Last week, in Ellen MacArthur, we wrote poems for our Harvest festival.

Ellen MacArthur class proved themselves to be potential members for MI5 to consider!

This week Ellen MacArthur celebrated the Feast of St Francis Day on October 4th.

Ellen MacArthur have had a very busy week from our Library session on Monday morning until Tag Rugby on Friday afternoon!

Ellen MacArthur have had another busy and exciting week.

Over the last two weeks we have looked at Aboriginal Art. So far we’ve learnt that Aboriginal Art is centred on storytelling, using symbols and icons. Jack said “Aborigines first settled in Australia and communicated through these symbols and icons.” “They used sticks and the tips of their fingers to create the symbols,” added Lewis. We had a go at creating our own symbols and icons for this in our everyday life. Here are a few examples…

I am continuing to be immensely proud of the brilliant students in Heron Class. This week, they have been extremely busy with their NFER tests for Grammar and Punctuation, Reading and Maths. They have risen to the challenge admirably and have shown great resilience and maturity in doing so. I am also very pleased with the progress that they have made since our last set of tests in October - truly a testament to the hard work and perseverance that they demonstrate each week.