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A taste of Narnia - our Turkish delight experience 🍬

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This week in class, we had a magical and mouthwatering experience that brought our reading of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe to life - quite literally!  As we journeyed through C.S. Lewis’s enchanted world of Narnia, we paused to try one of its most iconic (and tempting) treats: Turkish delight (covered in chocolate of course) For those who may not know, Turkish delight plays a rather infamous role in the story. When Edmund first meets the White Witch, she offers him a warm drink and a box of magically delicious Turkish delight - a gesture that begins his betrayal of his siblings. C.S. Lewis describes the treat in such an irresistible way that we were all curious: What exactly does Turkish delight taste like? So, we decided to find out for ourselves. Some students loved the floral taste and asked for seconds. Others were surprised by how different it was from the sweet they were used to. A few brave ones admitted they didn’t love it - but everyone agreed it was fascina...
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The lion, the witch and the wardrobe 🦁🧙‍♀️🧝‍♀️

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To begin our final half term, the Leopards started their new book, ‘The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe’ 🦁🧝‍♀️ As the children entered the classroom this morning, they got to experience walking through our own version of a wardrobe emerging into the ‘other world’ where we used our imagination to picture the scene, snow falling onto the trees and covering the ground.  We then started to read our new book which some children were already familiar with! They were super excited!  We were introduced to the characters Lucy and Tumnus and created sentences about them using relative clauses to give more information about what we had learnt so far! The children were enthusiastic about getting into role and are looking forward to exploring the land of Narnia 🦁❄️🧝‍♀️
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Lines of longitude and latitude 🎈🌍

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This week in geography, our classroom took to the skies – almost literally – as the children explored lines of longitude and latitude using… balloons! Using brightly coloured balloons as our mini globes, the children carefully drew the Equator, the Prime Meridian, and other key lines to help them understand how we locate places around the world. This hands-on activity helped bring a tricky topic to life in a fun and memorable way. It was wonderful to see the children so engaged and curious.  🎈🌍
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Artists in residency - Buxton opera house 🎭

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The Buxton opera house have very kindly offered to come back this term and help us explore more drama. The children have been focussing on animals such birds and snakes.  We explored movements of these animals using our bodies to create a dance.   
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The Secret Gardeners Society - debate 👨‍⚖️

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This week, the Leopards became part of the Secret Gardeners Society. As part of their new role, they were invited into the debating chamber to discuss what has been done to fight back at the varmints.   
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