06.06.25 We are Scientists
In the last Science week of the year we explored the question ‘Where did all the rain go?’ We looked at the water cycle and focused on the key elements: precipitation, evaporation and condensation.
What happened to my water picture? We conducted an investigation to find out what would happen to our water drawings in the sun. The children drew pictures on the playground using water and paintbrushes and then timed how long it took the pictures to evaporate using stopwatches. We discovered that the drawings in the sunniest areas evaporated the quickest!
In Maths we made models of 3D shapes, discussing the number of faces, edges and corners! In English, we started our unit on playscripts! The children loved acting out the play and learning about plural possessive apostrophes.
23.05.25 Forest School and Music
This week in forest school, we walked all the way to the topograph at Haresfield Beacon. From here we had a wonderful view over Gloucestershire and the River Severn. We looked at all the human and physical geographical features we could see. Then we compared what we could see to the landmarks on the OS maps and used a compass to work out which direction to lay out our map. We had a wonderful time!
In music this term we are learning the ukulele with Gloucestershire Music Service. We really enjoy our Tuesday morning music lessons!
16.05.25 We are Geographers!
This term, we have focused on regional geography. Comparing Normandy and Gloucestershire.
This week, we learnt about human and physical features of both locations and looked closely at the land use in each area! During Forest School we walked to Haresfield Beacon to identify the land use of our local area.
The children enjoyed taking part in a ‘Mrs Cripps quiz’ – pretending we were on a game show and answering questions about the city of Rouen, Trouville Sur Mer, Mont Saint Michel and the River Orne.The children were fantasic using their quick recall of facts to correctly answer the questions quickly! Well done Maple Class!
We also used Google Maps and OS maps to identify how many rivers, mountains, forests and cities were in Normandy and Gloucestershire then compared the two.
06.05.25 Measuring Mass and Writing Instructions
In Maths this week the Year 3’s have had a great time learning to measure mass in grams and kilograms using digital and mechanical scales.
In English the children will be writing a set of instructions for a board game. We looked at board game instructions this week and thought about everything they include and had lots of fun playing some games!
28.04.25 Science Week and Measuring
This week in science the children have been answering the question ‘how and why does a lion chase its prey?’ They learnt about food chains both at school and at forest school and also conducted experiments to find out how our bones and muscles help us to move.
The Year 3’s have also been learning about measuring length in maths and had great fun completing some practical measuring outside.
11.04.25 Making our Pencil Cases and Author Visit
This week, the children used their final designs to make their pencil cases! They learnt how to use a back stitch to sew the edges of their pencil case together. The children were amazing at applique, adding detail to their pencil case by either sewing or gluing their details on. Finally, the children learnt how to sew on a button.
We had an exciting visit this week from the Author B.Ware. She told us all about her books ‘May Contain Dragons’ and ‘Magic can be Dangerous’ and inspired the children to create some super creative stories of their own.
04.04.25 Designing our Pencil Cases and Year 3 Library Visit
Our D.T project is well underway in Maple Class! The children have researched pencil case designs and learnt about Lothor Van Faber who successfully made Faber Castell pencils and pencil cases.
This week, we developed a design criteria as a whole class: innovative, functional, appealing and fit for purpose. Then developed our initial ideas for our pencil case design. We looked at the fabric that was available and thought carefully about the size and durability of the product. Finally, we decided upon our final design and created an annotated sketch to support us in the next stage of the design process.
On Thursday this week our Year 3’s had a wonderful visit to Stroud Library. We had an introduction to the library and a treasure hunt. The children all received their own library card and were able to borrow a book at the end of the visit. Many thanks to our volunteers for coming with us. We hope to make this an annual event so that all children at Whiteshill will have a library card and be able to use the wonderful facilities Stroud Library has to offer.
28.03.24 Music and Forest School
We had a wonderful time at forest school this week pretending to be pre-historic hunter-gatherers. The children found and chopped wild garlic and used it to make their very own garlic bread, which they loved eating!
We also had a special treat in singing assembly this week, when we got to find out about the double bass. The children performed three songs, accompanied by this great big instrument and learnt all about how it creates it’s very deep sound. They all sounded fantastic!
21.03.25 Trip to Museum in the Park
On Wednesday we walked to the Museum in the Park in Stratford Park and what lovely sunny weather we had!
We did lots of activities throughout the day!
