Macbeth autobiographies.We have written imaginary autobiographies for characters in Shakespeare's Macbeth.
We hope you enjoy them
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Tudor biographies in Willow ClassWe have been creating biographies about famous Tudors
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Blogging in Willow ClassAs part of ICT and the literacy that Willow Class are covering in the next couple of terms, we are going to introduce the children to blogging. This involves the creation of an internet blog which you will be able to access at home to share the children's learning. They will be able to create a virtual diary which will include reports on the lection, activities, stories they have written, artwork, videos etc.
Of paramount importance of course is the children's safety on the internet and to this end the children will be given strict guidelines as approved by CEOPS (please the home page of our website for the link) and we will supervise everything that is published.
This is a fantastic experience for the children in this ever increasing digital world, giving them ownership of what they would like to put on their blog. It has also been proven that it increases their abilities in writing too. Mr Miller, Miss Coysh and Mrs Neate-Clegg will be monitoring the content of the blogs.
Enjoy our blogs which you can access from our main blog below. The children's blogs can be found on the right hand column.
http://willowwarblers.primaryblogger.co.uk/
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Recipes for the Perfect Summer Holiday in Willow ClassWe wrote about our summer holidays in a very interesting way - we create recipes fore the perfect summer holiday. We used these ingredients to create short films using Photostory and lots of gloriously summery images. ENJOY
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Year 6 Leavers' assemblyWe said an emotional farewell to our year 6. They were presented with a bible from our church, their Year Book and a leatherbound dictionary. We wish them all well.Thanks to Anna Taylor, Rubblestone photography .
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..an emotional farewell to our Year 6 in Willow ClassI have been asked to put the video of the slideshow shown at the Leavers' Assembly on our website so have put two versions, one for watching online (low res)and the other (wmv) should you wish to download it to keep as a memory of your child's time in St Andrew's Primary School. Thanks to Anna Taylor, Rubblestone photography , for the most recent photos.
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..and stayed for the eveningMore photos for your delight and delectation. DVDs will be available soon
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Red Riding Hood comes to town..We have put on our first performance of Raold Dahl's Little Riding Hood today and everyone, including the cast, really enjoyed themselves. Have a look at our photos
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Didn't we have a lovely time.....the days we spent at Osmington
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..the days we went to Osmington Mills PGL.....the days we went to Osmington Mills PGL
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Willow's Big AdventureWe are off to PGL in Osmington Bay and so looking forward to it...watch this space for more news and photos
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Expressive Arts Day in Willow ClassWe had an exciting Expressive Arts day organised by Dorset SCITT trainees and led by Emma Knott who is based in Ash class. In the morning we learnt about how the United kingdom is a diverse country and we considered how all people are individual and need to be respected. Each pupil created representing individuality in all the different cultures that go to make up the ethnic diversity that is the United Kingdom. We then created fusion music which was again a mix of cultures and also made a dance.Enjoy
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Forensics workshopWe had a very exciting afternoon trying to solve a crime that had taken place at Sherborne Boys School. Someone had broken into one of the labs and hurt the caretaker. Through fingerprint analysis, scrutiny of the crime scene by SOCOs, piecing together a brpken tail light and looking at blood spatter we we are to catch the criminal and try him in a Court of Law. Check out our photos of our criminal catching activities.
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Willow Class has Irreversible changes and dissolving issuesWe have been exploring irreversible changes by making plaster of paris chocolates. As it sets it gets very warm. We also made honeycomb using sugar, syrup and bicarbonate of soda which, when you heat it in a saucepan, fizzes and froths and then sets. You have to make sure you don't you don't over cook otherwise it taste disgusting! We also look ed dissolving
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Exploring Kadinsky in Willow ClassWe have been looking at Kadinksy's artwork and how he use geometric shapes and pure colours. We have made out own - enjoy
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Willow Class' summer production songsPractice these at home
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Virtual Guides to Art in Willow ClassWe have been making virtual guides to art using powerpoints. WE chose a four different genres throughout art history and made an interactive presentation.
