Money, Money, Money

It's maths week here at Charsfield and yesterday Jim, Joanne and Janet came along from Ipswich Building Society to help coordinate a money day.

Children from years 2, 3 and 4 were involved and learnt about the origins of money (it all started with a fisherman!), the different currencies around the world, how to save and the fact that money does not grow on trees! 

They played money bingo, money dominoes and made money boxes.  Class 2 teacher Miss Tuckwell said "It was a brilliant way for the children to gain a greater understanding and awareness of money, everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves."

 

All Aboard!

Whilst Class 3 are off on their residential, Classes 1 & 2 had a lovely sunny day out by the sea.  A day in Lowestoft but not a sandcastle in sight!  Instead trolley buses and trams at the East Anglian Transport Museum.

Mrs Root, Class 1 teacher said "It was an excellent day, the children and staff thoroughly enjoyed themselves. We had a ride on a trolley bus, a tram and a train and the cobbled roads made it very authentic.  We also had to be very alert to road safety because the trolley buses were so quiet".

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Speed Stacking

The first day back after the Easter break and it rained solidly until around 2pm.  Consequently Class 1 were unable to get outside for their PE lesson :-(

Instead they exercised their hand / eye co-ordination and both sides of the brain, as well as working on their team work skills in a variety of speed stacking tasks :-)

Who could create and then dismantle the stacked shape in the fastest time.  Here are some of the designs:

Mouth Painting

Did you see the fantastic item on BBCs 'Inside Out' this week? It was about blind artist Sargy Mann.

This term the children in Class 1 have been learning about the body - how it works and sometimes how it doesn't work. In a lesson about disability the children tried painting with their mouths and found it was very difficult, especially trying to keep their hands behind their backs!

Dancing at Dennington

Over the last 3 weeks Class One have been learning how to dance with Dennington School. We learnt how to do a Medieval dance, a Waltz and how to hand jive. It was hard work but a lot of fun and even the teachers joined in.

Orford Castle Trip more photos

Some more photos of our trip to Orford Castle.

Orford Castle Trip

Class One had a fantastic hands on experience at Orford Castle. The children had such a wonderful day and learnt a great deal about life in a castle in Suffolk. We couldn't have asked for a nicer day.

The new term in Class One

We have been working hard in Class One and the children are now settling in well.

Ipswich Museum

In line with their topic on Ancient Egypt this term, Class 1 have taken a trip to the Ipswich Museum, where there is a wonderful display of Ancient Egyptian artifacts and lots of information to absorb.

Year 6 make an afternoon of fun for Class 1

After the rigours of SATs exams, the Year 6 pupils devised obstacle courses for Class 1.

Class 1 want their Mummies

Our Ancient Egyptian theme is well under way. This week we built a pyramid in the classroom and the children mummified each other!

Bowling was great fun

Class 1 went bowling this week and we had to do a lot of maths to work out the scores and add up how many pins we knocked over as we went along. What a surprise the bowling lanes were named after planets, we had Mercury and Venus.

New Equipment is Fun

Some new equipment arrived in Class One this week and the children couldn't wait to unpack it.

Share Day in Class 1

Share Day in Class 1

Last week Class 1 had a share day with their parents and carers. Everyone had a lot of fun and worked very hard. It was a terrific day. Thanks to all the parents who made it such a special day.

Pancake Day in Class One

Today was Pancake Day. Class One made pancakes, ate lots of them and then had a pancake race.

Space Day with Dennington

This week we had a wonderful day making space ships and space helmets with Dennington. We even made a space ship we could get inside.

Making the Planets

Class 1 have spent quite a while making the planets in our solar system out of paper mache for a classroom display. It has been hard work, but we are really pleased with the results.

Is There Any One Our There? Space Topic

This term's topic in Class 1 has been 'Space.' We have been off to a flying start. The children have been learning the names and position of all the planets in our solar system and finding out what they are like.

Reception Children Working Hard

The Reception children work very hard to learn new skills. Here is a numeracy lesson where they were learning how to group items in order to count them accurately.