Larch - Week 3

Date: 23rd Jan 2025 @ 5:13pm

This week, Larch have have immersed themselves into a variety of different topics. In Writing, they have enjoyed watching 'Alma'; an award-winning short film about a young girl who visits a mysterious toy shop and I'm really looking forward to everyone's star writes next week. In Maths, we have started our unit on algebra by looking at function machines and substitutions. In Reading, we have been reading 'The Lady of Shalott'; a poem set in Camelot. We have also finished our work on classification in Science and everyone has produced an excellent poster on the work of Carl Linnaeus. Well done everyone! Our lessons culminated with a fantastic investigation showing the process of adding yeast to warm water and sugar...which in turn produces carbon dioxide through a chemical reaction. I don't think Larch will forget that lesson (especially the smell!) for a long time!

We have also been very lucky to have a special guest this week. On Wednesday, our entire school was visited by Max, a nine-year-old published author who has written two books based around his experiences of living with people who have autism. His visit was wonderful and we thank he and his parents for giving us their time. We also made a trip to Moss Bank Library and engaged with some activities based around Holocaust Memorial Week - a hugely important and poignant week for millions of people across the globe. During this visit, we learned more about the Nazi occupation of Europe and the experiences of Anne Frank and her family.

I'm looking forwward to seeing you all next week, have a great weekend!