Chestnut Tree Class

Welcome to Chestnut Tree Class!

A warm welcome to parents and children from

Chestnut Tree Class!

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Here you will find lots of information about the fun and exciting things we are learning about. And as we are always very busy, please do visit our page often to see all of our wonderful and exciting adventures.

Our Lenten Journey

We began our Lenten Journey by making our Lenten Promises . We then received our ashes to help us carry out our promises and remind us of Jesus; time in the desert. We learned that sometimes we make mistakes and break our promises but God will always forgive us so we can start again.

Off to the library...

We had an unusual story telling experience at the library where we were the ones that created the story! Through art activities, exploration and detective skills we were able to construct a story together to explain the Captain's adventure! 

PE

In PE we have been putting out balancing and climbing skills to the test as we began using the apparatus to work on our gymnastic skills. Coach has helped us to balance and climb correctly in order to take on a number of obstacles! We found somethings a little bit scary but as we are all team players we encouraged each other to keep on going and to conquer our fears.

GO TEAM CHESTNUT!

WORLD BOOK DAY!

Our class was full of the most wonderful characters from the stories we all love and cherish. We loved the parade and had lots of fun story related activities in the classroom! We love reading and it was so lovely to talk about our favourite books!

Falconry UK

We had an amazing experience when Falconry UK came to show as some fantastic birds! We learned about birds from all over the world and how the adapt to live in their habitats! We were also very lucky to get to hold the birds! 

Judaism Workshop

Today we had a special visit from Ruth who taught us about Judaism. We learned about the similarities and differences between our religions and enjoyed hearing Ruth read from the Torah. We then had a fantastic workshop all about Passover. We learned about why Passover is celebrated with a fantastic retell of the first Passover, exploring how Moses led the Israelites to freedom and the Ten Plagues. We then discovered how Passover is celebrated now by exploring the different foods eaten at the Seder Meal. Back in class, we write a recount of our experience and also made a Seder plate explaining what foods are eaten and what they symbolise. It was a fantastic day of learning!

Numbers Day

Miss Kermani led a fantastic assembly to introduce us to NSPCs Number Day. We spent some time playing number games and had lots of fun solving Buddy's Challenge. 

Child Mental Health Week

This week we learned about taking care of our mental wellbeing. We learned about how we can understand who we our as a person to enable us to 'Know ourself and grow ourself!'

No Pens Day!

This Wednesday we had a whole day where we couldn't use pens. We really enjoyed doing our lessons on laptops and making fantastic dreamcatchers in our Adventure Learning lesson. 

RE

We have been learning all about forgiveness and sin during our RE lessons. This week we had fantastic discussions while learning about TEMPTATION! We learned about how Jesus was tempted in the desert and then we were given different situations and decided whether or not we would be tempted!

Pyjama Day!

It was so lovely to stay cosy all day in our pyjamas! We enjoyed stories and a little sleep!!

Science

In Science we are learning all about MATERIALS. We had lots of fun experimenting to decide which material is the best for the bounciest ball. We then discussed why some materials are better to use than others for a particular sport!

Art

In our Art Lessons, we have been learning all about sculptures. We researched the artist Rachel Whiteread and used our learning from history to create our own castle tiles.

The Sound Collector

We had a lot of fun performing a fantastic poem called The Sound Collector by Roger McGough. We used gestures and instruments to perform the poem expressively and then wrote our own versions of he poem.

In Maths we are learning about Place Value. This week we were partitioning numbers. First we built it, then we drew it, then we wrote and finally we said it. We loved learning about representing numbers in different ways using tens and ones!

In computing this week, we talked about how we need to stay safe online. We then learned how to log on to our laptops and as we had been following the golden rules we earned golden time to explore some fun educational games!

As the seasons change, we had lots of fun looking for seeds ready to plant in the spring. Mrs Saiz taught us about the different types of seeds and what they all produce. We then went on a hunt around our school garden to find seeds that produce different types of fruits , flowers and vegetables.

In Geography we are learning all about Continents and Oceans so we were so excited to make our own map to show where all the worlds continents and oceans are in relation to one another during a fun lesson in Adventure learning. Mr Dames was very impressed that we knew so much about the Northern and Southern Hemispheres!

Our First Week!

English

We read a fantastic book by our author of the term called 'Hide and Seek'. Then we went to the playground to play the game ourselves. Back in the classroom we learned all about the past tense and how to use our senses to describe so that we could write a recount of our amazing experience! What a fun way to learn in our English lessons!

*Chestnut Tree Class

2023-2024*

It was so lovely to celebrate the end of our time together with our Leavers Party. The children (and teachers!) had an amazing time showing off all our dance moves! 

This week we celebrated ONE WORLD WEEK! Our class country was France. We  learned to sing Frere Jaque and also heads , shoulders , knees and toes in French. We learned all about France and after dancing the CAN CAN we had an amazing time eating French food at Cafe de Chesnut!! 

Sports Day

We had an amazing time at Willesden Sports Centre showing off all the skills we have been learning over the year with Coach Taggart! Not only did we demonstrate our physical strengths but we also showed excellent sportsmanship and out great ability to work as a team! Welldone Chestnut Tree Class!

                             Chestnut Tree Class 2022- 2023

We were delighted to watch the eggs hatching at school and learn more about the life cycle of a duck .It has been a wonderful experience and it has inspired some great writing and a deep appreciation for the wonders of nature. Sadly, we had to say goodbye to the ducklings as they returned to the farm.

 CELEBRATING BEE DAY

World Bee Day is celebrated every year on the 20^th of May to acknowledge the crucial role bees play in our ecosystem. We enjoyed tasting different types of honey and learned about the importance of bees in pollinating the plants, from where we get our food from. Thank you for sharing your findings and projects that helped us understand the importance of protecting these vital insects and preserving our environment.

We are very proud of our felt pouches, which we have designed and

made using a running stitch. Children have been learning to sew fabrics together and follow their designs to complete their projects.