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Film Making in Willlow ClassWe have been making short films using powerpoint flip books and stopframe animation with I Can Animate and moviemaker. This has taught us such skills as using web cams, editing sound and video and creating a finished film.
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Willow Class Showing Assembly Spring 2011We shared our learning with our mums and dads and the rest of the school. Enjoy
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Powerful Poetry in Willow ClassWillow class have been writing poems about issues they feel passionate about.
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Watch Willow Class' This is Your Life videosWe made This is Your Life videos of our heroes. watch and enjoy
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Willow class write biographies for homeworkWillow class have been writing biographies as homework after learning about them in class. We chose someone we admired and used a checklist to make sure we wrote it correctly. Here are some examples that pupils write using powerpoint. We hope you enjoy them.
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Willow Class Showing AssemblyEnjoy the celebration of our learning this Autumn term
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India Day in Willow classOur topic this term has been India. We have spent a day enjoying Indian food, art and culture.
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Investigating Gallileo's first law in Willow .....what goes up must come down...or are they just having fun
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Airy fairy Willow ClassWe have been investing what increases air resistance or friction by making paper spinners.
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Mackenzie Thorpe pictures in Willow ClassWe have been studying the work of Mackenzie Thorpe and have produced pictures in his style. We have also been designing sculptures so watch this space!!
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Interactive quizzes in Willow ClassWillow class have been using their ICT knowledge to create powerpoint quizzes by using hyperlinks.
Can you complete our quizzes?
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Business and Enterprise in Willow ClassWe are lucky enough to hare Business teacher Hayley Andrews from the Gryphon School to mlead a Business and Enterprise project during the summer team to raise funds for our Year Book. After much financial deliberation we chose bird house to decorate and sell at our summer fayre. We sold all of them and raised nearly £100 which was added to £90 we raised on our cake stall and a very kind donation from the PTA. This covered all our costs incurred from the production of our Year 6 Leavers' Books. Thanks Miss Andrews
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Sweeney Todd and Willow Class Has TalentWillow Class had so many exciting things happening in the run up to their leaving which included a musical rendition of Sweeney Todd, a charming chap, and the children all put on their own version of Willow Class Has Got Talent,.Check out the videos below to see what a talented bunch they are.
DVDs will be available in September price £5 of these videos plus the We are Willow Class presentation, please see Sandra in the office.
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We are Willow Class July 2010At our leaving assembly we celebrated our school life which culminated in a photo slideshow and presentation of bibles from the parish and our year book. More photos etc will be added over the summer so watch this space.
DVDs of Sweeney Todd, Willow Class Has talent and the photo presentation will be available from school in September - more details to follow.
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Willow class present... The Human Body.
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We are Willow ClassWe have started our personal entries for our Leavers' Year Book 2010 and had our mug shots taken.
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Willow Class welcomes you to the rainforest!Come and explore our rainforest tours.
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Blu Tack Monday 1 in Willow ClassWe had a super day using our ICT expertise to create adverts to enter in the Blu Tack Make Our Next Advert. Some of the film crews used stop frame animation and others used video.
We have had our first advert uploaded onto Blu Tack's showcase - click here to see one of ours and others.
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Blu Tack Monday 2Have a giggle at our attempts - I'm certainly impressed and they are very funny. They are being uploaded to the Blu Tack website as we speak.
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Election 2010 - parties, policies & promisesWe have been following the election process with interest and decided to have our own. Our class produced 7 parties with wide ranging policies from Cup cake Friday to more play equipment, reducing electricity and more school trips.
We put up posters around the school and canvasses each of the classes which all voted on the same day of the real election. We visited our local Polling Station on Yetminster and chatted about the democratic process.
For more click on our blog for party photos, policies find our the winners click on the link.
