KEWLIFE 102

LITTLE FRENCH BAKERS IN THE MAKING
The Year 2 children have been learning how to buy different types of bread and
patisserie in French. They played shopkeepers in la Boulangerie, read a story about
a visit to the bakery, sang songs about les baguettes, les gateaux et les croissants
and completed the topic with a croissant making lesson. They had to roulez le
triangle de pâte et formez en croissant. We then asked chef to ‘mettez les croissants
au four s’il vous plait’. Appropriately, on our baking day we were lucky to have
Madame la Boulangère (Mrs Baker) helping us in 2k!
The children told me their croissants tasted fantastiques, delicieux, super! Some ate
them at home with jam and butter and a glass of milk, others didn’t make it that far.
Ila told me she enjoyed shaping the dough and reminded us that the French word
croissant means crescent and that rectangle (for those who made pains au
chocolate) is the same word in French. Kasper K. told us he loved the Neuf
Croissants dans Une Boulangerie song and enjoys telling his grandma about the
lessons as she studied French at university. Amelia informed us that une baguette
is named after its shape, as it also means a wand or a conductor’s baton. I wonder
who might remember what une ficelle (the thinner version) is named after?
Madame Thorpe-Woods
HUNDERTWASSER FLOWERS IN YEAR 1
This term, Year 1 have been exploring the colourful work of Austrian
artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser. The children were very lucky to
have the opportunity to participate in an exciting workshop, led by
Mrs. Veevers MA., who is a professional printer and ceramicist. In
the workshop Year 1 learned about the beautiful lollipop flowers
and trees that Hundertwasser painted and which were the focus of
their prints. The children started their prints, by creating circular
flower head collages and making printing blocks drawing lines and
patterns in the style of Hundertwasser. Year 1 were very excited to
use a professional press and inked up their blocks to print onto their
collages. It was a real joy to see the children’s faces as they pulled
their prints off the press. Well done year 1! Miss Ivory
MUSIC PERFORMANCES MAKE A RETURN
As you walk around Kew Green Prep, it is so lovely to hear enthusiastic music-making
springing back into life again – whether it be from a class instrumental band, a jazz
saxophone solo, the strains of a rock guitarist practising for the music assembly after
half term, or our Year 6 Samba percussionists. We have fantastic fun singing all together
in class and the choirs wake the school up with their rehearsals! The children have all
been working preparing songs for the Harvest festival next week and we have really
enjoyed the first few solo performances in merit assembly. We look forward very much
to our upper school and lower school music assemblies after half term and nativity
festivities, not to mention the upcoming Kew Sparkle village performance and the
much-anticipated Christmas Concert at the end of term. A great start, everyone.
AND FINALLY…
What a great start to the year and so good to have clubs up and running, a full fixtures programme, parent assemblies and the doors to the
school open once again. We will review the Covid situation after half term which may allow us to welcome parents fully back in to school. Year
6 children who parents have chosen for them to do so, are working hard preparing for their upcoming 11+ exams. Rest assured, those who
have chosen a through route to a GSG Ltd Senior school are also working hard in preparation for their eventual transition to senior school.
Meanwhile, the little ones in Reception, as always, have shown such a growth in confidence over such a short period of time. As this term drew
to a close, it was very special to have the whole school together for Harvest Festival. Our choirs are re-building their numbers quickly and we
are all looking forward to the events and celebrations that next term will bring. I trust you all have a restful half term break, if you are able to,
and will see you in a week or so! Jem Peck, Editor.
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