Stubby Leas Nursing Home Carol Singing
Volunteers from Class 3 and 4 went carol singing this week to the local nursing home. It is a long standing tradition here at The Howard and one we are very much pleased to be a part of. We sang a number of songs for the residents, including Silent Night and Away in a Manger. The children…
Class 4 Design and Technology
Class 4 started their new D&T topic this week. As you can see from the gallery they have been getting to grips with knitting. It's certainly not as easy as it looks and it takes a lot of patience and concentration. We are linking in with our History topic and we are hoping to create a blanket…
WW2 Timeline
In their History lessons, Class 4 have been learning about World War 2. In this piece of work, the children were given a list of key events that took place during 1939 - 1945. They then had to research the events and place them into chronological order on a timeline. As you can see their…
Girls Football
The Class 4 girls travelled to The Vision Football Factory this week to take part in the annual Tamworth Primary School football competition. It was the first opportunity for many of our girls to take part in competitive football matches and they performed brilliantly. The improvements continued…
Remembrance Day
The Children at The Howard showed their respect to all those who have lost their lives in conflicts around the World. We held an assembly where the children were taught about the important act of remembrance and to conclude we held a 2 minute silence.
The Solar System
In Class 4 we have started a new topic on Earth and Space. We have started by looking at the size of the planets and the distance that they are from the Sun. To demonstrate this we made 3D models of the Solar System.
Playground Leadership
In PE this Term, Class 4 have been developing their leadership skills in preparation for the second half of this term when they will become playground leaders. This will involve delivering mini coaching sessions to our younger children during break times. We have been working on warm ups and…
Adaption and Evolution
As part of our ongoing topic on Charles Darwin and the concept of evolution we have been looking at how animals have adapted to the environment in which they live. We have also been looking at the ways plants have to adapt to survive - sometimes in the harshest of conditions. We chose 4…
2 Point Perspective
Our art topic for this half term is developing our sketching skills. After experimenting with 3D shapes, where we looked at how shading can impact our final designs, we started to look at one point perspective. This involved using a horizon line and a vanishing point. As you can see from our…
Class 4 First Aid
As part of our PSHE learning we started our first aid topic this week. We learned how to treat a number of injuries and illnesses. We learned how to carry out a 'Primary Survey' if we were to find someone who was poorly or had sustained an injury. We know the importance of DR ABC! Ask us about…
Packington Farm visit
As an introduction to our new geography topic of food and farming we made the short trip to Packington Farm. It was a beautiful day, when we were met by our guides for the day , Roy and Jules. We saw lots of exciting things like the pigs and lambs . Jules and Roy took us on a lovely trail with…
Mythical Creature Creative Writing
Having studied mythical ancient Greek monsters, such as The Minotaur and The Cyclops, we decided that we should have a go a2 creating some mythical beasts of our own. We considered many aspects of our creatures such as appearance, diet, habitat and personality. Once we had created a plan we…