This week the Junior students returned from their school trips abroad. They had a fantastic time and were able to participate in a variety of cultural visits and activities as well as enjoy the local cuisine and outdoor activities on offer. The students in Portugal were also able to participate in an evening cooking lesson learning how to prepare local dishes which they shared together at the end!

Today our Reception class spent the morning at Beau Soleil. They had an opportunity to take part in an art and dance workshop which was all about their unit of learning - water!

Thank you Beau Soleil, we had so much fun!

Year 1 and 2 are learning about the circus in IPC. For our 'wow' activity to introduce this unit, we dressed up as circus performers, made badges and tickets, then watched circus performances followed by a popcorn snack. As artists we have been looking closely at the expressions of performers and created clown faces to represent different emotions.

In maths we have been learning about fractions through practical activities and games.

This term we have a writing corner in the classroom and have been very busy being writing lists, letters and stories, then posting them in our special postbox.

We enjoyed a fun day out last week, related to our learning about transport last term. The children travelled from Vevey to Mont Pèlerin on the funicular and found out how it worked. Then, had a delicious lunch in Manora followed by a play by the lake in Vevey. They wrote postcards and letters in Literacy to recount and thank for this lovely day out.

This week some of the students went to Montreux to meet Anatoly Karpov, who was the World champion in chess. They had a great time and two of them played against him!

This term in Reception our topics are Sand and Water and Treasure.

We have spent lots of time working in the sand and water trays whilst enjoying the lovely sunshine and in class we have been learning about islands around the world and the different habitats they provide.

One morning we came in to find a mysterious treasure chest had appeared in our classroom. It was filled with lots of different pirate paraphernalia including a hat, an eye patch, a telescope and even a parrot! On another day the school grounds were covered in gold coins and we had to try and find them all. It was very exciting!

Each day we have also found a treasure clue and when we pieced these all together the sentence said, `The treasure is at Villeneuve.`

So watch this space because it looks like we will be off on a treasure hunt soon!