Both 5/6 Classes recently completed a unit of work in French about their hobbies. They learnt to say which activities they like and dislike and also to use adjectives to describe hobbies. In the last lesson, they created posters using some of the language they had learnt.
Today Class 3/4 ended their tag rugby unit with a very competitive class tournament. The class were split into four teams and they played each other. For many it was the first time they had played tag rugby before, but they embraced the cold and the rules to take part in great games. Tag rugby … Read more
During our work in Maths, the children used squared paper to draw their names. They then drew a reflection of them in a mirror line and coloured them in to make them more attractive. Here are some examples.
As an introduction to exploring British Values, Class 5/6W looked at what it means to be British. We then looked at our own sense of identity and created coats of arms to represent who we are.
Looking at toys old and new was the focus of our work this week. We started the week with Dogger by Shirley Hughes, a firm favourite of many children. We heard the story, and watched the video clip as a reward for some excellent writing.Tuesday saw the arrival of parents and grandparents toys and there … Read more
This term Class 3/4 are learning to play the djembe drums! Mr White, the drumming teacher, has been so impressed with the class so far. They can maintain a steady tempo, even when the class are split and two different rythms are simultaneously being played. The class are enjoying it immensely as it is a … Read more
The children welcomed their teddy bears into school on Monday as we embarked on a day of ‘bear centred’ activity. The teddy bears were measured to find out which one was the tallest and who had the smallest. Anna’s teddy was a centimetre taller than Georgie’s, Joseph’s ‘Little Bear’ being the shortest. When we measured … Read more
So far in Class 3/4's gym unit we have been concentrating on good posture and body shape in our pikes and straddle shapes. Today, the class continued this work by putting their pike and straddle shapes,along with other balances, together into small sequences. The pairs then performed them in either mirror or cannon, or both. … Read more
With the start of the ‘Big Schools’ Bird watch’ the children have been learning about different birds that we hope to see when the binoculars come out and we go bird watching next week. The children made bird cakes to encourage birds onto our school site and we moved our bird table onto the field … Read more
Class 4/5 have been trying out some new and exciting sports in PE along with aiming for personal bests with indoor athletics. Over the last few weeks in PE, Class 4/5 have been working on personal bests. We have been using our indoor PE slot to test ourselves on various different indoor athletics activities. Several … Read more
