It’s been a busy two weeks in Tamar class. We have been learning all about bar charts and line graphs in Math, the Blitz and World War Two in History and we’ve even built our own circuits in Science.
We loved coming to school on Monday morning and seeing all the snow – it was so exciting! Some of us had a chance to help Mr. Baron with our Work Experience as caretakers and we saw what hard work it is to look after the school, as he got us to shovel some snow and clear the playground and forest, but we loved it!
We have been focusing on building positive relationships with our friends during these tricky times and what we can do when things are tough, and we are all feeling a little anxious and overwhelmed.
D’vash class have had an exciting few weeks at school and we have all been working hard on being kind friends and sharing our play with others.
In Math we have been learning about addition and subtraction, using counters, numicon and pictures to help us solve number sentences and talk about how we worked them out.
In Literacy we have been focusing on Tu Bishvat through labelling parts of a tree and sequencing how to plant a seed. We have also been having a brilliant time in the forest area.
Last week we made spider webs with sticks and twine to create a habitat for a spider and we have been reading lots of insect themed books, then seeing if we can spot the insects!
This week we had such a fun time in the forest after the snow, playing with our friends in Gefen class and having a snowball fight!
We have a really exciting return to school this term. We have introduced our topic of London and Beyond, where we have looked at the Architecture and Landmarks in London. In Literacy we are currently writing and illustrating our own stories inspired by a London adventure. In Maths we are busy learning multiplication and division using a variety of methods.
Happy New Year from all of Gefen class! This half term we have been looking at our new topic of Insects. We have been exploring different types of insects and looking at The Very Hungry Caterpillar in our Literacy lessons. We have sequenced the story using the yummy foods he eats and have looked at the Life Cycle of a butterfly and put in in order. In maths we have been looking at positions and have been learning our lefts and rights – using puppets and insects to help us to remember. It was been a lovely start back and the children have settled back into their routines so well. Well done friends!
Happy New Year to all of our Gesher community from the D’vash team! It’s lovely to see all of the D’vash children back at school and they all seem to be very happy to be back! We have had a busy two weeks settling back in and starting our Insects topic. The children have all enjoyed reading insect themed stories, looking for insects in the forest, ordering and writing about the life cycle of a butterfly in literacy and making insect patterns in Maths. We have been focusing as a class on our listening skills when an adult or a friend is talking; remembering to look at them, keep our lips together so we don’t make a noise and waiting until they are finished before we talk. We are also working hard to keep our hands clean by washing them often and keeping them away from our nose and mouth!
It has been so lovely to see so many happy faces back at school. Rimon class have settled back in beautifully with the new routines. We have been practising washing our hands and cleaning and drying our areas after every use. It is good practise – maybe we could try at home too! In Maths we have been focusing on multiplication and division, practising our 2,5 and 10 times tables. In Literacy, we have been focusing on descriptions of Ancient Egypt and imagining how we would feel if we were transported back. In Topic we have enjoyed comparing similarities and differences between England and Egypt. Fab work!
Welcome back to the Spring term! We are so happy to be back and see everyone’s bright and cheery faces! Since we’ve been back, we have been making a big effort to wash our hands really well and keep our classrooms extra clean. We have been working hard in Maths learning how to add and subtract money in some groups and how to work out the area in perimeter of compound shapes in another group. In Literacy we have looked at the Lorax as our cross curricular theme coming up is focused around Tu B’Shvat. We have also been learning about the history of London, electricity and continents and oceans around the world.
As a community school, the Gesher Team are hugely excited about the school’s future and getting to know the local Pinner community.  In September 2021, Gesher is set to move to the former Moriah School which is located in Pinner.  The move will enable the school to accommodate up to 56 pupils primary school pupils and to expand into secondary provision offering a further 60 places. This will mean that there is a clear educational pathway for children and young people aged 5-16 as Gesher develops to become an all-through special school ultimately offering 116 places to pupils with SEN across our community. In this podcast David Roth, Pinner Shul’s resident podcaster, David Roth has interviewed Gesher’s co-founders Sarah Sultman and Ali Durban, together with Phil Gershuny, Shul Council member and Trustee of the Harrow Jewish Day School Trust about the move and their plans for the future of the school.   You can find the podcast here.
Rimon class have been busy busy! We have been doing lots of drama and performance, practising our best acting as cavemen. We have also learnt all about Light and been exploring dark and light and reflective and non-reflective materials. We also enjoyed our final two Mitzvah mornings, first making cards for children at the Shalva community centre in Jerusalem and then making delicious cupcakes for key workers at the Royal Free Hospital. Now we are getting ourselves as excited as possible about the upcoming festival: Chanukah! Just wait till you hear our rendition of Latke Recipe by the Maccabeats.
Rimon class have been busy learning all about our new topic ‘The Stone Age’ and ‘Light’ in Science. In Topic, we watched a video on the Stone Age, and began writing down all the questions we wanted to answer in our learning. We put them together to make a fire because that’s how Cavemen stayed warm! In Science, we have been learning all about natural and artificial sources of light and identifying them around school. Finally, we loved making our challah covers for Mitzvah morning, which will be sent all the way to the Belarus community. We look forward to the next few mitzvah mornings too!
