KS1 Activity Day
We began the day with Indoor Athletics followed by Orienteering. After lunch it was time for Speed Stacking before ending the day learning a Lion King Dance routine. We all enjoyed the day!
School Work
Training dragons in grammar!
Last week Beech Class gave an assembly to the rest of the school about the work they have been doing on How to Train Your Dragon. They told the other classes about what they had by training a dragon as they went. It took a few weeks to read through the book and they covered … Read more
Victorian for a day
On Monday 9th October, Holly class visited British School Museum in Hitchin. We have been learning about life in Victorian times in our History lessons this term, so it was great to be able to experience it first-hand. First we had a lesson in a Victorian classroom with a strict Victorian teacher. Our hands were … Read more
Our Gruffalo Themed Class Assembly
We read and enjoyed The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson in our Literacy work. We also went to the Gordon Craig Theatre to see 'The Gruffalo Live On Stage' which we all enjoyed. Back at school, we worked on our own retelling of the story and learned The Gruffalo Song which we performed in assembly. We … Read more
Eureka! Willow Class in the Lab
Willow Class had a great time today exploring forces at a science workshop at The Princess Helena College. Before going into the lab, we were all given white lab coats to protect our clothing and (more importantly) so that we looked the part! The science teacher at PHC began by finding out how much the … Read more
Sense Detectives
We enjoyed using our five senses in this experiment to identify a missing teddy bear. We had to use the clues to work out which colour matched the description of the lost teddy and circle it on our sheet. The five circled colours then revealed the identity of the bear. We used our eyes to … Read more
Play sessions
After the Big Write on Fridays, Hazel Class enjoy getting creative with the toys! Our favourites are cars, Polly Pocket and the Doctors set.
Maple visit to Celtic Harmony
On Tuesday 26th September Maple class visited Celtic Harmony for a Stone Age experience day. We learnt lots about how the Stone Age people lived. We took part in four main activities; building a shelter, trading, hunting and gathering and learning about Stone Age weapons. First we got into groups to build a shelter. We … Read more
Cherry and Chestnut Class visit IWM Duxford
On Friday 29th September, Cherry and Chestnut Class visited IWM Duxford as part of their history work on 'Britain Since 1930'. We had a great day learning all about life for people during World War Two from the Battle of Britain, to The Blitz, to The D-Day Landings. There was so much for us to … Read more
Money madness!
Cedar Class have all made an excellent mathematical start to the year. They have been keen to show off their number knowledge and times tables. We have spent some time looking at addition and subtraction and moved this onto money. The children have worked hard making an amount using different coins, looking at using a … Read more