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What will 8A be learning about in My Communication this half term?
This half term in My Communication, as part of our Bright Sparks theme during Black History Month, 8A will be learning all about the three inspirational black women who helped build NASA. We will be learning all about the lives of Dorothy Vaughan, Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson & Christine Darden…
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8A Enjoy Macmillan Coffee Afternoon
We had a wonderful afternoon celebrating Macmillan coffee afternoon. We worked together to get the classroom ready yesterday, decorating cakes and biscuits, hoovering up and making bunting to decorate the room. We then made drinks for our family members and enjoyed a brew and cake with them before…
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Hockey in the Sun ☀️
This half term in our Me and My Body lessons, 8A will be developing skills to play team games. We haven’t played hockey before in 8A so we are starting to learn to control a ball using a hockey stick and we will be applying these skills to simple hockey games. We had so much fun in the sun today.…