Learning Journey – World of Culture
Dulwich Wood Running Club News
Miss Shaw took a team to an inter-school’s cross-country event on Tuesday, the competition was fierce, Lizzie (Y3) came second in her race and everyone else gave it their very best, real perseverance, well done everyone!
On Wednesday Running Club were invited to a bespoke training session from Trevor at Dulwich College track, they learnt some top tips and had great fun.
A Snapshot of our Week…
Reception: As we have continued to explore the text ‘Where the Wild Things Are’, we have been practising sequencing and retelling the story, and then acting it out as a class. We have also enjoyed writing messages to one of the wild things to help him found some lost items and using their imagining tool to draw huge pictures of the wild things to add them to the role play area.
Year 1: We have been using our imagining and empathy tool to write in the first person about Beegu’s feelings. We thought of adventurous adjectives to replace the words sad and happy in our writing.
Year 2: We have been using our making links tool in maths to explore the 2, 5 and 10 times table. We have also really enjoyed using our collaboration tool to prepare our World of Culture assembly for next week- we are so excited!
Year 3: We have been using our imagining tool to create our own versions of Sparky the Sloth. We have also been hard at work practising for our assembly next week and can’t wait to show you all!
Year 4: We have used our imagining tool brilliantly this week to finish our stories based on Tar Beach. We have absolutely loved reading our creations! We’ve also been using our perseverance tool to practise times tables, at school and at home!
Year 5: We visited St Olav’s ‘Sjømannskirken’ church in Rotherhithe. We used our asking questions tool to find out about culture and religion in Norway, as well as the history of Scandinavians in the London docklands.
Year 6: We have been making great use of our reasoning and empathy skills this week in discussions about our Big Question: What is cultural appropriation? We enjoyed listening respectfully to each other’s opinions and articulating our thoughts carefully.
Coming Up
World of Culture Assemblies
Please join us for our World of Culture Key Stage Assemblies next week. This learning journey has been fantastic in so may ways, we would love you all to come along and see our heritage boxes, find out what we have been learning and hear our wonderful singing. Children can wear clothes which represent their heritage on the day of their assembly.
- Tue 17th Oct @ 9am – Y3 & Y4
- Wed 18th Oct @ 9am – Y5 & Y6
- Thu 19th Oct @ 9am – Y1 & Y2
Friday 20th October – Show Racism The Red Card & Chartwells Menu Taster Session
Miss Davies will be leading a whole School assembly based around showing racism the red card. Please can all children (and families!) wear red for school on that day to show their support.
This Assembly is for Children only however Chartwells are supporting this day by sharing food from their multicultural menu with Parents from 2.30pm to 3.15pm, please pop over to the under covered area outside the Lower Hall and have a taste!
Home Learning – World of Culture
The home learning has been exceptional this half term. Alma (Y6) has created this really interesting book answering the question – What is Culture? Take a read for yourself!
Dates for your diary
Mon 16th Oct
Reception Phonics Workshop for Parents – 9am & 5pm
Mon 16th Oct
Y1 Horniman Museum Trip
Tue 17th Oct
Individual School Photos
Tue 17th Oct
Y3 & Y4 World of Culture Assembly @ 9am
Wed 18th Oct
Y5 & Y6 World of Culture Assembly @ 9am
Thu 19th Oct
Y1 & Y2 World of Culture Assembly @ 9am
Thu 19th Oct
Y2 Horniman Museum Trip
Fri 20th Oct
Show Racism the Red Card Day
Fri 20th Oct
Chartwell’s Taster Session for Parents (2:30pm – 3:15pm)
Mon 23rd Oct – Mon 30th Oct
Half Term
Tue 31st Oct
Children return to school
Fri 3rd Nov
FODW Halloween Disco
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School Tours
Tours will be taking place every Friday at 9.30am for prospective Parents.
Miss Greenaway will be leading the tours for Parents who might like to apply for a place in Reception September 2024.
Mrs Jary will be leading tours for new families interested in a place in another year group. Please note Year 4 is completely full and has a waiting list.