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Election 2010 resultsClick on the video and find out more about the election and the results
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Willow Class are learning to blogIn ICT we are learning the merits of blogging. A blog is a journal that is arranged in chronological order and available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is "blogging" and someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger. Click on the link to see the beginnings of our class blog. If you look down the right hand side you can see our individual blogs. Don't forget they are all works in process.
http://willowwarblers.primaryblogger.co.uk/
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Investigating yeast in Willow ClassAs part of our science we have been investigating how yeast makes dough rise.
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Bugs and Beasties in Willow Class.....and that's just the children!Not really. We have been studying micro-organisms in science and to help our learning we made larger than life models out of salt dough. We are really very glad they aren't normally this size!
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Stop frame animation in Willow ClassWe have been making short films using wooden mannequins and digiBlue video recorders. The quality is a bit iffy but we had loads of fun.
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Willow Class's Miracle WatchWillow class have been recording their own radio shows about miracles for the end of their RE project... listen to see what they have to say.
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Writing adventure stories in Willow ClassWillow class have been planning and writing their own adventure stories and we'd like to share them with you.
Enjoy :-)
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Willow have been creating Excel quizzesWe have been making artistic excel quizzes in ICT. Have a go at ours and see how many you get correct. Just type in the correct answer into the answer boxes remembering to follow the instructions - add, subtract, multiply or divide. If your answer is correct the cell should change colour and your total should accumulate in the total box at the bottom of the page. Have fun
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Bridge building in Willow classWe have been learning about structural integrity and what makes bridges withstand their own weight, the weight of all they carry and the weather. Click on one of our award winning bridges for a browse.
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Multimedia Authoring in Willow ClassWe have been learning about how to make all singing and dancing powerpoint presentation. We are also a Bronze Eco school so we have created an Earth Quiz for your delectation. Have fun playing our quizzes
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Willow class have created a monster MonetWe have been learning about a Victorian Artist - Claude Monet. We investigated his style of impressionism and created a huge painting in his style. Each of us had a section of his painting "Water lily pond with water irises" which we scaled up. This was then put back together again et Voilà.
Click on the link below to view a short film of our artistic creation.
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Willow Class have been building towersCheck our our photos and "what we thought of our towers" videos
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Investigating structures in Willow Class using gumdropsIn science and technology we have been learning what shapes make strong structures. We used cocktail sticks and fruit gums to make our structures. Click on the gumdrop pentagon to see our creations.
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Willow class exploring and making willow structuresWe spent a lovely sunny afternoon exploring our namesake and making these super willow structures. Click on Frazier to see our slideshow
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Willow Class - Gryphon Business & Enterprise ProjectWillow Class have been participating in a Gryphon organised Business & Enterprise scheme to help raise funds for their Year Book.With assistance from Hayley, a Business teacher at the Gryphon, they produced some super mugs which were sold at Yetminster Fair. This scheme also helps with their transition to their new school, the Gryphon. They also had a cake sale. We wish you all well in your new school.
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Willow Class put on a great show - BUGSY MALONEWe had a brilliant couple of nights for our Leaver's Willow Class performances of Bugsy Malone. Click on Tilly and Henry and then slideshow for a taste of the evening
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Old Vicarage in Leigh visit by Willow ClassA group of children from Year visited the Old Vicarage to share our "Wake up and Shake up" with the residents of the Care House. Everyone enjoyed themselves and we even had a visit from some ducklings. Enjoy our photos
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Our fantastic stay at Boscawen House, PortlandWe had a super week staying in Portland. Click on us and on the slideshow to see what fun we had.
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EXPRESSIVE ARTS DAYSCITT trainees Holly Varndell, James Rich, Amy Rutherford, Abby Spain and Rachel Anderson organised an Expressive Arts Day with Year 6 focusing on our community. They created some fantastic street art, wrote and performed a dance and a rap. Click on the link below to see the results of our creativity.
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RED NOSE DAY ASSEMBLYWe have been celebrating our talents by supporting Red Nose Day. Click on the links below to enjoy our talents.
TNT - Harry, Ollie & James
Seb, Alfie, Max & Patryk
Here come the Girls - Callum, Arthur & Henry
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BRIDGE BUILDINGWe've been investigating bridges and then building our own. Our challenge is to make a scale model of a bridge which will be: stable, span an 80cm gap, carry at least 2.kg, be 20cm wide and be as cost effective as possible.
