04
May
Year 6’s Well-Deserved Reward
Year 6 have been working so hard in the run-up to their SATs tests that this week they were given a well-deserved reward!...
Author: Rebecca Mackenzie
04
May
Year 6 Practical Maths Lesson: Unit Conversion
Year 6 concluded mock SATs week with a practical maths lesson, consolidating their understanding of unit conversion. Children worked in groups to determine how many 10ml syringes would be required to fill their 500ml beakers, before going head to head - in a timed relay...
27
Apr
Learning about Animals in the Two Year Olds’ Room
This week, to support our theme about animals, we decided to have a closer look at our gerbils Bob and Jerry. The children were very keen for them to come out of the cage so they could play with them and look at them running...
27
Apr
Marvellous Minibeast Learning in Nursery!
This week, we kicked off a brand new topic: Minibeasts! Our new story, "Arghh, Spider!" got everyone excited about creepy crawlies. We explored different minibeasts and discovered fun facts about our favourites. The children got creative making spiders using all sorts of materials and techniques: playdough, paint stamping, handprints,...
27
Apr
Planting in Reception
‘This week Reception Class immersed themselves in their new topic, ‘Planting’. The children listened carefully to the familiar story of Jack and the Beanstalk. They’ve been fascinated by our growing potato plant, which they planted before the holidays. Finally the children worked in teams to...
27
Apr
Year 2 Art: Beautiful Hand Printed Wrapping Paper
This week, Year 2 completed their Art learning cycle on printing. Over the past few weeks, the children have explored various printing techniques and used their skills to create their very own wrapping paper designs. Drawing inspiration from celebrations such as Easter and Birthdays, the children...
27
Apr
Year 3 PSHE: Whose Job Is It?!
In PSHE, we looked at different jobs and responsibilities and discussed whether they were a 'man’s job', a 'woman’s job' or both. We looked at careers like being an HGV lorry driver or a florist and decided that these jobs are for anyone who wants...
27
Apr
Year 4’s Amazing Earth Day Art!
For Earth Day, Year 4 used printed paper from around the school to create amazing flowers and under water creatures. Firstly, we painted the paper the colours we wanted. Then, we cut our paper into the shapes we wanted and finally, we stuck the paper...
27
Apr
Year 5’s Earth Day Posters
On Tuesday, we celebrated World Earth Day. We learned about the importance of taking care of the environment and created posters with interesting facts and information, sharing how we can take care of our world....
27
Apr
Year 6’s Earth Day Deforestation Debate
To celebrate Earth Day, Year 6 discussed deforestation and whether we believe it should be allowed to continue. In groups, we focused on building a strong rebuttal to defend our points of view. We then explored both posing and opposing views before partaking in a...