Freegrounds Junior School

Year 3 were joined by Peggy and her owner Guy this afternoon for a year group assembly. They enjoyed learning about the charity ‘Pets as Therapy’ and asked some very thoughtful questions. Peggy and Guy regularly visit our school and we are incredibly grateful for their time! 📚🦮

We had our first STEM ambassador of the week, marine geologist Dr Andrew Bellamy, visit Year 6 this afternoon. He showed his fantastic fossil collection- which included a woolly mammoth’s tusk! What a great start to British Science Week!

We are incredibly proud of our Year 5 and 6 girls football team who made it to the semi-final of the Plate competition. Unfortunately they lost 4-2 to Emsworth Primary School, but all of the girls worked hard and represented Freegrounds brilliantly!

Our shelter building and manipulative play areas are proving immensely popular at lunchtimes! The children are demonstrating excellent team work, creativity and critical thinking skills whilst playing. Thank you to everyone who has donated items for these areas so far.

Mrs Husslebee launched Science week in assembly this morning! The children thoroughly enjoyed watching her demonstrations and learning about the qualities of a scientist. We hope that they are truly inspired to try some experiments of their own at home!

Pine class took their reading outside today whilst exploring and designing possible reading spaces around the school grounds. As well as this, they enjoyed the class read Gangsta Granny and designed their own Gangsta Granny characters to go on display!

Maple Class have enjoyed the opportunity to use their collaging skills again when creating posters for their class book corner as part of their World Book Day activities! 🌍📚

Our World Book Day celebrations are in full swing! Thank you to all of our Year 3 and 4 parents who attended our Reading Cafe this morning it was lovely to see so many families enjoying reading together!

Year 3 are learning about length in their Maths lessons this week. Mrs Blake's group enjoyed going outside this morning to measure their heights and how far they can jump. It was fantastic to see such fantastic team work on display!

It was wonderful to have so many families in school this morning for our Year 5 and 6 Spring term Reading Cafe!

Year 3 had a STEM visitor who delivered a wonderful science lesson where they learnt about discovering density. They had such a brilliant time creating their own lava lamps using water, food colouring, oil and a fizzy tablet!

For our new English learning journey, we are reading, ‘The Selfish Giant’. Yesterday, Year 3 were blessed with glorious sunshine as they wandered through the school grounds. Whilst we walked, we generated positive adjectives to describe the Giant’s garden.

In English this week, Year 5 have been orally rehearsing sentences for their information text about the yellow spotted lizard from our class text “Holes” by Louis Sachar. We practised using nouns other than ”lizard”, such as “venomous creature “ and “reclusive reptile”.

Earthquakes and Volcanoes is the Geography topic in Year 6 this half term. Using crackers (tectonic plates), squirty cream (earths mantle) and marshmallow crispies (continents), the children learned how a volcano forms.

Year 6 have been getting creative this week as they began sculpting their Fantastic Beast out of cardboard. They have carefully considered their beasts features and how they will turn their 2D design into 3D.

Well done to all of the children who received a 'Star of the Week' certificate for displaying one of our school learning behaviours or won a token for our book vending machine in this week's reading raffle!

Year 3 have been demonstrating fantastic teamwork in Maths when learning how to multiply and divide 2-digit numbers by a 1-digit number using place value counters to support their understanding.

In Maths this week, Year 4 have been exploring perimeter using multi link cubes. They’ve been thinking carefully about the accuracy of their measuring and using formal and mental addition methods to help them with their final calculation!

It is wonderful to see that so many of our children participate in Guides, Brownies, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. They have worn their uniforms to school today to celebrate World Thinking Day.

Yesterday Year 4 went back in time and experienced what life was like in Anglo Saxon Britain! They interviewed Anglo Saxon women, became archaeologists looking at clues and used excellent teamwork skills to create a whole class Saxon cross.