Jolly Sailors
Spinnaker Tower
Year Two 24th April
Children from Year Two went on a trip up the Porstmouth Spinnaker Tower.
We used the interactive computers to look out for land marks that we could recognise. We used our class i-pods to take photos to put up at school so that we could make a photo display to talk about with our friends.
Portchester Castle Year 2
3rd April 2019
Year 2 honed their sketching skills, we looked at shading and texture.
RSPCA Year 2
Year 2 children organised to collect cat and dog treats in school to donate to The Ark.
We learn't all about how the RSPCA look after and rescue animals in need.
Pizza Express Year 1
13th March 2019
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We enjoyed making Pizza to take home for our families.
We learn't how to knead and toss our dough into a circle to fit in the tin.
RSPCA
23rd January 2019
Our entrepreneneurial Year Two Jolly Sailors organised a collection of bedding for their donation to the RSPCA.
They made great posters and sent out a text to parents and managed the donation collection every day.
Jolly Sailors Pizza Express Presentation
January 2019 (Click here to view)
November Cinema Trips
7th Tad the Lost Explorer
8th Peter Rabbit
14th Rock Dog
21st Early Man
Royal Armouries
Get Writing
3rd October Year 2
17th October Year 1
Victoria Country Park
26th September 2018
The new Fairy Garden taking shape, we talked to the wood carver and watched him carve the castle.
We hope to come back when it's completed.
Hundred Acres wood
19th September 2018
Year 1
Hundred Acres Wood
We worked as a team with our friends to build fantastic sand sculptures.
Pizza Express
Year 2
We had great fun learning how to shape and toss our pizza dough before pressing it into the tin. After we spread tomato sauce and cheese on it the chef put our pizza in the huge ovens. While the pizza cooked we cleaned up the tables. When we got back to school we designed our own pizza recipe.
Get Writing at the Royal Armouries
Year 2
When the Year 2 children returned to school they used their 'Get Writing' books for reference to really extend their writing on what they had seen on their trip to The Royal Armouries Museum.
Making Pizza
We found out about the history of the Italian pizza, ingredients and even got to make our own pizza.
Get Writing at the Royal Armouries
Year 1
The children had a tour of Fort Nelson and the museum, there were lots of facts that the children felt needed recording in their 'Get Wrting Books'.
Pizza Express Whiteley
We thought up some wonderful pizza recipes and gave them wacky names.
Rock Up in Whiteley
Year 1 Jolly Sailors went to experience the climbing walls and activities at Rock Up!
First we had our climbing harness strapped on tightly and then we learned the rules.
It really tested our courage climbing up so high and we had to find the right hand and foot holds to help us climb safely.
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Film Festival in November
We have been taking part in the November Film Festival which has included taking groups of children to the cinema. We have watched 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' in Whiteley, 'Dispicable Me 3' at Eastleigh and 'Sing' at Port Solent.
All the children have worked really hard completing their assignments on their return to school with some children going into the 'Treasure Chest'.
100 Acres Wood
Year One and Two have been exlporing the hundred acres play area
while forging friendships and team building.
Summer Term 2017
Pizza Express
Year 2
We kneaded and shaped our pizza dough by throwing it in the air from hand to hand.
When we got back to school we made up our own pizza recipies.
Lee-on-the-Solent Beach
14th June Years 1 and R
We've had a really sunny day for our educational visit to the beach.
Pizza Express
17th May Year 2
Year 2 designed their own pizza recipes after their pizza making visit.
RSPCA
10th May Year 1
We learnt how to remember what the RSPCA stands for by using actions.
Royal (made a crown with our hands)
Society (pointed to our friends) of the
Prevention (held our hand up as a stop sign) of
Cruelty (punched the palm of our other hand) to
Animals (made our hands into animal ears on top of our head)
Pizza Express
26th April
Year one made their pizza the traditional Italian way, finding out about the history of this popular meal and the ingredients used to make it.
Spring Term 2017
RSPCA
While we were at the RSPCA we got to look around at all the animals and find out about how the animals are looked after.
We talked about how the charity raises the funds to pay for things the animals need.
Get Writing at
The Royal Armouries Museum
22nd March
Wow the Jolly Sailors impressed us with their enthusiasm
for writing notes in their 'Get Writing' books.
When we got back to school we wrote about our amazing trip.
Our adventure to a little corner of Italy
to make Pizza.
We found out about the history of the pizza. Flipping the dough from hand to hand to stretch it and make it thinner, testing our co-ordination skills.
Eddie the Italian pizza man told us lots of facts about pizza making.
When we had finished making our pizza's they were baked in the oven
for three minutes and thirty seconds.
We got to take them home, yummy, thank you Eddie .
Get Writing at
The Royal Armouries Museum
February 2017
Summer Term 2016
Get Writing at
The Royal Armouries Museum
Year 2
'Whoa, look at the size of that gun' Getting the facts, for our writing.
'I can see the Spinaker Tower'.
Year 1
Checking out our 'Get Writing' books. Matching photo's and sharing facts.
A definite awe and wonder moment, looking up at the big guns.
Everyone decided that the museum was awesome.
Year R
We went to Fort Nelson with our writing bags
and our special Royal Armouries Writing books.
The Jolly Sailors decided the Fort was awesome.
We were really interested in the information in the signage.
There were lots of exciting exhibits to look at and write about.
We were such keen writers that on the way home
we just decided to get our books out and
'Get Writing'.
RSPCA
We found out about how the RSPCA looks after sad animals.
Spring Term 2016
Manor Farm
The naughty donkey kept biting the other donkeys. Which babies are born in spring?
The cow needs to be milked twice a day. The Victorian school room.
We looked at the differences between the war time home and our moden homes, then we had our picnic..
A Trip to Experience a Little Bit of Italy.
The Jolly Sailors went to Pizza Express in Port Solent
to find out about the production of Pizzas.
We even got to make our own Pizzas, from the dough to the topping.
While we were there we also got a chance to look at and talk about the boats moored in the marina.
Southampton Art Gallery and workshop
The Jolly Sailor trips to the Colour and Print Workshop at Southampton Art Gallery have been very enthusiastically embraced by the pupils.
With the gallery's art teacher we have looked at how to interprite the art in the gallery looking at colour and shape.
We were shown how to use warm and cool coloured pastels
in our pattern and shape design.
Learning about mono printing and using inks.
We were given free time to explore the art gallery for ourselves.
You can see our beautiful display of some of our
finished art work by the school office.
September 2015
Mad Hatter’s Tea Party
The Jolly Sailor’s had a wonderful time preparing for their Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. They made sandwiches and cakes, decorated table cloths and plates, and even created their very own Mad Hatter’s Hat!
We then went over to Holly Hill Park to set up and enjoy the feast all together. It was a wonderful morning and the children showed their understanding of manners, sharing and enjoying time together.
October 2015
Jolly Sailors visit to Hundred Acre Woods.
We had lots of fun using our skills to balance and climb.
We all helped and encouraged each other if it was tricky.
