16
Dec
Newspaper report filming in Year 5
Lights..camera...
Oracy
16
Dec
Hotseating the man on the moon in Year 4
In our Writing lessons, we were exploring the thoughts and feelings of the main character from the John Lewis Christmas advert, Man on the Moon. A few of us took on the persona of the main character while others asked us questions....
01
Dec
Hot seating Mary and Joseph about parenting in Year 1
In RE this term, we have been thinking about what makes each character in the Christmas story important. This week we got in role as Mary and Joseph and took part in a hot seating activity. Our peers asked us questions about why we would...
18
Nov
Celebrating National Nursery Rhyme week in Nursery
In Nursery we have been celebrating National Nursery Rhyme Week by listening to nursery rhymes we already know and learning new ones. We got to focus on, 'The wheels on the bus' and, 'Old McDonald had a farm'. We loved making our own paper buses...
04
Nov
Building magical castles in Nursery
We have been spending a lot of time this week using our imaginations and building all together. On this day we all decided to build a magical castle. Everyone helped get all the blocks we needed and we worked as a team to build the...
20
Oct
Using ‘Storyteller voices’ in Year 2
In Reading this week, we have been practicing our "storyteller voices". We have been sharing stories with each other so that we can practice reading with intonation in our voices, making what we are reading really engaging with our audience....
20
Oct
Performance poetry in Year 4
In Year 4 in our writing, we analysed poetry and put on some amazing performances. Next we will be writing our own and performing them....
13
Oct
Team building challenge in Year 3
In PHSE, we were learning about teamwork. We discussed why teams are necessary and what makes a good team. We then completed the challenge of making the tallest tower out of newspaper and masking tape in our teams. The winners were not the children with...
07
Oct
Debating ‘Is Junk Food Suitable for Children?’ in Year 4
In Writing, we are looking into persuasive techniques to prepare us for writing a letter next week. To prepare us for this, we took part in a class debate. Our topic was: Is junk food suitable for children? Where we had to come up with...
07
Oct
Whole body listening in Year 1
In PSHE, we have been having lots of fun exploring what it means to do 'whole body listening.' We acted out what great and not so good listening looks like. We realised that good listening is not just about using your ears but also looking...