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WWBBA: Performing 

S.C: I can sing in tune and pronounce words within a song clearly. 

We have started our rehearsals for The Bee's Knees musical. We are very excited about our performance in a couple of weeks and we have really enjoyed learning all the songs. 

Our favourite song is…

Today we have had a very busy day in year 4. 

We have been able to go and buy books from the book sale to raise money for help the homeless. We have also been aboard the book bus to listen to different stories. We also got the opportunity to look at all the different potato book characters that…

Yesterday Silver Birch Class enjoyed being outside and exploring in the snow. 

Have a look at some of the photos we took outside. 

Charles came to talk to Year 2 and Year 4 this wek about the Jewish religion.

Year 5 and Year 6 also visited Charles at the Yeshurum Synagogue in Machester on Monday.

Below is  the email which Charles sent to Miss Watson.

I know we have wonderful children at Gillibrand. They always make…

Book Week is next week, and we are all looking forward to sharing different books and stories with the children. Maybe some more Secret Story Tellers will visit!

Don't forget the book fair starts on Tuesday. You should have received your voucher for World Book day, which can be redeemed against…

Jewish Visitor in Year 2

Last half term, as part of our RE curriculum, the whole school looked at different aspects of the Jewish religion.

This included looking at the bar mitzvah ceremony, the Torah, Shabbat, Sukkah, the exodus of Moses, and Shema – affirmation of the Jewish faith. Since…

Reception Class have been involved in a whole range of exciting and interesting activities this week.

Looking forward to March we having been learning about the season of Spring and what this means in terms of weather and changes for animals and plants in our environment. The children…

This afternoon we have been continuing to learn about the Maya.

First, Mrs Clayton, who is a frequent visitor to Mexico, spoke to the class about her visit to a Maya temple at Coba and the 120 steps she climbed up to reach the top. Children learnt about the ‘stelae’, a rock with pictures and…

WWBBA: Sound and Hearing

S.C: I can tell you how sound can travel to my ear. 

Yesterday we started our new topic in Science. 

We discussed what we already know about sound and what we want to find out. We then listened to different types of sounds and we had to record them in our…

WWBBA: Reading

SC: To be able to retrieve, record and present information from a range of non-fiction texts.

CSI – Murder Mystery

After discovering a crime scene, the children were given evidence found by the CSI team to help them solve a murder investigation. Looking carefully at each…

I have been so impressed by the kind words that have been written by our children about other children in school.

We have been reading them out in each assembly and every time we do this in school it makes everyone smile.

I know that all the children at Gillibrand are such kind and caring…

Well done to Alexia and Kai.

They have both shown determination and a willingness to succeed this week, even when they found things more challenging.

I am very proud of you both.