This week we started our new topic, 'Plants'. We looked at how plants grow and the different parts of plants. We identified different pots we can plant in and planted some seeds of our own....
In Gardening Club this week, we planted some more of our tree saplings. This time, we put them into large plant pots so that we would be able to move them around our school and prevent their roots from damaging other plants and structures in...
In maths this week, Year 6 worked on different multi-step problems. We spent some of the lessons working on multi-step problems with money and finding change. We began this through playing a loop card game, where we had to connect the question with the answer....
This week we have been learning about fractions in maths. We modelled fractions ourselves and worked out the size of different fractions....
This week in our Science lesson, the students looked into the various conditions necessary for plant survival. They participated in a classroom debate with a focus on understanding the significance of plants in our world. They even initiated their first longitudinal observation by planting coriander,...
This week in our writing lessons, we were learning how to use apostrophes for contraction. To consolidate our learning, we played a game called 'Kaboom', where we had to name the two words that have been ‘squashed’ together to become a contraction!...
This week, to kick off our Science topic about plants, we read a book called ‘The Extraordinary Gardener.’ In the story, a little boy plants a seed from his apple core and then forgets about it. Eventually, he creates an extraordinary garden! In our lesson...
This week in Nursery we started exploring minibeasts, in particular spiders! We used our fine motor skills to mould our colourful playdough and create many different insects and creepy crawlies. We then added pipe cleaners for legs and googly eyes!...
In Preschool we enjoyed spending the morning camping and building a campfire. We created play dough marshmallows and toasted them over the fire. We then listened to beat of the ukulele as we waited for the burgers to cook on the grill!...
In Gardening Club this week, the children celebrated the arrival of spring and their last session together. These were the daffodils that we planted in one of our first sessions this term. We were so excited to see what our hard work had created....