Squirrels Heath Junior School

Walking on Water The surface of water is like a thin,  stretchy skin,held together by a force called surface tension Balancing Mobiles A mobile hangs easily when  objects on each side of the hanging point are balanced

Year 6 enjoyed a Macbeth workshop this week. In order to familiarise themselves with the play, they acted out the story. They had a fantastic time and some children showed themselves to be budding actors and actresses! They also became pretty expert at knowing the plot in readiness for them studying Macbeth next half term.

It was lovely to see so many parents and family members at our Year 3 Harvest Assembly the last couple of days – thank you for your support! The children performed very well, remembering all their lines as well as the words and actions to all of the songs. Special thanks to all the Year 3 staff for their efforts in putting it all together.

                                                   It's all about inspiring children to study and work in STEM. Throughout the day guest speakers spoke about their professions. There are so many career opportunities in STEM. This year, there were 59,000 job vacancies in the U.K                      

Mrs Ali’s group have been using a range of skills to create some amazing art work. They are immensely proud of their achievements, as is Mrs Ali.

This week in school we are supporting the Young Minds Campaign “Say Hello Yellow” for World Mental Health Day, on 10th October. Every pupil in the school has created a mental health message which are on displayed in the corridor. For more information and support look at the link below:- Http://youngminds.org.uk

This week at Eco Club we have been investigating our school grounds for hedgehog hazards and thinking about what we can do to help them over the Winter months.

On Friday 4 th October Year 3 classes visited Gidea Park Library to meet the award-winning Australian author of children’s books, Corinne Fenton. The children listened intently as Corrine shared her latest book Scruffle Nut with them .  

Welcome to our demonstrations on “how to” in Maths...this week we are learning numberlines to count on multiples of 10, 100 and 1,000 mentally. The children worked hard to explain the methods, well done!!

It was another interesting afternoon in year 5, we went on a magical journey around the digestive system. We found out why nutrients are important and learnt how digestion aids in delivering these vital sources of energy to the body. Lots of thumbs up from Elm!

In year 4 our topic has been 'The Blue Abyss'. We have been learning about the creatures that can be found in the different layers of the sea. As a final project we have been creating our own bioluminescent creatures of the ocean, out of clay. Lexie, in Maple class, said "I really like using clay and can't wait to see my creature glow!"

This week we are starting with the smart rules. It would be great if you could have a conversation at home with your child around these rules.

  Squirrels Heath Junior Fun Run   In Year 5 the children are currently planning and organising an odd sock fun run to raise awareness of the British Heart Foundation. Their vision is a world free from the fear of heart and circulatory diseases. They raise money to research cures and treatments, so they can beat heartbreak forever. The children have been busy designing post ers, planning an assembly and organising the day. They are working extremely hard to make this event fun and enjoyable for everyone so we would like to raise as much as we can for this very worthy cause. Thanking you in advance The Year 5 Team