Our Learning This Week  

by Neve and Ben.

In our wonderful Year 2 Lion class we have been working on pirates listening to sea shanties and watching a horrible history episode about Pirates. In our great maths lessons, we have been learning about weight in kg and g. We have also been practicing how to answer SATS questions and finally being safe online and transport. So that’s all from our Lions class.

Also, in the Reception class we have been working on our 2D shapes in maths, and in English, we have been looking at owls.

In our year one class a giant beanstalk appeared in the class with footprints and the children made wanted posters but the giant left them a note saying their posters wouldn’t work. Then the giant ate all the sweets Jack left beans to get the giant back to his kingdom and that’s all.

Year 5 & 6 Trip to The Heights of Abraham – 12^th October 2021

Our Upper Key Stage 2 team took the children to Matlock to explore the local geology and landscapes.  This was study was an excellent opportunity to build on previous local study work and to see how the landscape changes throughout the county.  The cable car journey was very exciting!

Year 3 & 4 Athletics - 12th October 2021

Well done to our fabulous Year 3 & 4 athletics team that took part in the Amber Valley competition this Tuesday. They have been practicing at Mr. Singh's club for the last few weeks and their hard work and talent helped them to achieve a third-place Bronze.  Many thanks to Mrs. Mould, Mrs. Warren, and all drivers and supporters.

Athletics – 5^th October 2021

Miss Walters and Mr. Singh took a team of Year 5 & 6 children to Alfreton to compete in an athletics tournament.  The children worked incredibly hard and although a close-fought battle, the children were the eventual winning team!  Well done Year 5 and 6!

West Midlands Safari Park – 1^st October 2021

Year 1 and Year 2 enjoyed a trip to West Midlands Safari Park as part of their topic on living things. After a tour around the park to see the animals the pupils went on the dinosaur trail, where they investigated different species and how and when they lived.

Year 2 Athletics Competition – 27^th September 2021

Miss Theobald and Mr. Singh took a team of Year 2 children to Belper to compete in an athletics tournament.  A great time was had by all and the team and supporters all showed great sportsmanship. Their hard work and efforts helped them to achieve a Bronze medal position.

Bikeability Year 6 - 24th September 2021

The children in Year 6 have enjoyed a week of cycling thanks to the Bike on Bikes team.  They have been learning how to cycle safely on the road and have earned their Bikeability badge.

Skids Study Presentation 17^th September 2021

Our children that took part in the Covid Study last year received a thankyou letter and a T-shirt from Public Health England.  A copy of the letter can be found below.

Chatsworth - 25th June

To support the children’s knowledge of the world around them, Reception and Year 1 enjoyed a visit to Chatsworth Farm Park on Friday 25^th June. The day started with a tour of the petting farm and an introduction to the animals.  The children were then able to feed the animals and spend some quality time on the adventure play park.  Throughout the visit, I was extremely proud of how our children behaved and represented themselves throughout the day.  Most importantly, it was really nice to be back taking part in these extra-curricular activities.

Breakdance - Thursday 24^th June

Our Year 6 children enjoyed a breakdance tutorial with Kelvin Clark last Thursday.  Kelvin is a member of the Diversity dance group and is local to Derbyshire.  The children had a great time learning some new moves!

Young Voices - 15th June 2021

On Tuesday our Year 3 children took part in a national initiative with the Young Voices team.  This was a Guinness World Records™ attempt for the Largest Simultaneous Sing-Along and an attempt to make the charts with a charity single! The children sang via a Zoom call with thousands of other children across the country.

Sports Week - w/c 8th June 2021

After a 2020 break for Covid, we have bounced back with another excellent, annual, Sports Week.  Our eye has been on the Tokyo Olympics and Miss Theobald and Mr. Singh have worked extremely hard to secure some excellent and diverse events and workshops for the children to participate in, and hopefully, the week has whetted the appetites of the children for more.

Below are some pictures to give you a flavour of the week, and hopefully class teachers will be putting class pictures in their section of the website.

Many thanks for your wonderful support during the week, especially in regards to clean PE clothing! 

For more details and photographs, please follow the link below:

World Book Day 21st May 2021

After having to cancel our celebration of World Bood day due to lockdown, we were finally able to celebrate today. M&M Productions came to school and performed Treasure Island to the children.  This was an excellent performance and many thanks to Rory for making the show come alive.

The day was also special, as not only were the children dressed in wonderful costumes, the kitchen team supplied an excellent 'takeaway' for the children.

