11
May
Nursery Rhymes and Music in Preschool
Here, Preschool are enjoying singing nursery rhymes and playing instruments!...
Author: Rebecca Mackenzie
11
May
Year 5 Bikeability Week 2
Year 5 have had an other fantastic week with Bikeability. In our second week of these sessions, children have once again excelled at either learning to ride safely out on the road, or learning to ride as a beginner. The children have been so enthusiastic,...
09
May
Year 2: Cricket!
Year 2 enjoyed practising their agility, throwing, and aiming skills in a fun cricket session. They worked on hitting with a bat and had the option to use a tennis racket for a bigger surface area. It was great to see their teamwork and enthusiasm!...
09
May
Year 3 Science: Do Plants Need Leaves?
In Science, we planned a comparative test to see the function of the leaves on a plant. To test this, we took off all of the leaves on one plant, some of the leaves on another and kept all of the leaves on the last...
09
May
Year 4 Science: Vertebrates and Invertebrates
In science this week, Year 4 were learning about how scientists have classified plants and animals. We learned two new pieces of vocabulary whilst classifying the animals into their groups: invertebrates and vertebrates. We now know that this means that vertebrates have backbones inside their...
09
May
Year 6 Science: Reflection and Periscopes
In science this week, Year 6 have been making periscopes to help them understand the concept of reflection. Children used their understanding of light and mirrors from prior lessons to explore exactly how periscopes make it possible to view things that are not in our...
05
May
Year 5 Bikeability Training with Cycle Confident
Year 5 began their Bikeability training this week with Cycle Confident. Whether the children could ride prior to the course or not, all in the group have made great progress, either learning the skill of safely riding on the road, or learning to ride on...
04
May
Learning about Textures in the Baby Room
In the Baby Room, we are exploring textures through coloured spaghetti. Using our spoons and forks, we're scooping, mixing and squishing the spaghetti, creating a delicious rainbow meal....
04
May
Brown Bear, Brown Bear and Lots of Other Colours in the Two Year Olds’ Room
The children in the 2 Year Olds' Room have been listening to the story of “Brown Bear, Brown Bear.” The children have been learning about the different colours of the animals that have been shown in the story and they really enjoyed recapping what they...
04
May
Nursery’s Minibeast Learning!
This week we continued exploring our core text “Aaaargh, Spider!” and discovered lots of fascinating facts about spiders. The children were especially curious about where spiders’ webs come from, how many legs they have, and how many eyes! They also enjoyed drawing spiders and creating their...