Handling Prehistoric Tools. This session provided an opportunity for the children to get hands on with real tools made and used by prehistoric people. We thought about how these tools might have been used and about the material used to make them.
Pre-History Discovery Trail. We explored the museum and continued to think about prehistory by looking at and talking about objects on display from the museum collection.
Experiencing using Stone Age flint tools. We had vegetables to chop up, slice, scrape, and shape using Stone Age tools!
Creating a clay beaker: We made and decorated a clay pot inspired by the Bronze Age beaker in the museum collection that was found locally in a Bronze Age burial. Children used the clay coil technique to build the pot and used natural materials to create patterns on the sides of the beaker.
Why were mammoths so important? We had the chance to think about how early Stone Age people used the resources available to them and thought about how each part of a mammoth’s body could have been used. We used an artist made jigsaw to ‘reveal’ parts of a mammoths body.
14.03.25 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat!
We had such an amazing time this week, going to watch Joseph at the Bristol Hippodrome. The children were fantastically behaved- we were so proud of them. The show was memorising and we were all really inspired by the amazing performers, musicians and production! What a super experience!
07.03.25 World Book Day
Maple Class had an amazing day celebrating World Book Day! The children had the opportunity to spend time in each class across the school and enjoyed a story read to them by each teacher! In Maple, Mrs Cripps read ‘Dinosaur Lady’ by Linda Skeers, in Willow Mrs Clarke read ‘We are Going on a Lion Hunt’ by David Axtell. In Elm Mr Coysh read ‘The Monkey with the Bright Blue Bottom’ by Steve Smallman and in Oak Miss Middleton read ‘Little Red Riding Hood: The Wolf’s Story.’ In the afternoon the children shared their favourite stories with their class and talked about their favourite authors and books.
28.02.25 Magnet fun!
This week was science week in Maple Class! We were investigating magnetic force. The children conducted experiments to show how magnetic force can act at a distance. They also investigated and made predictions about which materials are magnetic. They observed how magnets have two poles and can attract and repel each other. The children made mazes, where they could move a paperclip through the maze with the magnet acting through the paper. They investigated how they could make a paper clip float using magnetic force. They made models using magnets and used the train track to investigate attracting and repelling forces. Thank you for all your bottle donations! The children loved making magnetic sensory bottles and investigating which materials would be attracted to the magnets through the bottle.
14.02.25 Archery
This week some of the children had the opportunity to try out archery and other sporting activities. The children listened well to instructions and tried their very best to use their coordination to pull back the bow string, aim and hit the target!
We have started our next writing unit in English which is based on Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo which is a spellbinding adventure story about friendship and survival. The children have been captivated by the story so far and are excited to write their own version of the story!
07.02.25 Visitors and Yoga
This week we had our E-Safety expert Richard in to tell us all about how to stay safe online. The children contributed to discussions beautifully and, through his annual visits, now have lots of really fantastic knowledge about how to be a safe and responsible digital citizen.
We were also very lucky to be visited by Labour Councillor, Shyama Ananthan, who told us all about what it is like to be a local councillor. The children also read her the persuasive letters they have been writing in English all about saving the bees. The children have worked really hard on these using all of the persuasive techniques we have learnt, as well as the knowledge from their science topic about pollination. We were so proud of them, that we made a joint class letter which Shyama will take with her to parliament! Many thanks to Shyama for volunteering her time. It was a wonderful experience for the children.
This half term, the children have been having PE sessions with a yoga specialist, which they have really enjoyed. As you can see, they tried out some very tricky moves this Thursday!
31.01.25 We are Poets, Artists & Engineers!
Wow what a fantastic week we have had in Maple Class!
Ronnie McGrath came to visit us. Ronnie is a visual artist, educator and poet. The children experienced an exciting and innovative workshop involving poetry and visual art. The children were introduced to three black contemporary artists, thus broadening their understanding of art, Black art and culture as a whole to inspire them to produce poetry of their own based on Ankara Fabric. It was amazing! All the children joined in with the poetry and enjoyed Ronnie’s humor, energetic performances and exciting teaching style. We want to say a big thank you to Ronnie for inspiring us!
We took part in the K’NEX challenge! This year, the children were asked to create a sturdy structure which included a moving part which was able to lift a small box 13 cm into the air. The children worked together in teams to engineer their structures. It was fantastic to hear their wonderful ideas and watch them try out different models, learn and adapt their structures until they made something that worked! Congratulations to Charlotte and Lily who won the competition and will now go through to the next round!
