Whales Class
Whales class teacher is Mrs Laura Gkikopoulos.
Welcome to Whales Class. We get our name from the Bible story ‘Jonah and the Whale’. It is a story of compassion and never giving up - values which are very important to our class. We encourage, respect and love sharing ideas with each other!
This year, Whales class consists of Year 2, 3 and 4 children.
Mrs Gkikopoulos teaches the class every morning, when Whales will focus on English (reading and writing), Mathematics and Science.
To the moon and back!
As part of 2024’s Norwich Science Festival, we were lucky to be visited by the amazing Ben Langley, who has appeared on Britain’s Got Talent! We went on an adventure as Tom and his AI friend, Squiffy, embarked on a mission to the stars. We thoroughly enjoyed the one-man tour which explored the Science behind … Read more
DT in Whales
We have been busy designing, planning and making healthy sandwiches in DT this term. We made sure that our sandwiches were healthy by including veg, protein and dairy, and some of the children’s creations were inspired! Nice work, chefs!
Christmas T@2
Whales and Lions class attended T@2 in the village this week to sing some lovely Christmas carols and have a few treats! Thank you to the kind ladies and gents from T@2 for having us!
Whales’ Day at the Museum
We really enjoyed our class trip to Lynn Museum, where we learnt about forensic archaeology (what we can learn from studying human skeletons), got a chance to handle ancient coins, and then became Egyptologists for the afternoon. Children acted out ancient myths, created Egyptian inspired neck collars, re-enacted the process of mummification and handled real … Read more
We Will Remember
North Elmham held a Remembrance Service in our school hall. Sheep class showed their poppy art, some children from Whales and Lions class read their own poems, songs were beautifully sung and Lions class performed the famous poem ‘In Flanders Fields’. Reverend Sally read out the names of those who died from North Elmham in … Read more
Whales and Lions Cross Country
Both classes took part in a cross country event at Langley School today, and despite the hideous wether they all put in a fantastic effort and were very supportive of each other. Well done to all who took part!
Whales Class
09.10.2023 In our RE we have been looking at the big question – How do religious groups contribute to society. Today we looked at what Edith Cavell believed and what she said and did because of her beliefs. Her grave is at Norwich Cathedral – have a look when you next visit there. There is … Read more
The Waiting Place
Whales have been thinking this week about the subject of refugees and took part in a live webcast today with Dina Nayeri, author of the book ‘The Waiting Place’. As we were one of the first schools from across the country to sign up for the webcast, we were gifted a class set of her … Read more
Cricket
Whales enjoyed a fantastic cricket session with Charlie from Fakenham Cricket Club. Despite the blazing sun, the children put in a wonderful display of enthusiasm, and many of them have said they would love to do cricket again!