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Year 4 had the most wonderful time at Fishbourne Roman Palace this week. The children were completely absorbed in discovering how the Romans really lived — from their mosaics and underfloor heating to the everyday objects that told the story of life nearly two thousand years ago.

They asked brilliant questions, explored every corner with curiosity and came away buzzing with new knowledge. A truly special trip that brought our history learning to life.
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✨ Year 3 Weekly Highlights! ✨
Year 3 have had a wonderful week acting out scenes from the Nativity during their RE lessons, lots of brilliant expression!! They have also kicked off their new Science topic, Light, where the children discovered that light travels in straight lines and had great fun experimenting with this in class. 💡🔍
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In PSHE, year 5 have been learning about the difference between safe and unsafe secrets. Working in pairs, the children analysed different statements, deciding to what extent they strongly agreed or strongly disagreed with each. This led to a meaningful whole-class discussion, where the pupils used their talk phrases to articulate their thoughts. The year 5 pupils concluded that while people may value certain secrets differently, they all recognised the importance of identifying and addressing unsafe secrets.

#TABisFAB #PSHE #talkskills
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Don't forget its Children in need tomorrow!

We will be marking this year’s Children in Need appeal by asking the children to wear something spotty along with their normal school uniform.

There will be buckets at the front of the school at the beginning and at the end of the day for those who would like to donate to Children in Need, or you can donate directly to Children in Need via the schools Just Giving Page using the following link: https://www.justgiving.com/page/thomas-a-becket-junior-school-5?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL

#TABisFAB #childreninneed
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🤸‍♀️Our Year 5/6 gymnastics team put in an excellent performance at last week’s competition, finishing in a fantastic 3rd place overall! 🥉🎉

The team competed in both vault and floor routines, showing great focus, strength, and precision throughout.

They worked incredibly hard in the lead-up to the event to learn and perfect their routines, and their effort really paid off with confident and polished performances on the day.

Well done to all our gymnasts for their dedication, teamwork, and enthusiasm, we’re so proud of you! 💛🙌🏆

#TABisFAB #gymnastics #schoolgymnastics #SchoolSports
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🏀 Our Y3/4 basketball team had a brilliant day at their recent tournament, showing great skill, and teamwork. Playing in a round-robin format, the team grew in confidence and improved with every game. We saw some sharp shooting and great defensive rebounds.

They won the majority of their matches, losing only once, and finished in an impressive 2nd place overall! A fantastic achievement! 🥈🎉 Their effort and sportsmanship were outstanding, and their hard work has earned them a place in the Southern Area Finals.

Well done to all the players for representing our school so proudly and playing with such enthusiasm and skill!

#TABisFAB #Basketball #schoolsports
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🏀 Our Y5/6 basketball team had an outstanding day at the recent tournament, showing fantastic teamwork, determination, and skill throughout. The team went undefeated in their pool, winning every game with strong defense and some brilliant attacking play.

Carrying their momentum into the knockout rounds, they played superbly in the semi-final and final, securing impressive victories to become overall champions! 🏆🎉

Their effort, sportsmanship, and team spirit were on full display from start to finish and were a real credit to our school. By winning the tournament, the team has now qualified for the Southern Area Finals. We can’t wait to see how they go in the next stage!

Well done to all players, a brilliant achievement!

#TABisFAB #schoolsports #Basketball
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In Year 4 this week we were invaded.

Wisius Caesar arrived and informed the children that they must begin their training immediately. Roman discipline, Roman strength, Roman ways — all in preparation for their grand graduation in December.

So, the children have been busy. They have learnt what life was really like for a Roman soldier. They have discovered why the Romans invaded Britain in the first place and they have looked at the incredible network of Roman roads that were built.

Morale in the legion is high but their training has only just begun. 🏛️
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Over the autumn term, all of our Year 3 classes have been taking part in Forest School sessions. One of the highlights has been making their doughnuts and sipping hot chocolate around the fire. The children carefully cut the crusts off their bread, added their favourite fillings and rolled them up before toasting them over the fire, they were absolutely delicious! 🍩🔥🌲
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Character Illustrations ✏️

This term, the year 5 pupils have been exploring the skills of life drawing and illustration. They researched many much-loved illustrators of children’s books and studied the style of Brian Selznick’s art in The Invention of Hugo Cabret (current year 5 text). The children used the ‘rule of 3’ to draw facial proportions before developing tone and texture through a range of pencil sketching techniques. Here are some of their own illustrations starring characters from the text.

#TABisFAB #art #characterillustrations