Puppets!

As part of our D & T project, the class have researched different kinds of puppets. We have even observed some Turkish puppets from Festival of Languages Day. They have made their plans and wanted to show the parents, so that they can prepare their materials. Look out for further photographs of the class making … Read more

Come and Get Your Fruit!

Class 1/2 have been looking at different artists who use fruit as part of their art work. To develop our sketching skills, we have looked carefully at the outline and pattern inside a fruit.

Multi-Skills Festival at HGS

We had a fantastic time on Tuesday at HGS Multi-Skills Festival. We enjoyed taking part with other schools in a variety of activities. Thank you to all the HGS Sports Leaders and their hard work!

The Isle of Struay in Class 2

Today the children in Class 2 created a 3D map of the Isle of Struay from the Katie Morag books, following their work on mapping this term. They had made the main buildings and features from the island out of cereal boxes in preparation last week.First we used blue wool to make the outline of … Read more

The Chicks Arrive!

When Miss Khela arrived in Class 1/2 this morning, three chicks had hatched out over the night. Two chicks looked healthy and moved into a larger cage. The oldest is Bob and he has a dark brown mark on his head. The second is Marley, who is of equal size with a slightly lighter brown … Read more

Science Plant Experiment

Pupils in Class 1/2 have planned a scientific investigation to find out how plants grow best. We used four sunflower seeds in equal sized plant pots to conduct a fair test. Plant A was provided with water, light and soil. Plant B was provided with light and soil only. Plant C was provided with light … Read more

Class 2 go back in time to The Crimean War

Class 2 visited Florence Nightingale Museum in London to support their history work on Famous People. They ‘met’ Florence Nightingale and she told all the children about her life during the Crimean War. Once they had all wandered round the museum some children had the opportunity to dress up in Victorian costumes. Everyone had a … Read more

KS1 Activity Day

Pupils in key stage one had the opportunity to learn and develop key skills from the school’s playground leaders. The playground leaders organised lots of different activities and worked within their groups to demonstrate the activities to the key stage one pupils.