New members of the school community 21st May 2021

We are delighted to introduce three new members to our school community.  Our bantams are already delighting the children and have already begun laying eggs, so hopefully, we may be selling some soon!

The chickens will give the children an opportunity to develop their animal husbandry skills and enable monitors to look after them throughout the day and take responsibility for their welfare.

I would like to say a huge thanks to the school council for developing the project and James Reid for making it happen and for offering to teach the skills that the children will need over the coming months. Our bantams are brown leghorns and are absolutely beautiful! Over the coming weeks, the school council will be running a competition to name them.

Lea Green Trip - Year 4 & 5 30th April 2021

Our Year 4 & 5 children enjoyed a well-deserved day at Lea Green today. Activities included low rope work, buggy driving, and orienteering.  Most importantly, after lockdown, the children were able to get back out and enjoy activities that contribute to their social and emotional development.  It was a fab day, enjoyed by all!

Certificate of Contribution - 23rd April 2021

We were pleased to receive the certificate below from Public Health England to recognise the school's role in the study of Covid.  Little Eaton was one of 5 schools in the County to take part in the study and throughout the pandemic, children and staff have undergone saliva and blood tests in an effort to help develop a better understanding of how the virus impacts schools and their pupils.

Many thanks to all those that took part.

First Aid Training  - 23rd April 2021

A big thanks to Chris from Paramedical Training for delivering first-aid training across the whole school.  The children really enjoyed the activities and I have heard that many children have been practicing at home.  It may be a good time to discuss a family emergency plan around what to do in the case of accidents or fire.

key skills taught include:

• what to do in an emergency
• how to put each other in the recovery position
• how to treat burns
• CPR.

Easter Egg Decorating March 2021

We had a cracking amount of entries in our annual competition.  The standard was egcellent and all children received a prize for their efforts.

Special mentions in particular for the ones below. 

Our Year 6 school council members holding a cheque for £170 which was raised on our Christmas Jumper Day.  They asked for the money to go to the Mackworth Church fire fund to help restore the church to its former glory. Hopefully, a copy of our school president's radio interview will be appearing here shortly.

Brass Lessons Year 3 - December 2020

Three weeks after receiving their instruments, the children have already learned a Christmas tune - Hot Mince Pies.

Forest Schools - October 2020

Mrs. Mould and Mrs. Lenton are now fully up and running with Forest Schools and are now taking their second Year 5 group and first Year 2 group.

What is Forest Schools?

Forest School is a child-centred inspirational learning process, that offers opportunities for holistic growth through regular sessions. It is a long-term program that supports play, exploration and supported risk-taking. It develops confidence and self-esteem through learner inspired, hands-on experiences in a natural setting.

Below is a selection of photographs to show you what we do.

Pantomime

M&M theatre productions visited the school on Wednesday 4th November 2020 to perform The Wizard of Oz. It was an excellent production, with one actor interacting with several pre-recorded characters.  The children were brilliant, and they seem to have preferred this year’s format.  M&M will be back in March for World Book Day.  I would also like to thank Rachel and the kitchen staff for supplying a real treat of a lunch.

Although the school has been shut down for all but key worker children, we have been hard at work looking at our environment.  Many of the activities that we have completed have been part of the Woodland Trust scheme of work and we have now qualified for our Silver Award.  A sample of the work the children have undertaken can be seen below.

Green Tree Art - March 2020

Skylarks class have been looking at the parts of plants and have used local flora to make bookmarks that can be used to revise the parts of a plant and how plants reproduce.

Green Tree Art - February 2020

Our Year 3 children have been using the local flora to create wonderful plant pictures to help them name the parts of a plant.  Please look at out gallery to see their brilliant artwork.

The school council have worked really hard over the last month to make the school more eco-friendly. We have joined the eco-school programme and have been presented with our Bronze Award.  More details can be found at: https://www.eco-schools.org.uk/

Continuing on from some work in our woodland area, we have been working towards the Green Tree Award Bronze certificate.

The Green Tree Schools Award encourages outdoor learning and inspires pupils about trees, woods and wildlife and will complement our eco-school work and our ultimate aim of becoming a forest school.

Year 5 pupils have spent the morning designing and building a bridge using a limited amount of resources. The bridges were tested to see which one could take the most weight.

This activity was a prelude to visit to Rolls-Royce.

This term we have competed in the Key Stage 1, Year 3&4 and Year 5&6 dodgeball competitions run by the amber Valley School Sports Partnership.  In all events, the children have shown great team spirit and have been great ambassadors for the school.