We also had a Stay Safe workshop which empowered the children to keep themselves safe online. Celebrated Luna New Year, learnt about Stone Age to Iron Age settlements and got stuck in to writing letters to our local Councillor about our concern for bees.
24.01.25 Maths and Bird Watching
The children have been working really hard on their multiplication in Maple Class. We are so proud of them for the work they have been doing at home on their rapid recall of times table facts. This has really shown in their maths lessons this week, where year 3 have been multiplying a two-digit number by a one digit number. Well done and thank you for all your hard work!
Many thanks to Nikki, who kindly asked the children to be involved in the Whiteshill and Ruscombe Garden Birdwatch. They had a wonderful afternoon, looking out for and identifying all of the different species of bird in our village.
17.01.25 We are Historians
This term we are historians answering the question ‘How did Britain change from the Stone Age to the Iron Age?’
We have carefully studied an artists representation of what the Stone Age may have been like. The children were able to identify that Old Stone Age people may have used stone and flint tools to hunt animals such as deer. They had small fishing boats and ate fish. We think they may have used an animal skull as a headdress for special ceremonies.
How has the artist made this picture as historically accurate as possible? We discussed that evidence has been found by archaeologists, at sites in Britain such as Star Carr and this evidence is what the artist has used when thinking about his artwork.
The children gave some thoughtful answers in our discussions this week. It was lovely to hear about times when they have found coins, parts of pots, a hidden well and other items in their gardens!
10.01.25 Science Week!
This week in science we have been thinking about the question ‘why do we need bees?’ The children have learn all about pollination and the different parts of a flowering plant. They also learnt about different types of seeds and seed dispersal. They have really been following our value ‘we are curious’ this week and have been asking some amazing questions and making really careful and interesting observations.
13.12.24 Christmas Jumper Day!
This week we enjoyed wearing our Christmas jumpers to school!
On Thursday we sang beautifully at the chapel.
In D.T, We learnt about famous puppeteer’s such as Jim Henson and Frank Oz. Then we learnt about the history of puppet shows, including Punch and Judy! The next step in our design process was to sketch out initial ideas for our shadow puppet theatre and then we thought carefully about our final designs ready to start making them next week!
06.12.24 DT- Shadow Puppet Theatres
This week we started our exciting new DT topic all about structures and mechanisms. The children will be designing and creating a shadow puppet theatre to put on a show for Willow class. This week they interviewed their audience to find out their wants and needs for the product. They also researched existing designs.
29.11.24 Final Art Sculptures
Wow! The children have produced some phenomenal wire sculptures this week as part of their final art piece. They then critiqued their art work discussing what they liked best about their sculpture and how it was similar to our focus artist Sophie Ryder. We then discussed how their sculpture was different to our focus artist and what improvements they would make, thinking particularly about form, line, texture and pattern.
22.11.24 Chicken Wire Sculptures
This week the children have been continuing with their Sophie Ryder inspired art. They have been learning joining, shaping and cutting techniques to develop their sculpting, as well as thinking about how they can add texture to their designs. Their chicken wire creations have been fantastic! We are so impressed with their creativity and the way they have thought carefully about how to develop their designs using the advice they have been given.
15.11.24 We are Artists!
We have been having a very creative time in Maple Class this week! We made castles as an exciting hook to our English topic which is based on the story of Cinderella. We were blown away by the creative designs and how carefully each child thought about how to attach and join their materials. Some children chose to work with a partner and showed wonderful team-work, patience and communication skills.
We also started our Art lessons this week. We are looking at art work by British sculptor Sophie Ryder who is a local artist. This week the children had a go at creating their very first sculpture out of chicken wire. It was fantastic to see such creativity; each child created something wonderful and unique.
08.11.24 Science Week, Stroud Book Festival and Snowflakes!
What a busy week we have had in Maple Class! We have had a wonderful science week finding out all about states of matter and how substances can change state when heated or cooled. The children loved melting chocolate and using it to draw patterns. They then watched it solidify again before eating! They also looked at how eggs change state when heated, froze ice lollies and watched water evaporate from the kettle. They then observed it condensing on a cool metal tray.
