b"The NewsJunior School Issue 15 The British School of AmsterdamThe Junior SchoolThis term, it has been great to see how much the children have achieved in their learning. It has been a busy term, through the long winter towards some hopeful signs of Spring. Year 2 Year 3The children have continued to work hard and throw themselvesThe year began with a diary entryThe new year began with our into school life and as ever are a delight to see in school each day. from the one and only TractionNew Year Nutrition topic. I'd like to say a big thank you to all the staff for their hard workMan and this followed with manyWe learnt about teeth, how to keep them healthy, this term. We sadly said goodbye to Mr Hodgson and MsEnhanced Provision activities such asand enjoyed exploring the effect of different Kamimura who left The BSA in February and March for newdrinks on teeth. None of the children were willing puppet making, designing tableausto have teeth removed for our experiment so opportunities, and we welcomed Ms Dopson, Ms Nuechtern, Mr Smallman, Ms Laidlaw and Ms Geekie into the Junior team. and creating various costumes forwe made do with another similar material - egg YEAR 2TRIP TO THE SHIP shells. We even got to make our own clay model Traction Man and his loyal friends.of human teeth using salt dough. It may have Despite the chilly weather, each class has been a hiveThey had to think carefully about thebeen a little messy but the results were great.of activity, and there have been no dull moments, withproperties of the materials used for theOur scientific hunger continued into Science theme weeks and different topics across the school.costumes and whether they would beWeek. We carried out an experiment to learn We have thought about our Habits of Learning, focusingsuitable for his different missions. Year 2how yeast makes bread rise. Did you know yeast on Collaboration and Determination, and we have enjoyedthen enjoyed writing their own diary entriesgobbles up sugar and starch and then burps it Science Week and Wellbeing Week. After half term, wein the role of the Super Hero himself, alongout, creating carbon dioxide which makes the had a fantastic Book Week across the school, and enjoyedwith his pet Scrubbing Brush of course. bread rise?! With fresh bread straight out of the a visiting author as well as a dressing up dayit wasoven, we got planning some heathy sandwiches.During their Maths lessons, Year 2 startedWe have learnt that health is also about looking great to see so many different characters in school!the year by learning about money. Theyafter our minds and our emotional wellbeing. Year 5 and Year 3 took their turn on stage for their year groupenjoyed spending their (pretend) moneyIn our Wellbeing Week, we celebrated the YEAR 3SCIENCE DAY productions, with Peter Pan and Wackadoo Zoo, as well as threein the shop that was set up in the library.theme Let's Connect. We read the story The YMBSA recital evenings, a fantasy concert and Warm Jumper Day.They moved onto the multiplication andInvisible String and made string hearts to give to division facts for the 2, 5 and 10 timessomeone who we have invisible strings with.Time for a lovely Easter holiday to recharge ourtables and are about to start to investigateIn Music we have been building on our rhythm batteries before the Summer Term! measuring in centimetres and metres. skills and were able to produce an amazing piece Topic lessons have been just as engaging as theyusing the Indian and African drums. Mrs Saha have been learning about Pirates and had antaught us some dancing to accompany the beat!excellent time visiting the ScheepvaartmuseumWe also learnt about the Stone Age and had a go to learn more about the maritime historyat cave painting in art. Through reading Stone Age MR STUART MAYVICE PRINCIPAL & HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL of Amsterdam. In Computing, Year 2 haveBoy, we imagined travelling back in time to explore been developing their programming skills bylife in this period and wrote letters to our parents s.may @ britams.nlgiving clear, precise instructions to enabletelling them about our time travelling adventure.their characters to tell a story. They thenAnd if that wasnt enough, we have even managed to applied these skills for Bee Bots to followfit in a show-stopping, jaw dropping production. The pirate maps to hopefully find the treasure. children loved singing, dancing and generally having fun on the stage. We hope the audience enjoyed Wackadoo Zoo as much as we enjoyed performing!YEAR 6MUSEUM TRIP8 9"