25 February 2022
CYP Upper: Great first week!
We have returned from our holidays full of vim, vigour and determination.
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We have returned from our holidays full of vim, vigour and determination.
Year 6 have had a fabulous week, concluding their work on Ancient Egypt.
We have had a wonderfully creative week. Year 6 have been creating death masks and learning about mummification, the process of preserving bodies ready for the afterlife.
This week we have been thinking about our most important Pegasus value, -‘we care’, thinking carefully about how we show that to others, and ourselves.
This week we have continued thinking about ‘reciprocity’ and in particular, listening and speaking in pairs or a group.
This half-term we are working hard to develop our oracy skills; we have been thinking about oracy carefully and have decided that good listening skills are a prerequisite to good speaking skills.
Happy New Year to all of our Cypress families! We hope you have had a restful holiday.
As we draw nearer to the Christmas holiday, it’s beginning to feel very festive at Cypress Upper!
Well done to our amazing violinists. See below a report of the event from Lucy and Viola in Rowan class ‘We played with the London Mozart Players for their Christmas concert this year.
This week we have been considering the skills needed to be a good collaborator.
This week we have been working on being reflective learners. We have been taking time to consider our strengths and areas for development.
This week we had a very special assembly delivered by our Junior Travel Ambassadors showing us how to stay safe on the roads and launching their road safety competitions.
At the Upper School this week, we have been thinking about kindness and how random acts of kindness can make recipients feel.
This week we have been introduced to a new learning power – interdependence.
Yesterday, we learned about Diwali and the significance of the festival of light and have listened to Hindu stories.