Learning Journey: Sense of Community
Our Learning this week:
Reception: We completed our learning around, ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ on a high, with each class applying all their wild imagination to create their own version of the story by changing some aspects of it . The children then worked collaboratively to perform their own version of the story for the other class!
Year 1: We have been learning all about the Notting Hill Carnival and making links between how, and why, Claudia Jones helped to create the carnival. We used our imagining tool to design our own masks which we will make with Miss Harwood during our Art lesson next week. We can’t wait to show you our finished masks!
Year 2: We have been using our empathy goggles and making links tool to plan our own version of Oliver Jeffers’ book, ‘Here we are’. We are writing our own ‘notes for living on planet Earth’ and have worked together to write some thoughtful advice about looking after our planet, our bodies and each other.
Year 3: We have been having lots of fun in science, learning all about our bones and how they provide support for our body and protect our organs. We used our collaboration and making links tools to create some wonderful life-size skeletons!
Year 4: We have been using our planning tool to plan a factual report about the Windrush generation, as well as making links between our literacy text and our history topic.
Year 5: We have been using our asking questions and empathy tools to understand a playscript. We have tried to put ourselves in the shoes of the different characters and imagine what they are thinking and feeling. All of this learning will then help inform the play rehearsals with facilitators from The Old Vic theatre this term!
Year 6: We have been using our perseverance tool during our first assessment week. Year 6 have used managing distractions and making links tools, enabling them to showcase all of their learning so far. In Literacy, we have been writing an extended blog in the role of Leila about the life lessons she has learnt during her time in Norway. Look out for the QR code to listen to some of our blogs!
Cross Country Competition: Yesterday Dulwich Wood attended our second cross country meet. We took 36 students to run and every single one of the children did an amazing job. We took 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in multiple races and, even though we are waiting for an official result from the organiser, Miss Sinead and I are quietly confident… from Mr Sean
Thank you to Mr Greenwood, Mr Sean and all the parents for taking the children to compete!
Home Learning at Dulwich Wood
Please check Tapestry each week to find out about Home Learning opportunities:
- Fortnightly Home Learning Project
- Weekly Spelling list
- Monthly STEAM Question
Coming Up
Friends of Dulwich Wood Halloween Disco!
Friday 25th October
Call out for:
- 7 x Hot dog sellers – 45 mins shifts
- 8 x Pizza sellers – 45 min shifts
- 9 x face painters/ stencils/ tattoos – 45 mins shifts
- 6 x drinks sellers – 45 mins shifts
Please help as it means parents/ carers that have already volunteered will be able to also enjoy the event with their children.
Tickets (per person) and tokens can be brought here
Fruity Friday is Evolving!
Friends of Dulwich Wood aims to be as inclusive and equitable as possible in all our events. With that in mind, we would never want a child to be left out of Fruity Friday because they didn’t have their 50p that week for whatever reason, so we have decided to trial a new system of payment.
You can:
● pay online in advance (non-refundable in case of child absence/ Fruity Friday cancellation);
● pay online plus a little extra into the kitty so that every child can get something at Fruity Friday;
or
● continue to give your child money on a Friday (50p or a little extra for the kitty).
These extra kitty payments will ensure that every child can have something on Fruity Friday, regardless of financial circumstances. If children still want to pay with 50p they are welcome to.
We will be running this on a trial basis, starting with reception up to year 4 until Christmas, then hopefully rolling it out to include years 5 and 6 in the new year. If this experiment is going to work then we need everyone’s help in remembering to pay please – at the end of the day Fruity Friday not only teaches the children about healthy snacking but also raises funds for the school.
Dates for your diary
Fri 25th Oct
KS1 Celebration Assembly – All Welcome
Fri 25th Oct
FODW Halloween Disco
Mon 28th Oct – Fri 1st Nov
Half Term Holiday
Mon 4th Nov
Children return to School
Thu 7th Nov
Y1 Parent Workshop
Fri 6th Dec
FODW Winter Fair
See all Holiday Dates