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SLIPPER ATTACKWe have finally finished our Jester slippers and how fantastic they look. They are also very comfy and warm as well as looking very funky.
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Remembrance Day November 2008During the day the children immersed themselves in the study of one of the most famous battles of the Great War, the Battle of the Somme. They writing clearly captures their own feelings and an evocative sense of the almost 'unreal' events of that time.
 the-somme.doc
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SLIPPERS IN DTWe have been investigating slippers, looking at different styles and the different requirements of the wearers. We have designed our own slippers with a tudor theme.
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OUR SHOWING ASSEMBLY - A tale of two Henrys"It was a lora, lora laughs".In our Tudor assembly we performed two plays about Henry VIII choosing a new bride. We all read out recounts of our day with King Hal. Click on the link below to watch our Tudor Blind Date with your host Cilla Black. It may take a few seconds to sort itself out.
Henry Viii marriage to his German bride, Anne of Cleves
Tudor Blind Date
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OSMINGTON 2008Didn't we have a lovely time when we went to PGL's Osmington Bay.
If you want to download a photo make sure you expand the it first before you right-click "Save as " or copy into Microsoft Word.
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AFRICAN ARTS WEEK MASK DAYWe made some fabulous masks out of recycled card. We think they look fab!
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AFRICAN ARTS WEEKIn the run up to our exciting African Arts Week we have been painting African animals with a "twist" in acrylics which give really rich colours. Enjoy looking at them!
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OUR FINISHED CUSHIONSWe are rightly proud of our gorgeous cushions which we finished in time to make super Christmas gifts. Click on Leon and you can see all our wonderful creations.
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MAKING BATIK CUSHIONSWe have been having great fun learning how to use different resist methods and then designing and dyeing our fabric.
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INVESTIGATING BATIK TECHNIQUESThis term Class 6 have started a new topic investigating the art of Batik making. We have looked at the designs on traditional batiks and have been experimenting with different types of resist. Click on the picture to your right and look at our stunning work.
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BARTON HALL JULY 2007Class 6 spent a fantastic week at the PGL centre, Barton Hall in Torquay this July.
Click on the link below to watch our photo video collection; it may take a few minutes to load but it is well worth the wait. ENJOY.
Click on the image to the right to look at our photos whilst you are waiting.
class 6 Barton Hall
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OUR SUMMER PLAY - The Earth versus the Flying SaucersWe had great fun performing our summer play written and directed by our teacher Philip Hall. Click here for some photos of the stars.
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WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG...When we started looking into things to put into the year book we discovered some photos of Year Six when they were in Reception. Don't they look angelic...
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CLASS OF YEAR BOOK 2007Class 6 have been busy creating their Year book which has been funded by their own business enterprise ventures namely a cake stall and making and selling tie-dye T shirts with the help of the Gryphon Business Department. Click on the photo to see all our photo montages.
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SCULPTURE DAY WITH JEFF BODYWe had a really super day carving two sculptures with Jeff Body, a local sculptor; one is destined to become a concrete plaque of our school logo and the other is of a "zen" fish. The day was sponsored by our local NADFAS group.
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EGYPTIANSThis term we are studying the Egyptians.
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OUR CLASS 6 SUPER GIRLS' NETBALL TEAMThe girls have had a really successful year this year. Well done to one and all and thanks also to Mrs Payne (Coach) and the girls' parents for their ongoing support.
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DESIGN TECHNOLOGY bridge buildingThe challenge was to make a bridge, spanning 30cm, out of paper to carry the greatest load as it could withstand without breaking, whilst being as light as possible.
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JINGLE BOOK Christmas 2007Class 5 and 6's adaptation of Jungle book was a huge success
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SLIPPER MAKING IN DESIGN TECHNOLOGYClass 6 have been learning about how to make the perfect slipper. Have a look at our wonderful slippers.
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