Nest Newsletter Roundup
Art Workshop
This term Kerry Russel from In Bristol LTD ran an art workshop for the children here at The Nest. All of the children created their own lantern to celebrate festivals of light. We look forward to inviting Kerry back very soon.
Festivals and Celebrations
During or topic this term we have explored lots of different festivals and celebrations from many cultures! We wrote letters in role for the gunpowder plot; retold the story of Rama and Sita for Diwali; wrote a diary entry as a WW2 soldier living in the trenches as part of our learning around Remembrance Sunday; baked Babka bread for the Jewish festival of Hannukah; wrote a thanksgiving poem and researched a country of our choice to create a fact file about their Christmas traditions. What a lot of learning!
Inventors and Explorers
This term our topic has been ‘Inventors and Explorers’. We started our topic by learning all about the famous Bristolian engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. We then became engineers ourselves by designing and testing which materials would best protect an egg from a drop of 2 meters high! Later, we researched an inventor of our choice and wrote a biography for them. We found out about the lives of Bill Gates, George Devol and many more. We finished our inventions learning by designing our own invention and creating a prototype. We then launched our explorer’s topic by learning all about John Cabot and Christopher Columbus. We imagined we were explorers from the 1400s travelling to a tropical island and wrote some beautiful setting descriptions. Finally, we finished of term’s topic by learning about the Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton and his Nimrod expedition.
Church Visit
This term we went for a walk to a local Church, as the first visit to a place of worship for our SMSC curriculum. The children were fantastic for the entire trip. They were so respectful and real role models- they made us all so proud!
Capoeira
This term we have started Capoeira. Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines elements of dance, acrobatics, and music. The children have enjoyed learning the moves and listening to the traditional music
