A day in the life of Year 1. A day in the life of Year 1. Where will your Year 1 learning journey take you?

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1 A day in the life of Year 1 A day in the life of Year 1 Our Theme Learning Theme is fantastic because we learn lots of exciting things. We have lots of interesting school themes like Don t Judge a Book and Whatever Next. We do lots of writing in theme and we have got much better because we are very good at looking at our targets. We get to dress up on special event days. We started learning French and Arabic in Year 1. We like learning new words in different languages. We really enjoy getting Magic Moments in assembly. The teacher chooses a person each week who has done something special and they get a certificate. During our Don t Judge a Book learning we learned about similarities and differences between people. We learnt about some amazing people and created art work with our bodies. We loved Arts Week because we got to learn about Peter Pan and make clay models. We then used animation clay to make a film of the story. Where is your Year 1 learning journey likely to Festive Cracker We had a big performance on the field and sang lots of songs. Afterwards there were lots of stalls and Year 1 made reindeer food to sell. There was also splat the teacher and we got to throw wet sponges. Book Week We looked at The Paperbag Princess in Book Week and we wrote alternative endings to the story to change the characters. There were three winners from Year 1. We came to school dressed as knights and princesses which was really fun. Eco Week Part of our Student Voice group are the students who help make sure our school is eco friendly. In Eco Week we had to dress up in green, collect and bring in lots of paper from home and watch it being shredded by our new recycling company. In the morning we had the challenge of seeing how many laps we could do around the sports field. We also had to switch all the lights off and not use anything electric. What does a typical Year 1 learning journey does not matter if you re new because we will always make you feel welcome. about our new exciting topics and will go on a topic related trip. Year 1 sports day look like? National Day as a whole school. In Spring Term we have our Phase Production Where will your Year 1 learning journey We love expressing ourselves in Arts Week

2 A day in the life of Year 2 A day in the life of Year 3 Our Theme Learning Our theme learning in Year 2 has taken us to some wonderful places! Our learning about habitats took us to the Aquarium for an access all areas tour, and our learning on plants as part of new beginnings took us to the Gaffur Tree Foundation. This was so exciting as we helped to plant new gaffur trees to help improve their numbers and prevent them from Extinction. I loved learning about Cinde-boy as part of our don't judge a book theme. My really enjoyed making masks for our masquerade ball. We used mod-roc, ribbon and sequins to make our masks look really special. Sports day I loved taking part in sports day. It was so fun being with all the people in my house and competing. It didn't matter were we came as we all got points for our house! Where is your Year 2 learning journey likely to I loved learning about Friction in Science. Our challenge was to get Cinde-boy to the football match as quickly as we could. We had to choose different materials for the car to travel along and see which one the car travelled quickest on. This year we have just loved... We took on the role of detectives when our class bears all disappeared! We had to try to solve the mystery by following clues. We even interviewed the possible suspects! Lucky our bears were all found safe and sound! Our Theme Learning Theme is fantastic and exciting because we learn through fun activities. This year we loved our Space Day and Super Hero Day which were to teach us about pushing our own limits. We get to dress up on these special event days. We also have a great time learning new things by going to different classes and experiencing different lessons taught by our Year 3 teachers. We started using ipads in Term 3, it is really fun to help us with all our lessons. It is an enjoyable way to learn! Things that we have really enjoyed this year are our swim gala, our trips to make our learning better and performing to our friends and families. Where is your Year 3 learning journey likely to Trip to Ibn Battuta Mall We went on an outstanding trip to Ibn Battuta Mall as part of our learning about explorers. We had to find information about all the different countries he travelled to. Hetty Feather During our learning of play scripts, we went to see the tremendous show Hetty Feather. This helped us with our learning because it showed us how to be confident in our own performances and showed us about stage directions and character voices. Eco Week Part of our Student Voice group are the students who help make sure our school is eco friendly. In Eco Week we had to dress up in green, collect and bring in lots of paper from home and watch it being shredded by our new recycling company. In the morning we had the challenge of seeing how many laps we could do around the sports field. We also had to switch all the lights off and not use anything electric.

