In P.E. lessons, Year 6 have been learning the rules of tag rugby. They started off by spending a lot of time understanding the need to pass backwards and then started to be introduced to ‘tagging’ as a way of tackling. The children are now enjoying playing some small-sided games where they are usin
In dance lessons, Year 6 have been learning the Haka. This is a traditional, tribal dance from New Zealand. It is performed by the All Blacks before a rugby match and is meant to intimidate the opposition. The children have have great fun learning the routine and coming up with their own scary addit
Linking in with the Autumn term topic The River of Life, Year 5 have been investigating shaduf’s, an ancient Egyptian device for transporting water, predominantly for irrigation. The shaduf uses a system of pivoted rotation, with a weight as a counter-balance. The children discussed how they would
The children had lots of fun making funny faces with natural resources. We talked about what we would need such as some eyes, a nose, a mouth and some hair. The children’s ideas were fantastic.
This week, the boys and girls have enjoyed sharing their stories and pictures in their summer holiday books. It was great to see what everyone got up to during the summer. Thank you for all of your hard work!
The Year 3 Tennis Team has begun its training in preparation for the competition which is scheduled for the summer term. Over the sessions, the children will learn new racket skills, hand/eye co-ordination and mobility. So far the children have really enjoyed the sessions and are trying their very
This week year 4 were very excited about starting our history topic about the Vikings. They have made Viking longships and created a timeline on a Viking sword.
Year 4 have been enjoying learning the skills and rules of Unihoc. They had a go at playing their first game and really got stuck in!
This week, our new children have been getting to know the Nursery routines and make new friends. With the help of our returning Nursery children, they have been enjoying playing with the resources on offer and settling in.
As part of place value in maths, we have been investigating negative numbers. After lots of learning about numbers below zero, we used our knowledge to try and win a number line ‘Tug of War’ game, where the first player to land on a given number won.
