Chesterfield took part in Children's Mental Health Week this week. Children participated in lots of different activities as a class and as a whole school including a special assembly from our Learning Mentors.
Lovely to see our children enjoying their weekly library session.
For history in year 1, we have been learning about Motte and Bailey Castles. For one of our lessons, we created a Motte and Bailey castle together. We created a Motte with a keep on top, a Bailey for the workers, a drawbridge to guard and a moat to go around the castle. The children had different roles in the castle such as being soldiers, cooks, farmers, cleaners, blacksmiths and most importantly a queen to protect and serve! We also had some visitors and pulled down the drawbridge once the queen gave her permission!
Our Head Students visited the Ecopark in Edmonton to learn about sustainability and recycling. They were able to take a look behind the scenes to see exactly what happens to our general waste as well as the waste that we recycle. It was an enlightening experience for the students because they discovered what items in particular could be recycled and the things that couldn't. Following their experience and participation in the workshop, they were able to design a tote bag of their own. They have developed a new appreciation of recycling, repairing and reusing and are now eager to find different ways to make our school more sustainable.
In Reception we have been learning about Chinese New Year. We used different materials to create our own dragon model. We then had our own celebrations in the hall with lanterns, musical instruments and a dragon dance and parade which everyone enjoyed!
The teachers at Chesterfield had a special surprise for the children today! They performed some Christmas songs for the whole school. Thank you and well done to all who took part!
Children wore their Christmas jumpers to school today and enjoyed a special Christmas Lunch. There was even a visit from Santa!
Children in Y6 designed their cushions and used a variety of stitches and applique to make and evaluate them in DT.
Children in Year 4 took part in a States of Matter workshop, directly linked to their Science curriculum. This focused on what happens when substances change between solid, liquid and gas.
Children in Year 4 experienced a science workshop today - focusing on the ocean floor, the animals that live there and how humans are impacting it. The children learnt all about how these creatures are being harmed and how vital they are to the health of our oceans. Children then made their own sea creatures!
Thank you to all of our Chesterfield families for your generous donations to our Harvest collection. The children were very proud to be able to present this to Fr Stephen from the church of St Peter and St Paul at a special Harvest Assembly. The food was then taken to our local foodbank.
We were delighted to welcome Feryal Clark, the Member of Parliament for Enfield North, to our school. Feryal had a tour of the school and held an assembly where she shared her inspirational story about her journey to becoming a Member of Parliament. The children also had an opportunity to ask their own questions about life as an MP. A big thank you to Feryal for giving up her time to visit us.