On Thursday and Friday we visited Stroud Book Festival to see authors Sarah Coyle and Eloise Smith, who were both incredibly inspiring. Sarah Coyle writes a range of books called ‘Pick a Story’, in which the children are able to choose which direction the story will take. Eloise Smith was an Olympic fencer, who writes fictional children’s books based on Olympians that have inspired her. Both shows were very interactive with all the children taking part, including a few brave children (and teachers!) who went up onto the stage. All of the children were absolutely fantastic and we were really proud of them.
Finally we have been making snowflakes for the Festival of Wonder, which will be held at St Laurence’s Church in Stroud next weekend (starting 15th November).
25.11.24 Open Classroom Event
Thank you to all the families that were able to attend our open classroom event this week to see where your children have been learning and to find out more about the Maple Class curriculum. It was lovely to see you all. If you were unable to attend the event and would like to find out more about our year 3 and 4 curriculum, please head to the ‘curriculum’ page on our website under ‘key information’. Please also feel free to catch us on the playground or make an appointment if you have any questions. Our next parents evening will be on Wednesday 8th January.
18.10.24 Cross Country
Congratulations to all of our fantastic Maple Class runners who took part in the Stroud Cross country event on Wednesday at Stratford Court Fields. The children showed incredible skill, determination and sportsmanship. We were so proud of their fantastic efforts and kind behavior! A big thank you to our fantastic parent volunteers who attended the event and gave invaluable support. The children had a great time!
11.10.24 We Love Swimming!
In Maple Class the children have been really enjoying their swimming lessons at Stratford Park on a Wednesday afternoon. They have impressed us so much with their confidence and perseverance. They also always make us proud with their fantastic behaviour and lovely manners when out and about.
04.10.24 We are Geographers!
This term we are geographers! We have been studying the four countries of the United Kingdom; England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The children have learnt the capital cities of these countries and the human and physical features of these places. We had fun learning about population and land use and were able to compare land use between counties. The children were amazing at using an atlas to identify different counties across the UK.
We have also focused on UK rivers this week. The children used their atlas to identify a variety of important rivers in each country and then recorded this on a map.
In our maths lessons this week, the children have shown a deep understanding of place value! We have been working on adding and subtracting hundreds in Year 3 using the base ten apparatus to help us. Year 4 have been learning how to order 4-digit numbers from smallest to largest and from largest to smallest using their place value knowledge to assist them with this skill.
27.09.24 RE and PSHE
In our PSHE lesson this week we were learning about cooperation, respect and teamwork! The children completed activities in pairs and then in larger groups learning how to work collaboratively. Each group had to create a ‘human machine’ – they used their bodies and voices to create a ‘machine’ that could meet a challenge. Each person in the group must have an action and/or sound and they must connect to at least one other person in the machine at some point. The challenges were:
Peel a banana and turn it into banana cube sweets that are wrapped in paper.
Unravel a roll of sticky tape and make a giant flower bouquet, with a ribbon bow.
Dig up a carrot, clean it, peel it, then grate it up for a salad.
Wash and smooth some bed sheets.
Make a cup of tea, with milk.
In our RE lesson this week we looked at what Christians learn from the creation story.We read the Christian/Jewish creation story and then the children had the opportunity to say, write or draw what the story suggests is wonderful about the world. The children created some beautiful drawings and gave thoughtful answers.
20.09.24 Poetry and RE
In our English unit this fortnight we have been studying the poems of Joseph Coelho. The children have loved reading his tongue twisters and riddles and trying to write some of their own! We tested out some of our riddles on the other classes and staff! They were very impressed and loved trying to guess what the riddles were describing. The children picked one of their favourite Coelho poems, ‘Shockodile Crocodile’, and learnt it off-by-heart for a video performance. They thought about rhythm, expression and intonation and added some of their own actions!
In our RE topic this half term, we will be looking at creation stories. We began this with a look around outside to think about all the things we find wonderful about our world!
13.09.24 Welcome Back Maple Class!
We have had a fantastic first two weeks in Maple Class. The new Year 3’s have settled in beautifully and the Year 4’s have been really fantastic role models and supportive friends. We spent the first week doing PSHE, which included lots of team building as a class and developing our Maple class rules and routines. The children played lots of friendship games together including this one, in which they sat back to back and had to use their communication skills to describe a picture for their partner to draw. We have been so impressed with how the children have worked so well with each other.
