April 2017

Welcome back to the Summer term.

We have had a busy start to the term, with two visitors this week.

Cycling

Tuesday was the children's last cycling lesson, they were recapping over the things that they have learnt over the last few weeks. Tuesday will be there test - good luck to them all.

Moneysense

Yesterday we took part in a MoneySense workshop which is sponsored by Natwest bank. Our theme for the afternoon was to organise a party for a child. However  there was one drawback we only had a budget of £100. The children began by thinking about what makes a good party, they then looked at character profiles of 4 children and decided which child they would like to organise a party for. In groups they then decided what type of party they would have and thought about all the things they would need. They were then told there was a budget of £100, some groups had to rethink their plans. It was good to see them working out how they could cut back, what they could get for free and the realisation of how much things cost. Finally they had to present the details of their party and we voted which party we would like to go to.

The children had a fun afternoon, it was great to see the teamwork during the activities.

Norfolk Welcome

Today we had a visit from the Norfolk Records Office, they taught us about the refugees that have come to Norfolk over the last 500 years. We looked at censuses, and a timeline of events around the world which led to the refugees fleeing their countries. On the last activity we were given a box of items and had to decide which were the 7 most important things to take in our suitcases as we left our homes, there was some great thinking about the items and the reasons why they chose these things.. Again some great teamwork.

Hautbois House is fast approaching, I am making the final plans. I did visit in the half term and was really impressed by the facilities and the staff.

I am going to set up a blog called Hautbois, this is where I will keep you up to date with what we are doing. I will keep you informed throughout the day of what we are up to and will upload photos to show what we are doing. If there are any questions or concerns about the trip please can and speak to me and I will do my best to answer them or find the answer for you.