Our year is nearly over!


Our Teddy bear picnic was great fun! We enjoyed chatting to children in other classes and spent time with our new teachers!


Myself and Mrs Brooker are feeling quite sad and sentimental that we only have 2 days left with the class, we are really going to miss them! Each child means so much to us and we've had a fantastic year together! We have some fun activities planned for the next 2 days, and will be cherishing every moment together. 


Tomorrow the children will be bringing home all their belongings from School, including their work, busy books (book containing photos of them from the year) and their creative folders. Please take the time to look through this with your child, as the have worked so hard and you will really see just how much they have progressed over the year! They have done so well!


I would just like to thank you again for all your support and hard work this year! It's really has been enjoyable. 


Thank you to all the parents who have brought presents for us or made us gifts! You really are so generous and we appreciate your kind thoughts!


Have a great summer! I look forward to seeing the children in September in their new classes!


love Miss Smith and Mrs Brooker xxx

Last week in st Clare's! Can I remind everyone to bring in a named carrier bag. Book bags are no longer needed. Tomorrow is our teddy bears picnic. You may bring a bear, and one snack.

We had such a fantastic time at the farm today! We stroked animals, went on a tractor ride, and had a great time in the soft play area! We all enjoyed learning about all the different animals!

All the children were so well behaved and represented our School proudly!

Thank you again to parents and helpers who joined us on the trip! Your help was mostappreciated!

All the photos from the day are on the School website in St Clares Class page!

http://www.st-bartholomewsrc-pri.kent.sch.uk/classpages_list.asp?Section=101&subpagename=clare

Today we said goodbye to Miss Casey! We are so grateful for all her hard work! We enjoyed a little party to say thank you for all the fantastic learning she has done with us!

We look foward to our farm trip on Tuesday!
For the trip, please remember packed lunches in a NAMED bag.
Please bring a sunhat, wellies and a raincoat!
Please apply sunscreen before School and take any travel medication if required before School.
Book bags do not need to be bought in on the day of the school trip.
No money is needed.

Thanks!

Today the whole School celebrated World Sports Day! We made cards and a banner to wish the Olympic athletes luck in the London 2012 games.


Our School is representing China in the Cluster Schools Primary Olympic festival this week, so we also learned all about China! We learned about their Olympic achievements, and also about their country and culture.


We enjoyed making Panda bears!

Thank you to all parents who came to our assembly!

We were excited to show you all our learning and loved performing songs for you all!

The children haven't stopped singing since!
I was so impressed with their confidence, clear voices, and beautiful singing. There wasn't a dry eye in the room!!!! (Us included)
Well done children!!!!!

Can I also remind you that next week is Miss Casey's last week in our class. She has taught the children so really great lessons and we've really enjoyed her being a part of St Clares!

The children are really enjoying their Royal family topic this week. They enjoyed writing letters to congratulate the Queen on her Jubilee, and making Royal family trees. Today they made boats just like the Queen saw at her Jubilee Boat Pageant! The children designed and made boats, testing to see if they would float or sink!


Please remember our class assembly is this Thursday at 9:15am sharp!

Our RE topic is all about Friends. We made a Friendship board, and chose photos from the year that show all the great friends we have made, and the special times we have shared! We all enjoyed talking about our friends, and thinking about what a good friend should be. 

Hi all!


This week we have all celebrated Adopt a Monarch week. Our class Monarch was Alfred the Great! The children have really enjoyed learning facts about Alfred, baking cakes, and today made beautiful stained glass windows of Alfred, just like the one in Winchester Cathedral.
We also made time lines of Alfred's life.


I thought I would share photos of the displays of our learning, and our castle role play area, which is currently home to pictures and facts about Alfred, as well as costumes and food!


Next week we look forward to learning all about the Royal family!

Can I please remind all parents to return water bottles and PE kits to school, as we had many missing today!
Please also check your child has bought home the correct kit as some seem to have been put back in the wrong bags!
Many Thanks
Miss Smith

Today we enjoyed learning more about our class Monarch, Alfred the Great. A story tells that Alfred, tired after a battle, found a peasant lady living alone in a small house. He asked to rest a while by her fire. She kindly agreed, asking him to watch some cakes she was baking while she popped out. When she returned King Alfred was fast asleep and the cakes were burned.
Today we baked cakes and discussed the burning process. They were yummy!

Please remember our class assembly next Thursday 21st June, at 9:15 am.

Over half term we received an exciting package.... inside were signed photos, and a note from Olympian Tom Daley!
He signed photos for the children who had personalised their letters to him!
I was so pleased that both Tom and Rebecca replied to us! Considering how busy they must be, it's great to know they appreciate their supporters!

Today in School the children will be celebrating the Queen's Jubilee with a Garden Party! They are invited to bring cakes and sweets and dress in red, white and blue!
Yesterday the children enjoyed making cucumber sandwiches in honour of the Queen. They had to butter the bread, cut the cucumber and then cut the sandwiches into 4 triangles. We were impressed by some children's skills using cutlery!

Have a great half term and we look forward to hearing about all your Jubilee celebrations in the new term!

Remember children do not come back to School until Tuesday 12th June.

Miss Smith

Mini Olympics!

We had an exciting day today in st Clare's! We began with an Olympic quiz to see just how much the children had learned! We were amazed at the level of their knowledge about the London 2012 games! 3 teams Scored 100% and the other 2 only got 2 questions wrong!
Well done children!
Later on we held out cLass mini Olympics! The children participated in events such as running, cycling and javelin! The winners received gold, silver and bronze medals to keep! Each child also recieved a certificate congratulating them on their Olympic achievements!
It really has been a great topic with all the children enjoying learning so much about London, the Olympic games and their history!

Reminders: half term next week!
Para liturgy is this Friday 1st June at 10am in the church

The class have really enjoyed learning about London, the host city for the London 2012 Olympics. We studied landmarks, learned about the Royal family. Today they enjoyed making posters advertising the London Olympics! Have a great weekend!

Please can I remind all parents to send in a sun hat for the children to wear on the playground and in our outside area.
We also advise that you apply sun lotion to your child before school to cover them when playing outside throughout the day.

Many Thanks

Rebecca Adlington letter

St Clare's class received a very exciting package today. Olympic swimmer Rebecca addlington replied to our letters, answering our questions, sharing her training schedule and sent us some signed photographs! We were so excited and thankful to her for taking the time to reply!!! Hopefully Tom Daley will reply to us!

We are really enjoying our Olympic topic in St Clares! It's great to hear your feedback on your child's learning, mnay of you have commented on how much your child is coming home and telling you! Please leave any feedback in the comments box below!

Today we enjoyed learning about the Paralympics, and celebrated how anyone can have great skills as long as they work hard and train well! We were amazed at the skills of the Paralympic athletes!

We enjoyed having the chicks in our class today! We all had the oppertunity to hold the chicks and have a picture taken with them! They have grown so much already! We could see their feathers replacing their fluffy coats, and they were very lively and noisy!

Today we wrote letters to Olympic hopefuls Tom Daley and Rebecca Adlington, wishing them good luck in the London 2012 games. Each child chose which athlete they would write to and asked them questions, offered support and wished them well!
We posted the letters to the athletes fan mail addresses, so we hope they will reply to us!

Today we also enjoyed being creative with paint. First we listened to some classical music and described how it made us feel, or what it reminded us of. We then tried to capture our feelings by visually creating them in paint!

Can you see your art work?

Enjoy the Summer Fayre tomorrow! (12pm to 3pm) Have a lovely weekend! Miss Smith x