For their literacy narrative, the children in Year 3 have been exploring what happens when the main character, who is scared by noises in the walls, falls asleep with her comfort toy, only to have bad dreams. The children have been using powerful adjectives and descriptions to write about her nightmare.
The children have been learning about the different seasonal changes in the UK. In Geography, they have learnt about the four seasons – Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter and have looked at what happens to nature around us during the seasons.
In Science, they have been learning about how the length of the day changes and varies from season to season. They had a lot of fun investigating this using shadows and their shapes. They learnt that shadows will get longer during the day and will be at their longest at dusk, before the sun sets. They created shadow puppets, pretended their torches were the sun and tried to make the shadows longer and shorter.
In reception this half-term our project was ‘Sunshine and Flowers’. This seasonal project provides opportunities for outdoor learning and teaches children how to care for the plants and animals in their local environment and how to stay safe in the sun.
On Mental Health Awareness Week, staff raised awareness of anxiety by encouraging students to wear green as a show of support.
Year 5 and 6 girls from Belmore represented our school proudly at the HillingdonGirls Cricket Festival on Thursday 18th May. Cricket is a much-loved sport, played and celebrated all around the world - particularly in countries such as Australia, South America, West Indies, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
This term in Year 2 we made Beach huts! While we were making our beach huts we also wrote instructions on how the make them as we were learning about writing instructions in literacy and our geography topic in the spring term was about coastlines.
Belmore girls from years 3 and 4 represented our school proudly at the Hillingdon Y3/4 Golf Festival on Wednesday 17th May, which was hosted at Barnhill Community High. This event was an aspire event which gave the children the opportunity to play golf.
The educational visit from Zoolab provided our reception children with an extraordinary opportunity to expand their knowledge and deepen their connection with the natural world. Through interactive encounters with various mini beasts, they were able to gain firsthand experience, pose questions, and uncover a wealth of information about these captivating creatures. This remarkable workshop has undoubtedly kindled a lasting curiosity in the minds of our children, nurturing their enthusiasm for scientific exploration and fostering a sense of wonder for the diverse creatures that inhabit our planet.
Everyone at Belmore had a fantastic day on Friday celebrating the King's coronation. The staff and students looked wonderful dressed in red, white and blue!
The Year 5's began the Summer term with a big splash! Swimming and water safety are national curriculum requirements and essential life skills for our children. The children were responsible throughout the 2-week crash course and did very well travelling on public transport every day safely.
At Belmore we enjoy any opportunity to celebrate important dates and celebrations of all the different religions and cultures that make up our community.
The children looked fantastic dressed in bright colours as we acknowledged people on the Autism Spectrum, and celebrate their unique qualities.
