Connor was our Expert of the Week 7.7.23

Connor loves football and so he loved telling us all about Tottenham Hotspurs and his tour of the stadium. What amazing photos and we really enjoyed listening to the talk. 

Harriet is Expert of the Week 30.06.23

Harriet was an expert on butterflies this week. She showed us some photos of butterflies drinking nectar. She had gone to Blenheim Palace to see the butterfly trail. We enjoyed listening to Harriet and she used lots of topic words. Well done Harriet.

Great work Nathaniel!  We really enjoyed all of your interesting facts - particularly about animals that we might find in the Ice Age.  You answered everyone's questions accurately and in detail.

Well done Lanezra!  We really enjoyed finding out all about your dog and how you look after her.

India told us all about the RAF and even brought in a bear in RAF uniform.  She had done lots of research on the RAF and told us all about members of her family who had served in the RAF and showed us some of the medals that they had won.  Well done India for a really interesting talk!

Henry told us all about the different kinds of car he has seen - the children had lots of questions and were keen to find out what Henry's favourite car was and how he became so interested in cars.   Well done Henry!

Max was the Expert on his favourite book - Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson. He brought in a copy to show us. 

Harry gave us a brilliant demonstration of how to bat and bowl - with some willing volunteers!  He gave us a very detailed speech about the game and also about some famous cricketers.  Well done Harry!

Nikol had done a lot of research into sharks and wowed us with some facts - do you know how fast a Great White shark can swim?  She drew some pictures of her favourite sharks and showed us photos of her visit to the aquarium.  Fantastic Nikol!

19.5.23 - Effy is an expert on Paw Patrol. 

Effy is an expert on Paw Patrol. Effy was able to name all of the Paw Patrol characters and she was even able to remember all of the different jobs they do! 

Morgan had lots of facts for us about Arsenal football club and his favourite players.  He explained how he had won the trophies and the medal that he brought in to show us and was very knowledgeable when answering our questions.  Well done Morgan!

12.2.2023 - Evie is an expert on Matilda.

Evie gave a very detailed review of her favourite movie - Matilda! At the end, Evie sang us a song from Matilda and answered some questions. Evie hopes that one day she will star in the Matilda musical and all of the reception children think that she would make the perfect Matilda! Well done Evie! 

Millie had spent a lot of time researching penguins and even making her own book.  Well done Millie!

Ollie brought in some of his favourite dinosaurs to share with us and told us lots of interesting facts about each one.  Well done Ollie!

Logan talked about Pokemon and brought some of the characters to show everyone. He knew so much about it, he is definitely an expert! 

Lacey showed the reception children her shell collection this week, many of which she had collected herself. She enjoyed talking about her shells and answered a few questions afterwards. 

Josh explained how we could all become Youtube stars - he explained what we might need to include to be successful and what sort of things people might be interested in.

Imogen came prepared with a practical demonstration of the sea and beach.  She explained what happened to rocks and how sand was formed and showed us some shells that she had collected.

Rory did a fantastic job and showed us lots of interesting objects from his dad's job.  We were very impressed and loved seeing Rory in his dad's beret.

Sophie brought in some stunning crystals and gemstones from her collection and knew the names of all of them and lots of fascinating facts.  We loved having a close look at them all as she passed them around!

Archie started off his talk by asking us all a question!  He then went on to explain how fossils are formed (including a demonstration involving a judo hold to show how sediment is squashed) and a detailed description of the fossils he has in his collection.  Well done Archie!

Shells - Isaac Eaves

Isaac brought in his shell collection and shared his expertise with the class. We found it very interesting. 

Ben talked about his love of stones. He showed his his stones that he had collected and he had been to the library to find a book about stones are formed. Well done Ben!