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This week at Cradley...

Reception have been practising rhyming this week and have enjoyed listening to rhyming stories and writing some of their own funny rhymes. 

Year 1 have enjoyed observing and recording different types of weather in Geography in preparation for creating our own forecasts next week.

Year 2 went on a 'pretend' strike in History this week as we have learnt about the unfair pay for women chain makers.

 Year 3 have really enjoyed learning about the functions of the different parts of a plant in science.

Year 4 have really enjoyed the book scavenger hunt, following clues outside to find the mystery book character.

Year 5 had a good debate about which feature of the gospels is the most important and tried to convince Samuel Rowbotham in science that Earth is spherical.

Year 6 have really enjoyed their class debate on which power source was best to power a factory during the industrial revolution.

Book Week Toilet Roll Characters

We have had some incredibly creative entries into our Cradley book week competition.

The winners are:

Elias (Reception)

Leighton (Year 2)

George E (Year 4)

Lily (Year 6)

Each of our winners have selected a book of their choice from the book fair.

Special thanks to all parent volunteers who have supported class library visits this week and helped to run the book fair.

Pupils who have been praised this week...

Reception - Olivia and Maia

Year 1 - Cali and Miles

Year 2 - Olivia and Leighton

Year 3 - Florence and Jax

Year 4 -  Beau-Ivy and Leah

Year 5 - Amelie and Seb

Year 6 - Reuben and Jonathon

Collective Worship

As we continue to celebrate the Easter festival in the Christian calendar, we shared together how on the 40th day after his resurrection, Jesus ascended to heaven and sent the gift of the Holy Spirit to his disciples to act as a friend, comforter, guide, empowerer and teacher.

We considered in our own lives those who are there for us in a similar way;

- friends who love us and accept us as we are,

- comforters coming alongside us in times of difficulty and challenge,

- guides who give us advice, encouragement and support,

- empowerers who help us to see our potential and that each one of can make a difference

- teachers who help us learn education and life lessons to become the best version of ourselves

The people in our lives who do these things are a gift to us and we gave thanks to God for them.

Reflection:

Consider the people in your life who take one of those roles and this weekend would be a great time to thank them for their gift to you.

Prayer

Dear God,

Be our friend when we feel lonely, our helper when things are hard, and our guide when we don’t know what to do. 

Teach us to be kind, to be brave, and to love others. 

Stay close to us at school, at home, and everywhere we go. 

Amen.