Bressingham Primary School

  We have had a fantastic week in Bumblebees Class learning about the story of The Three Billy Goats Gruff. We started by immersing ourselves in the story - listening to alternative versions and acting it out with our friends. We compared the story structure to other traditional tales we have learnt and discussed how we might adapt it if we were creating our own version. Then we heard news that a troll had been spotted on the railings by the village shop! We quickly came up with a plan and created our own instructions for ‘How to trap a Troll’ using Pie Corbett’s Talk for Writing structure and actions. Once we had figured out what we need, the children got to work and showed amazing problem solving skills and teamwork. Well done Bumblebees! Next week we will receive an apology letter from the troll explaining that he wants to change his behaviour and asking the children to help create safe spaces in the woods for him to come and visit. We will use this as a way to explore how ...

 Bumblebees Class were shocked to find camera footage of 7 Gingerbread Men running through our Early Years garden. We have been learning the story of 'The Gingerbread Man' and suspected that they were running away to avoid getting eaten! The videos inspired some lovely language and imaginative play about what we could do, including making traps and enticing them with jelly! We created our own Wanted Posters to warn the rest of the school and Mrs Gudde told us she saw one of them outside on the playground!