Blog by Helen Mackie

We had an amazing time playing Wheelchair Basketball. 

We learned how to play handball with Jordan from Barrow AFC.

The rule of three was quite tricky, you can only hold the ball for 3 seconds before passing it on and you can only take 3 steps whilst holding the ball.

We are excited that our rainforest jars have started to grow! If you look closely you should see some small plants and some condensation on the edge of the jars.

Today we were invited to wear a scarf to school to celebrate Children's Mental Health Week and our PSHE scheme of work. Scarf stands for: Safety Caring, Achievement, Resilience, and Friendship

We made rainforest jars today. We put a few pebbles and some soil in a jar, watered it,  then added a few seeds and some moss. WE sealed the jars and put them on the window ledge. We hope they will start to grow over half term and we will be able to see the water cycle in action.

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We learnt different bow techniques and start pitch playing animal noises for Old McDonald

Mice - playing behind the bridge

Sheep - Double Stopping (playing chords G + D together

Bees/Butterflies - String crossing at top of bow

Cows - Siren - Slide finger up G string      …

Imran told us all about Prophet Muhammad's life. We learned that he had a very hard life, his parents died so he was an orphan, and then his grandfather died too. Two angels washed Mohammad's heart and took a black bit out. Many years later Angel Gabriel told him he would be a…

Today we practiced basketball skills with Jordan from Barrow AFC.

We were inspired by The Great Kapok Tree.

Jordan from Barrow AFC did some hockey skills with us today.

We practiced dribbling with a partner and in teams.

We have been doing some amazing artwork using pastels ready to create our rainforest reading area.