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.
Horstead Lost Property
We managed to match most missing items with their correct person! However, there were a few un-named items that we couldn’t find owners for. Take a look at the items below, and if you think they are yours, please let the Y3/ Y4 teachers know and we will return them to you. There were also … Read more
Horstead Day 3 (Friday)
And Finally…… All packed up and ready for home. What an amazing group of children… What an amazing time we have had… What a lot we have all achieved. Well done to everyone for all you have learned and all you have conquered. We are so proud of you. We hope you all get a … Read more
Horstead Day 2 (Thursday)
Another adventurous and fun filled day. The children have experienced all sorts of activities including water rafting, archery, bushcraft survival skills and climbing. We are so proud of how the children have approached each of these activities. They have worked really hard to face challenges and have persevered to overcome them with the support of … Read more
Horstead Day 1 (Wednesday)
We had an amazing first day at Horstead, and all approached our first activities with enthusiasm. We have all learned some new skills and have faced challenges and new experiences. The staff were all very impressed with how supportive of each other the children were. There was a wide range of yummy food to choose … Read more
Exciting Eruptions in Whales Class
Whales have designed and constructed model volcanoes, powered by a pneumatic systems! We tested them and found some success and some areas for improvement! This was an exciting end to our volcanoes topic this term, which the class has really enjoyed.
Whale RE Day
25th March 2024 The big question – Why is Easter important to Christians? We had a really busy day and learnt a lot. We started the day with an Easter story pass the parcel to learn about the key events. We then walked to the St Mary’s Church where we were met by Reverend Sally who talked to … Read more
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