The first couple of weeks back have been jam-packed. To start with, we went on a guided tour of Northampton Town Football Club’s stadium, Sixfields. We were taken around the stadium where we got to sit in the media area, home and away changing rooms and sat in the match-day dug outs. This further developed our links with the Northampton Town Football Club Trust and was a great insight to the behind-the-scenes activities of our local club. Roan was even ‘signed’ by the club.
In addition to this, we were treated to a Diwali lesson led by Amiya and Isla. They spoke very confidently about the festival and shared some first-hand experiences. Amiya also brought in some treats for the class and Isla a fascinating Rangoli art design. Well done to both.
Also, we have been working hard on our creating media Computing unit. The children have analysed what makes a good and bad website, looked at copyright law and fair use policies and have designed their own website in draft form. We are now starting to turn those draft designs into real websites using Google Sites. Top work by all.
Furthermore, last week, we spent some time studying our Democracy by celebrating Parliament Week. We took a virtual tour of the Houses of Parliament, looked the debating chambers of the House of Commons and House of Lord and learnt what an MP is: how they are elected, what a constituency is and how being in opposition works.
Finally, as part of Cogenhoe goes wild, we were lucky to have a sustainability workshop from e-merge. It got the children thinking about energy usage and how we could reduce what we use in school. Also, the children learnt about renewable vs fossil fuel energy production how electricity is produced and gets into our homes and businesses.
