On Tuesday, 8 members of the school football team had a fantastic opportunity to attend a Watford football club primary stars tournament. The team played amazing football and were the team in our group to beat. Unfortunately St Albert the Great were stronger and they went through to the semi finals, then the final which they then won. Mrs Chapman, Mr Creamer and I were very proud of their footballing skills and team work.
To start off our new topic ‘Twisted Tales’ we have been reading a different version of the Gingerbread Man. It highlighted how important it is to keep fit and do exercise, so in P.E we did lots of different activities to get us moving! We then talked about how our bodies felt after we had done it.
In phonics last week we learned 4 new digraphs (ai, ee, igh, oa, oo/oo these are in the black box to practise at home.https://tannerswood.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_1261.movhttps://tannerswood.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_1264.movhttps://tannerswood.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/img_1265.mov
In phonics this week we learned 4 new digraphs (sh, ch, th/th and ng) these are in the black box to practise at home.https://tannerswood.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_1253.movhttps://tannerswood.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_1252.movhttps://tannerswood.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_1251.movhttps://tannerswood.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_1250.mov
In phonics last week we learned 4 new sounds (y, z,zz and qu) these are in the black box to practise at home. Thank you to the parents who attended our phonics workshop. We are always here to help if you need any advice on how to help you child at home with reading and writing. https://tannerswood.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_1246.movhttps://tannerswood.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_1247.movhttps://tannerswood.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_1248.movhttps://tannerswood.herts.sch.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/img_1249.mov
Today, we had our second house event of the year; rapid fire 6Ts for Y3/and hockey for Y5/6. A massive thank you to all the Y6 children who helped break up the ice patches and set up the equipment. An even bigger thank you to the referees who, as usual, did an amazing job at making sure all children were involved and kept a fair score.
We managed to have two games each, I will announce the winners in Talent Assembly tomorrow and present the winning house with their certificate.
In phonics last week we learned 4 new sounds (x, w, v, j) these are in the black box to practise at home.
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Ash and Beech class went on a trip to the church. We learned some new songs and explored the history of the church. The children enjoyed learning about why we celebrate Christmas and had some time to think about how it’s a time to care for others and spend time with family and friends. 
As part of our ‘People Who Help Us’ topic we had a visit from Sargeant Tann. We got to learn all about what the police do to keep us safe and how they do it. We even got to try on some police uniform.
On Monday the children learned about Remembrance Day and took part in a minutes silence. The children were given the opportunity to make their own poppies to mark the occasion. They used lots of different materials and techniques to make some fantastic work. 
We also had an exciting visit from our local firefighters. They told us all about thier job and what they do everyday. Some of us even got to try on the uniform. 
The firefighters took us outside to see their fire engine, we even got to go inside it and have a go at using the hose.
