As we come to the end of the Spring Term, Year 5 have taken part in hockey and tennis lessons within PE this half term. Today we took part in our usual end of unit tournament through the medium of hockey. We managed to avoid the rain and working in six teams we took part … Read more
In Rowan and Willow Class, the children have been designing moving toys. The children learned all about cam mechanisms and then experimented with different types of cam to see what kind of movement they created. They then worked in pairs to investigate how they could make their structures sturdy. Next came the actual design process; … Read more
It’s been an exciting week of Science in school this week. Science Club set up an investigation to see how food changes over time. Everyone was able to visit the display over the week to see what happened. We found that some foods went hard while others went soft. Some went mouldy although the whole … Read more
As part of our focus on British values, we have discussed the important role of democracy in our society, which has linked in with our English topic on persuasive language and debating. Beofre holding our own class debate, we discussed how to argue a point effectively, using facts, acknowledging opposing arguments, and maybe just a … Read more
The children have enjoyed using traditional tales in their learning this half term – The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Three Little Pigs and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Here are just a few of the things they got up to. They created story maps, built bridges and ‘brick’ houses out of large construction and … Read more
The children have enjoyed learning all about Lunar New Year this week. The week ended with a visit from a parent who talked about why Chinese New Year is important to their family and how they will be celebrating. They gave all the children a lucky red envelope and a fortune cookie! They enjoyed looking … Read more
Year 6 had a very busy first term, with lots of visitors coming in to see us, as well as some fun lessons, trips, clubs and matches. In the autumn term, Maths lessons focused on revising place value and the four mathematical operations, before moving on to some new topics, such as algebra. There’s always … Read more
Our current Art topic is Objects and their Meaning, where we have been looking at a variety of different artists’ compositions, and discussing the objects they have used, and what they might mean. We have also spent time thinking about our own personal opinions of these pieces of art, which has led on to today’s … Read more
Please see below for information from the Schools Mental Health Service regarding a survey about current services: If you are a child or young person, or a parent/carer of one, we need your help! We want to hear from children and young people (aged 5 – 25) and their parents/carers about what we are and … Read more
The children have been enjoying learning in lots of different ways- in adult directed time and Discover and Do. The children enjoyed joining in with Children in Need activities. They also learnt about the important role charities make to communities and those in need. Adult directed time saw the children investigating different shapes they could … Read more
