Dodgeball

9th November 2023Kate Thompson

This afternoon in our PE lesson, we developed our dodging skills to avoid being hit. The two things we needed to be successful today were keeping our head up to see the throwers and standing in the ready position with your knees bent ready to move. First, we practiced in partners dodging, ducking and jumping out of the way of the ball. Then, we had a bigger game of dodgeball. We were able to put our dodging skills into practice. It was fantastic to see the children playing by the rules and being honest if they got hit.

Diwali!

9th November 2023A Welburn

This week in Crew MW, we’ve been learning all about the Hindu festival of light – Diwali! We’ve explored how Diwali is celebrated through looking at photographs and videos, and we have seen that they set off fireworks as part of their celebrations, just like we do on Bonfire Night!

After we had looked at our photos and the videos, we had an exciting visitor! Miss Shelley came in to do a Diwali dance workshop with us all! We had so much fun and learnt lots of new dance moves!

After our Diwali dancing, we looked at Diva Lamps and thought about how we could make these out of clay. We rolled the clay into a ball, squashed it down and then used the end of a rolling pin to make indentations for the candle. Once we had shaped the lamps, we used the clay tools to create patterns on them. We can’t wait for them to dry out so that we can paint them!

In provision, we have also been using the beads, pasta and coloured sand to make Rangoli patterns! We’ve loved learning all about Diwali!

Diwali Dance Workshop

8th November 2023Jemma Dorman

We had a fabulous Wednesday morning taking part in a Diwali dance workshop! We worked on moving freely and with self-expression in the hall. Building up confidence, and gaining knowledge of multicultural celebrations through different styles of dance. Developing agility, coordination, flexibility and balance.

Why don’t you try some of our favourite dance moves at home!

  • Lotus position – Start with palms facing the sky. Curl the fingers up towards the sky starting with the little finger. Cross the arms over at the wrists to create a flower shape (lotus flower)
  • Prayer – Palms of the hands together to make a prayer. Can go up high above the head, down low, or even flip upside down.
  • Changing light bulbs – Start with palms facing the sky. Curl the fingers up towards the sky starting with the little finger. Twist at the wrist as if changing a light bulb.

What a lovely day in FS1!