3 A day in the life of Year 3 A day in the life of Year 4 We are very lucky to have Kings Events who are parents that help organise things for us like party days. This year we had a Frozen afternoon, we had an outside cinema and we loved our beach party disco! We loved Arts Week because we got to learn about the famous artist Hundertwasser. We learned facts about him and his style of art. We had our first residential trip. It was awesome! We had our own little cabins in the middle of a stone desert. At night we had a BBQ and roasted marshmallows. We stayed there one night and did lots of activities. We went mountain biking, we did archery, rock climbing, abseiling and team games. We even had some free time which we could spend with our friends. We work with ipads in our lessons to make our learning really come to life. Things that we have really enjoyed in Year 4 are the survival day and creating our own museum which our parents visited. What does a typical Year 3 learning journey does not matter if you are new because we will always make you feel welcome about our new exciting topics and will go on a topic related trip Year 3 sports day look like? National Day as a whole school In Spring Term we have our Phase Production Where will your Year 3 learning journey We love expressing ourselves in Arts Week Where is your Year 4 learning journey likely to Trip to Dubai museum and the creek First we got onto a boat and rode to the museum. The reason why we went was because we were learning about pearl diving. In the boat they gave us juices! And it was really fun! The museum was really interesting. We watched videos and saw the coins they used in the olden days. Year 4 trip to play nation Arts Week in Year 4 In arts week each year group had a different styled art that they had to do. Year 4 did pop art in the theme of Andy Warhol. Arts week also had lots of performances such as musicians who played an instrument, clubs (dancing club, singing club that did shows) and some teacher performances. We were learning about forces so we went on a trip to Play Nation. We played bowling, did the I fly, took a risk to go on the sky trail or climbing wall and we played soccer. We learnt how forces can push us and pull us.

4 A day in the life of Year 4 A day in the life of Year 5 Survival day! We dressed as explorers and took part in survival activities. This linked with our theme and class book 127 hours. Africa Day! We dressed in traditional clothing and learnt about African culture, food and drumming. Our exciting residential trip We had a great experience and this what we did. On one of the nights we roasted marshmallows by the campfire. We stayed there for two nights and three days, although we were already tired by the first hour. We went sand boarding, it was really fun. we did archery, rock climbing, abseiling and team building. We even had some free time which we could spend with our friends. We begin to have leadership roles. To get ready for Year 6 e.g. digital leaders and library monitors. We really enjoyed Year 5 Science day where we has loads of fun experimenting on different materials. What does a typical Year 4 learning journey look like? does not matter if you are new because we are all in new classes about our new exciting topics and will go on a topic related trip In the summer term we have our phase production national day as a whole school Year 4 sports day Where will your Year 4 learning journey Christmas cracker whole school event We go on our residential in the spring term. Where is your Year 5 learning journey likely to Arts week When arts week happened children got given a styled art theme. We did games and activities related to our art topic. At the end of the week each year group would go to a special place to paint their final piece. The children in Kings practised hard to achieve a good piece of art. International day Book Week in Year 5 In book week each year group had a different styled theme that they had to do. Year 5 dressed up as medieval characters. That week we also performed stories. We preformed the stories: Beowulf, Sir Percival. During international day, everyone in the whole school dressed up in their country colours. We did activities related to countries.

5 A day in the life of Year 5 Y A day in the life of Year 6 Charities Week!! We all got involved in raising money for Uganda and the whole school made a river of dirhams. Arts week!! We loved doing graffiti and showing our inner feelings with our art. We get to become leaders! There are so many opportunities to become a leader in Year 6. At the start of the year the roles of Head Boy and Girl along with House and Vice Captains are decided which is really exciting. We also get to apply to become animal keepers, FS helpers, digital leaders, ICT helpers. The roles allow us to develop our leadership skills, it s great! We use ipads in our lessons to support and extend our learning. It has really helped us take ownership of our learning. There are so many fun events that happen in Year 6. We really have really enjoyed supporting the younger children during these events too! What does a typical Year 5 learning journey does not matter if you are new because we always make you feel happy look like? Where will your Year 5 learning journey about our new exciting topics and will go on a topic related trip In the summer term we have our phase production national day as a whole school Year 5 sports day We had lots of fun in Arts Week We go on our residential in the spring term. Where is your Year 6 learning journey likely to Our Production At the end of Year 6 we had the chance to take part in our very own production. This year it was called Move It and involved lots of singing, dancing and acting. It was a great way to end the year! Our Class Assemblies Each class gets the chance to showcase their learning to their parents through our class assemblies. This year the 4 different Year 6 classes have produced some really exciting and informative assemblies. Our Big Business Project Our learning started off with a bang this year when we were given the opportunity to become entrepreneurs. As a year group we designed, developed and sold our very own calendar based on silhouette pictures of famous cityscapes. We even created the silhouettes of famous buildings using our bodies!

6 A day in the life of Year 6 Our Residential Trip to Oman We went to Oman for 3 nights and had an amazing time kayaking, rock climbing, surfing and hiking! We slept in cabins with our friends and toasted marshmallows too! Our exciting school trips This year we have been to The Aquarium, Ski Dubai, Horse Riding and the cinema! What does a typical Year 6 learning journey look like? We start school in September and go straight into Head Boy and Girl and House Captain presentations. We begin our theme learning, linking it to other areas of the Curriculum. National Day as a whole school In Spring term we go on our Oman residential. We say goodbye to Year 6 with our Leavers Assembly. We have our amazing end of year production. We have lots of fun home learning Projects. Where will your Year 6 learning journey