Sycamore Class

Sycamore class finished the school year with ice creams and games on the playground. Thank you for an amazing year! @RackhamPrimary

Children enjoyed making mixed media landscapes today based on their responses to the question "If you had a magic carpet, where would you ask it to take you?" A great end to a lovely week.#Artsmark #DaytoCreate @storybreathing @RackhamPrimary

Sycamore have had such fun during Arts Week. Here they are constructing their skyscrapers based on the architecture in the book "The Journey". #Artsmark #DaytoCreate @storybreathing @RackhamPrimary

Sycamore were so lucky today! Sarah from Lane Academy Dance taught us a fantastic dance to music from High School Musical. The children responded brilliantly to Sarah's teaching and enjoyed learning the routine. Looking forward to next week's session. @RackhamPrimary

Today, children in Sycamore wore colourful tops to mark World Autism Awareness Day which is tomorrow. A bright end to a very busy term. Happy Easter everyone! #WorldAutismAwarenessWeek @RackhamPrimary

We enjoyed being in the beautiful Spring sunshine this afternoon, seeking out and sketching signs of Spring around our field and playground. @RackhamPrimary

Sycamore have really enjoyed listening to the Masked Readers reading their favourite books and poems this week. On Thursday they dressed up as their own favourite characters for World Book Day. @RackhamPrimary

Sycamore were excited to plant their gage tree in Rackham's new orchard and to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee as part of the Queen's Green Canopy initiative. We look forward to seeing it grow and thrive. @QGCanopy @RackhamPrimary

Year 3s have been thinking about how they would like to improve their mental health in Children's Mental Health Week. #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek @RackhamPrimary

Sycamore have worked hard on multiplying by 10 and 100 this week and enjoyed dividing by 10 and 100 today. @RackhamPrimary

In Maths today, Sycamore children took part in a timed challenge to think of all the different ways they could make or represent a number using their knowledge of the 2, 4 and 8 times tables. #MathsWeekEngland #RackhamLovesMaths

This week we are making plaster models of Ancient Egyptian Mummies. Today we applied modroc to the newspaper mummies we made yesterday. We will be painting them later in the week. @RackhamPrimary

Children in Sycamore enjoyed dressing up for Down's Syndrome and wearing something green to raise awareness of Dwarfism. #DressupforDowns #dwarfismawarenessmonth @RackhamPrimary

As part of National Poetry Day, Sycamore enjoyed performing a Harvest Poem together as a class and listening to the poem "Chocolate" by Michael Rosen as part of our Science lesson, which involved a melting chocolate investigation. @RackhamPrimary #RackhamArtsmark #Artsmark

Sycamore Class designed their own parachutes today and tested them out. The children enjoyed choosing the best materials and design to ensure a safe landing. Wishing Mrs Harrison the safest of landings for her Skydive! @RackhamPrimary @JumpforRackham @MrsHarrison81

Sycamore had fun in the sun today, collecting natural items from the school field to create rainbow collages. The children are settling into their new class really well, getting to know each other and making new friends. @RackhamPrimary

We have really enjoyed taking part in Arts, Maths and Science Week and the children have produced some lovely work. Here is a video showcasing the children's favourites. #ArtsMathsScienceWeek @RackhamPrimary

In English this week, Sycamore children enjoyed using their persuasive writing and design skills to produce advertisements for Roman chariots. #EduArtsFest @RackhamPrimary

Sycamore had fun doing a number rap on National Numeracy Day this week. @RackhamPrimary #NationalNumeracyDay #RackhamlovesMaths

Well done to children in Sycamore who have worked so hard at home this week and to their families for supporting their studies. Here is an example of the wonderful artwork produced at home. Have a great Easter break! @RackhamPrimary