b"The NewsJunior School Issue 11 The British School of AmsterdamYear 4 Year 5 Year 6The children enjoyed Ted Hughes'Year 5's show was a real hit! AlthoughThe children learnt about Ancient Greeks thisThe Iron Man and created theirrestrictions meant they couldn't haveterm and looked at famous Greek myths which inspired them to create their own podcasts toown Iron Man characters, becamean audience, it didn't stop them fromshare their learning, to design and make theirstop-motion animation experts andcreating a showstopper performanceown masks (the end products were extremely even dabbled in news reporting. of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.impressive) and transform the Year 6 corridor The children demonstrated great team workThe year group worked together as a team and into Ancient Greece with artefacts and booksduring English lessons when they had to workproduced a fantastic video production of their showto encourage the learning and lead to further together to develop their understanding ofwhich was watched and enjoyed by all classes acrossexploration.the text to the extent that they could relaythe school. They learnt lines, practised songs untilSwimming lessons drew to an end for Year 6 the story using a variety of mediumsthe endthey were singing them in their sleep and paintedand the teachers were proud of the efforts products were extremely impressive and can beall of the art work that was featured throughout. of all children. Many of the children received viewed and enjoyed in full on the Year 4 Blog. Year 5 have really enjoyed the topic on the Shangdiplomas over the course of the lessons and On Safer Internet Day the children learnt aboutDynasty this term, learning about ancient Chineseeveryone demonstrated determination to how they can use the internet in a safe andcivilization, and looking at the legends of the time. improve swimming technique and skill.productive way such as keeping their identities anonymous and about the ways digital images can be altered online. Safe internet use is anWellbeing Weekimportant area of the computing curriculum and we encourage children to use the internet toDuring this terms Wellbeing Week, the children support their learning and understand the positiveparticipated in yoga classes run by a yoga specialist, ways it can be used but to remain safe too. enjoyed a spring walk in our local area, took time In music, Year 4 investigated Indian Music. Theyto reflect on their emotions and think about ways learnt to play percussion instruments to performthey can keep themselves calm and relaxed. Amra Shobai Raja which translates as We areEach day the classes made time for a mindful all Kings. The children used part of the song tomoment and wellbeing and mindfulness create an ostinato melody and then discoveredwere a focus throughout the week.how best to fit the repeating part into the song as an accompaniment. The children took turns in counting the beats and leading their class in playing the accompaniment to the main song. YEAR 5GOLDILOCKS PERFORMANCEYEAR 6ANCIENT GREECEYEAR 4IRON MAN STOP MOTION BEGINS YEAR 5ART CLASS IN PROGRESS YEAR 6DESIGNING AND MAKING MASKS10 11"