This half term, some of the children in Year 3 have embarked on their French journey. The focus has been on French greetings where the children have learned to introduce themselves, including asking and answering simple questions. The children worked well together and took part in lots of French dis
Nursery visited our Forest School today to look for signs of Autumn. Along the way they made some exciting discoveries, some small houses had appeared, strange holes in the ground, there were even some messages that looked like they were sent by fairies. The children went deep into the undergrowth t
Year 2 were thrilled to discover a whole village of strange dwellings had appeared in our Forest School. Who could have made them? Will they come back? Fairies, goblins or woodland creatures, the children were so excited. They decided to leave some messages for the visitors. First they collected som
The children have taken an interest in the leaves outside and the colours, therefore we have looked at ‘autumn and harvest’ this week, which linked into our theme of ‘My World and Me’. When looking at autumn and harvest we have based this around the stories of ‘Leaf Man’ and ‘Vegetable
In Reception this week we have been so busy thinking all about how to keep ourselves clean and healthy. During guided reading we focused on the book ‘Wiffy Wilson – The Wolf Who Wouldn’t Wash’. We shared the book during small group and found out the difference between good dirt and bad dirt. W
Applying some of their experience from last weeks den building session, Year 6 created miniature Anderson Shelters, linking to their current topic of World War 2. It was interesting to see the different ways the children approached this task, starting with a simple framework and building from there.
This week, the children have been learning all about Henri Matisse. They learnt about his life and how he was inspired to become an artist. Year Two recreated one of Matisse’s most famous pieces of artwork – The Snail – using collage. Using the same technique, the children created an additional piec
Year 4’s science topic this half term has been all about sound. The children have had lots of fun exploring how sounds are made using instruments and everyday objects. They loved being able to make as much noise as they wanted in a lesson, for once! The children have observed how sounds are made whe
Everyone in Year One enjoys their daily phonics lesson. Every day the children learn a new sound, practise their letter formation and have a go at reading some green words. Learning to read our green words quickly and by sight also helps us to read our reading books, both at school and at home.�
This week, Year 3 began their art topic – printing. They had great fun exploring different textures using inks and rollers. The boys and girls made predictions about the types of patterns the materials and objects would make and then compared their results. They enjoyed looking at each others prints
