Primary School Look and Learn

This week, the Primary classrooms have been bursting with adult visitors as we held the first of our “Look and Learn” lessons for 2023.

“Look and Learn” lessons will be held termly over the course of this year and are an opportunity for parents, carers, and extended family members to step inside our Primary classrooms to see learning in action. The past few COVID impacted years have prevented us from having the opportunity to share these experiences with parents, so it has been all the more special this week, rekindling this connection with our families.

This week, a variety of engaging and challenging learning experiences have been shared with families:

Kindergarten parents got a little more than they had bargained for when they were asked to actively participate in a PE lesson! The shoes were off, the pants rolled up and it was all hands on deck as they helped the girls to refine their fundamental movement skills. The focus of this lesson was accurate throwing and catching and lots of fun was had developing these skills through a games-based approach.

Year 4 parents enjoyed participating in a practical French lesson where their oral French was put to test as they described a range of weather conditions and revised their knowledge of numbers to 100. A joyous Choir lesson was also enjoyed, where parents enjoyed a range of strategies that are regularly used to refine the girls’ vocal skills and enjoyed a sneak peak of the repertoire from the upcoming Stage 2 Concert.

Year 5 parents engaged in a hands-on practical Science lesson where they explored the concept of surface tension by investigating how many drops of water could sit on the surface of a coin before the surface tension broke. A Music lesson was also showcased where parents were treated to a selection of both vocal and musical performances, with one willing Dad even joining in to perform alongside the girls on the xylophone!

Year 6 parents enjoyed unpacking the process of Narrative writing, using a great visual stimulus as a starting point. Working alongside their parents, the girls brainstormed, planned and drafted a range of narratives, ensuring they used varied vocabulary and sentence structure for impact.

Next week we look forward to welcoming parents for the following “Look and Learn” lessons:

Helen Dempsey
Head of Primary