Years 3 & 4 were lucky enough to have a workshop this week with author Leila Rasheed as part of the Henley Literary Festival. Leila read from her book, “Empires End: A Roman Story,” which centres on a young North African girl who sets out on a danger-filled journey to Britain in 207 AD. Leila also answered some questions that had…
Virtual Workshop with Katherine Rundell – Years 5 and 6 – 28th September 2020 Thanks to the wonders of technology and the demands of 2020, Years 5 and 6 joined over a thousand children from across the country for a virtual interview with popular, award-winning author Katherine Rundell, who has lots of fans at Lyndhurst! …
In French this week Year 3 have been learning to read, and write, the introductory questions and answers that we’ve covered orally up till now. We can find out a person’s name, how they’re feeling, how old they are and where they live : )
This week in drama Year 1 worked on an ensemble drama piece set in an enchanted forest. The children became giants, fairies and pixies, and all the characters worked together to have a magical woodland party.
Like around the world Lyndhurst celebrated harvest in their assembly today. As they entered school in the morning they were greeted by representatives from The Besom and had an opportunity to admire a display of their kind donations. Thank you to the Lyndhurst families’ generosity in donating food. The display looked fantastic. The Besom charity was extremely grateful for Lyndhurst…
Never too early to get prepared for Christmas! The children had worked so hard on their Christmas card designs, this means that the judging gets harder and harder. Mr Rudkin, Mrs Alder and Mrs Dodds had their work cut out picking a winner from each year group and overall school winning design. Watch this space…
Students in lower school singing have been enjoying getting back together in a safe environment to enjoy some of their favourite songs and learn some new ones too! Mrs Peacock has been impressed with the effort and smiles that all of the children have brought to the hall since the start of term.
In French this week, Year 2 have been learning about transport, and (optimistically!) saying how we are going to Paris…can you guess the method of transport from this photo?
Oscar says….. Taking part is fun! Oscar had great fun and felt very important helping Mr Rudkin with both the striking and fielding and fitness after school clubs this week. The children played a variety of games focusing on ball skills and hand eye coordination. Oscar made sure everyone had fun and was on hand…
Year 5 are working on collaboration in drama this half term. Using scripts and improvisations in small groups. This week they worked on stichomythic dialogue, a style of acting first used in ancient Greek theatre which flourished between 550 BC and 220 BC. Even though this form of dialogue is so old they have worked…