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Learning, devolving & science mystery

Learning is not a linear process. All children develop differently. They make progress at different speeds, at different times and in different ways. There are periods of rapid progress and others of seemingly slower progress, when consolidation takes place. There may be times when there are learning plateaus, with children seemingly not making any additional progress. These may be followed by periods of rapid improvement and fast progress. For these reasons it is vitally important that parents and teachers avoid making hasty judgements about how capable a child is – especially early on, in the first years of schooling. Some children take longer than others to develop confidence and achieve success. To be effective learners, children, parents and teachers need to appreciate that making mistakes is a normal part of the learning process. Errors should be welcomed as they are opportunities to learn. Young learners need a trusting, fair and safe environment, at home and at school, so they feel secure in acknowledging that ‘I do not know’ and are able to accept that making mistakes is okay. A Thief's Pen - Y6 Science Mystery We had so much fun on 1st February. Mrs Roberts came in and showed us the wonder of science and we got to see that in one colour there are many colours. She came in to teach us chromatography and we were really interested by it because we have never done anything like that before. Mrs Roberts also had us do a quest to find out who stole the mug from the science teacher and asked for £100,000. It was very interesting to find out who was the thief and we used chromatography to find out who stole it by identifying the pen that write the ransom note! It was really fun to experiment with sweets and chocolate because we don’t usually get to do stuff that involves food. So it was a very fun experience and we will want to do it again some time and find out more. Report by Toby and Thomas. www.arundelchurchofenglandschool.org.uk

Amberley C of E Primar y School

World book day

Our children celebrated World Book Day on 3rd March. It was the 25th anniversary of this wonderful occasion and the theme for this year was ‘You Are A Reader!’ Our children had an amazing day, where they dressed up as their favourite book character and teachers organised various reading and writing activities in class to mark the day. We held a whole school assembly for the children to show their outfits off and to share the day as a whole school community. We had a day filled with the promotion of reading and for nurturing a love of books and all things literary. The children were able to celebrate their favourite books and very much enjoyed dressing up. With the lifting of all Covid-19 restrictions, it finally felt that we could really start to enjoy some normality again in school. World Book Day was truly a fantastic occasion to be able to start this!