This week we have had an exciting science week. We have been learning about how we can ask questions to categorise living things in different ways, according to their features. We have learnt about flowering and non-flowering plants and vertebrates and invertebrates. As part of our topic we took a trip to the Whiteshill Playing Fields with Rebecca Charley (Strategic Lead for Nature Recovery and Biodiversity at Stroud District Council), who helped us identify and categorise living things in our local area. We also created branching databases to group living things, using ICT.
12.07.24 Music and Competition Results!
The children in Maple class took part so wonderfully in our ukulele concert! They were so confident and enthusiastic and showed the audience all of the brilliant skills they have learnt in their Gloucestershire Music sessions this term. Thank you to Richard, their music teacher this term. We have been so impressed with how they are learning to read music. Thank you also to Mr Turner, who returned in an exciting assembly to announce the winners of the bring and sketch competition. The winning art work has been sent to London where some famous artists will be choosing an overall winner! Well done to everyone in Maple Class who took part so brilliantly!
A huge thank you to all the members of Maple Class who blew us away with their confident and skilled performances at Mr Cormack-Hick’s Summer Rock Concert! It was amazing to see the progress they have made this year!
05.07.24 We are Historians
We had a fantastic trip to the Corinium museum this week. We started with a workshop to learn all about how the Romans invaded and transformed Britain. The children had the opportunity to dress up, play Roman games, create mosaics and look at Roman pottery and food. Our wonderful guide Alan told us about primary and secondary sources and we got to handle some real life primary sources such as mosaics and parts of pottery that had been found in Cirencester!
Afterwards, we had the opportunity to look around the museum, try on Roman helmets and look at Roman swords!
A good time was had by all. Thank you to our wonderful parent helpers Vickie, Laura and Graham for accompanying us.
28.6.24 Cricket and Roman Mosaics
Each week this half term, the children have been having an afternoon of ‘hitting and fielding’ lessons with Atlas sports specialists. This week they really enjoyed their cricket session in the sunshine!
At forest school, Mr Pritchard planned a session based on the children’s history topic all about Romans. The children used natural resources to create a roman mosaic. We were so impressed with what they managed to create!
21.06.24 BioBlitz, Fencing & Sketching
This week, Maple Class went down to the field to take part in BioBlitz which is an event which focuses on finding and identifying as many species as possible in a specific area over a short period of time. We looked at the wildlife that was there and counted the wildlife and plants that we found.
On Wednesday afternoon, we had a fencing specialist come to school to teach us some fencing techniques and we had a go at using these with each other!
We took part in the draw sketch competition where we sketched our cuddly toy. Everyone did an amazing job and we could see how wonderful the children were at applying the sketching skills they had learnt earlier in the year!
14.06.24 Visit to Moreton Hill Care Home
This week, Maple Class visited Moreton Hill Care Home. They talked to the residents about their DT topic, in which they designed and made a savoury main course. Their designs were based on surveys, which the residents had previously filled out about their dietry requirements and preferences. The children spent time showing their lovely books and photos. They also sang them some of the assembly songs we have been learning. We were so proud of them!
07.06.24 Author Visit, BMX Skills, Science Week & Forest School
Wow! What an amazing week we have had in Maple Class! We were very lucky to have a visit from author B.Ware who came to tell us all about her new children’s book ‘Warning Magic Can Be Dangerous’ She read some of her book to us in assembly and then encouraged us to think of our own characters and stories in an interactive workshop session. The children’s ideas were phenomenal and I think we have some budding illustrators in the class!!
This week was also our science week in which we explored the question ‘how do cats eyes keep us safe?’ We took part in experiments to see how light is reflected.
Later in the week we had a BMX workshop and performance! The children enjoyed learning how to perform new skills on a BMX bike. This was followed by a show for the whole school.
Finally, on Friday we had a great forest school session in the woods. We learnt about fire-lighting and made our own s’mores and popcorn, yum!
24.05.24 D.T. - Savoury Main Courses
This week, the children created their final savoury main courses from their designs. We were so impressed with how sensible and safe they were. They worked together really well sharing and taking turns. They had an opportunity to taste and evaluate their dishes afterwards. They were delicious and beautifully presented! They will be visiting Moreton Hill Care Home after half term to talk to the residents about the amazing cooking they have done. All of their dishes were designed in response to their survey of the residents’ nutritional needs and preferences.
