoyed our work about Stickman this week. Some children in my class did some fantastic writing all about Stickman! Well done!

Bubbles in Reception

We have had lots of fun outside with Bubble mixture this week. We have made wands and experimented to see if different shaped holes produced different shaped bubbles.

St George’s C of E Primary School Young Saver Scheme ๐Ÿ‘›

Just Credit Union Parent Letter

With the support of the ‘Just Credit Union’, we are excited to announce the launch of our new ‘St George’s C of E Primary School Young Saver Scheme.’

This evening, your child should have brought home a double-sided letter explaining everything that you need to know. Please speak to your child’s class teacher tomorrow if this is not the case.

Please find a copy of the letter above, but you will need access to a printer if you are wanting to complete an application form.

We hope that our exciting new initiative will be of interest to your child.

 

Christmas Cooking Challenges! ๐ŸŽ…๐ŸŽ„โ›„โ„๐ŸŒŸ

Why not try our cooking challenges over the Christmas break?

Christmas pudding rice crackle treats ๐ŸŽ…

Rudolph cupcakes ๐ŸŽ„

Reindeer gingerbread biscuitsย ๐Ÿ’•

Enjoy! โ›„โ„

Design & Technology Christmas Pop-Up Card Competition๐ŸŽ„

Well done to all of the children that entered the Design & Technology Christmas Pop-up card competition. We were blown away by the amount of children that entered. Each one was fantastic and it was so hard to pick a winner. Our KS1 winner was Moby, we also had two runners up, Khyla-Rose and Harrison.