All of the teachers have been impressed with the fact recall in Year One. Following on from learning about one more last week, this week we have focused our learning on one less. The week started with some counting backwards. We are learning to count backwards starting from any number under 10. Why
As part of our topic, we have been thinking all about birthday and how we celebrate. This week we had some messy fun by baking cakes and decorating them. We had a set of instructions to follow to make the most delicious cakes! We learnt that we need four key ingredients – eggs, butter, sugar and flo
This week, the children in Year 5 were introduced to a new art concept called ‘batik’. The children completed a reading exercise to find out more information about batik, including how long it has been used for and what countries it originated from. Then, we moved on to investigating how different
Over the last week, Year 6 have continued to read and investigate the characters and plot within their English novel – Friend or Foe by Michael Morpurgo. The children have been enjoying the text and there has been much discussion about the characters and how they would feel at different parts in the
In Year 3, our history topic this half term has been the ancient Egyptians. The children have thoroughly enjoyed learning about this period of history. We began by exploring images and artefacts – making predictions about what they were and asking questions about them. We then looked at the importan
Today we held our Macmillan Coffee Morning to support those battling Cancer. We had a great time at our coffee morning. Thank you to all those parents and carers (and toddlers) who attended the event. We raised almost £50 which will be sent to support the fantastic work the Macmillan nurses do for
The new term has seen the start of the school Tennis Clubs once again, with the Year 4 programme getting into full swing this half term. Mr Malik’s club is always popular but only 8 children – 4 boys and 4 girls – can be part of the team and so names had to be pulled from a hat! After two sess
R.E. this half term is all about the miracles of Jesus and the influence they have had on people’s lives. We have looked at traditional stories and also some modern day miracles that involved events that we felt simply could not be explained! On reflection, through drama and discussions, we talked
We are delighted to share that our Reception class has thoroughly enjoyed their first week of school lunches! Each day, the children have been excited to choose from a variety of tasty options, including hot meals, delicious sandwiches, and comforting jacket potatoes. It has been wonderful to watch
In Geography, Year Two have been learning about maps and compass points. They have also looked at human and physical features in our local area and identified them on a map. First, the children learnt that a map is a flat picture of an area seen from above. They found out that maps contain symbols t
