In our topic lesson, we learnt about Eid, thinking about why it is celebrated, and some of the children who had celebrated talked about how they had celebrated with their families. The children made sheep biscuits as an Eid treat. 

As writers and illustrators, we thought about the award-winning wordless story 'Floatsam' about a beach-combing young boy who finds a washed-up camera on the shore, and when the film is developed, it reveals a fantastic new world of creatures from the ocean. The children drew pictures the boy character and new creatures the camera might have captured. 

As Mathematicians, we have been exploring shapes and creating Tangrams, mathematical puzzles that take advantage of the simple concept of using basic shapes to create larger or more intricate shapes and objects. The children were challenged by creating their own Tangram puzzles with a partner. They also explored using counting rods to build squares that were all the same size, remembering that a square is a special type of rectangle that has four corners and four equal sides. We have been playing lots of different games to help us understand number bonds to 10, and the children are doing well with this. On our Maths table the children had a go at creating sea themed shape patterns independently. 

As artists, we have been creating observational drawings of shells, looking closely at their shapes and patterns. We have been creating carnival wings out of paper for our Windrush Exhibition on Monday 23rd June. 

In our ‘plan and do’ times we have created transient art sea creatures with loose parts, we enjoyed creating narratives with the Octonaut characters and building with the magnetic tiles.

Coming Up: 

You are invited to come along to our Windrush Celebration Exhibition on Monday, 23rd June, from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM at School.

This special event honours the legacy of the Windrush Generation and showcases the incredible creativity and learning of our pupils. You will experience:

Children’s Art Displays inspired by Windrush stories and heritage

Singing video Performances from our talented students

Community Contributions, including photos, stories, and words from local voices

This is a wonderful opportunity to come together as a school community and celebrate the rich cultural history that has helped shape our society.

The exhibition is held in collaboration with the Eyukamba Foundation and The Parish of Cowley and St John.

We warmly encourage all parents and carers to attend and support the children’s work. We look forward to seeing you there!

In addition, St Frideswide’s will be participating in the Cowley Road Carnival Windrush Celebration at St Mary and St John Church on  Sunday, 22nd June. Families are welcome to come to the church service at 10.30-11.30 and stay for the family lunch and exhibition, where you can see song performances from some of the St Frideswide pupils and view some of the children's Windrush-themed artwork. 

Our Home-School link workers Tracey and Charlotte have a Parent drop-in support sessions in school 8.10-9.30am: 

Tuesday 17th: Toilet training 

If this is something you need support with, please come along. 

Legoland Family Trip Friday 4th July 7.45 am-5.00 pm all payment is due by Friday 20^th June.

Water Play day week beginning 7^th July -weather dependant, day to be confirmed.