17.05.24 D.T. - Cooking & Nutrition
In D.T, we have been learning the appropriate skills needed in order to make a product. The children have learnt cooking techniques, such as how to use knives for chopping safely and independently, how to peel, grate measure and mix.
The children also chose their final recipe idea considering the design criteria carefully. Their final recipe designs have been taken to Moreton Hill care centre where the residents will choose their top three recipes which we will make next week!
10.05.24 Forest School- Staying Safe
In PSHE, the children have been thinking about how they can keep themselves and others safe. In forest school this week, Mr Pritchard designed an amazing assault course. The children took it in turns to be blindfolded and to lead each other through different obstacles. We were so impressed with their communication skills and kind consideration for each other. They also thought about fire safety and had a go at fire lighting!
03.05.24 Batik!
This week was the final week of our art topic in Maple Class. The children drew their finished designs on to fabric. They then tried out traditional Indonesian batik! They used melted wax to go over their design. They then added bright, colourful inks, which resisted the wax. They were all so patient and careful. We thought the effect was incredible and we were so proud of their finished pieces!
26.04.24 We are Inspired by Nature!
This week we have enjoyed lots of wonderful learning opportunities! This week in art we have learnt about the famous batik artist Chuah Thean Teng. We discovered that his artwork was inspired by everyday life in Malaysia and that he used contrasting colours to create impact and intrigue. We then ventured out into the school garden to take photographs of nature as inspiration for our own batik art. The children were excited to discover beautiful caterpillars, ladybirds, spring flowers and breathtaking views! The children then sketched out their designs, thinking carefully about shading, form and texture. It was lovely to see them refining and improving their sketches.
During maths the children learnt how to read scales accurately. They carefully measured out liquid into a range of containers ensuring they had the correct amount in each container.
During our Wednesday assembly we had a special visitor from a local mosque who came to talk to us about Islam. We learnt about the Five Pillars of Islam, Ramadan and pilgrimage to the Kaaba in the city of Mecca.
This week the children have been writing their adventure quest stories. The stories are absolutely amazing! We were blown away by the plot lines, detailed description and speech. Amazing job Maple Class!
19.04.24 We are Artists!
We have had a busy week in Maple Class! The children began their new art topic this week. Over the topic they will be learning about batik (an Indonesian technique of wax-resist dyeing). The children will be learning about Chuah Thean Teng, a famous batik artist. They will be developing the skills to create their own batik art on fabric using traditional methods. They began their topic by having a go at wax-resist, using wax crayons and paint. They created some amazing nature pictures! They also had a brilliant arty time in forest school this week doing some amazing weaving!
On Friday mornings this term, we are very lucky to have a specialist teacher from the Gloucestershire Music Service to teach the children ukulele. The children really enjoyed their first session and played beautifully together!
12.04.24 Where does our Food Go?
This science week in Maple Class, we have been learning about the digestive system. The children have been learning about the different types of teeth and their functions. They have also investigated the roles of the oesophagus, stomach and intestines. We have been so impressed with the childrens’ super questions and research.
22.03.24 Whiteshill's Got Talent
Well done to all of our Maple Class children who took part in Whiteshill’s Got Talent this week! It was an amazing event and it was so brilliant to see all of the children’s unique talents. They performed with such confidence and enthusiasm! From Maple class, we had lots of wonderful music, dancing, astonishing history and mathematical knowledge, hilarious jokes, amazing poetry and even completing the rubik’s cube whilst skateboarding!
15.03.24 We are Geographers!
This half-term the children have been learning about the location of countries in Europe. They have been learning about the key environental regions, the physical and human characteristics and the location of major cities within these countries. They have enjoyed using our atlases, globes and digital-mapping to support their learning. They also enjoyed a challenge set up for them by Mr Prichard at forest school in which they had to create their own map of Europe on the playing field!
05.03.24 World Book Day!
We had the most wonderful day on Tuesday celebrating World Book Day. The children were so excited to take part in the day. During the morning, the children spent time in each class listening to a story and completing activities relating to the chosen book. In the Maple classroom we read Peter Pan and then created treasure maps and beach transient art. The afternoon was a real highlight of the day. The children enjoyed sharing their favourite book with the class. It was fantastic to hear about their favourite books, genres and authors. Each child spoke so passionately about their book and I could see their love of reading shine through.
