This term, the Year 3 Tennis Club have begun training for the new academic year. Within the club, there are a range of experiences with two children who have played previously and who are even members of clubs where others are starting to play for the first time. However, the main focus is for e
This week, year 4 have been investigating factors that affect how sound travels. To find out what happens to sound over a distance, the children went outside and one partner chanted their times tables whilst the other gradually moved further away. The children confirmed their prediction that sound g
In PE, Year 3 have been developing their ball skills. They have been working on bounce passes and chest passes. Today, they were introduced to dribbling and the children completed a circuit using these skills. They particularly enjoyed working in small teams to complete each activity. UNICEF Article
There once was a girl called Mia, Who lived in Tyne and Wear, She loved going to school, She thought it was cool, And she’s so very glad you’re all here. This was the introduction to Mia Gordon’s assembly to her class today on National Poetry Day. During her session, Mia talked about poetry and how
Making tipees is a fantastic skill that encourages to children to understand strong structure. Working out how best to interlock the branches, gives stability and coverage to the outer walls of the tipee. As the children become master builders, they can develop those skills to work on a much lar
This week the children have been reading the well known traditional tale ‘The Little Red Hen’. The children have enjoyed exploring the characters’ thoughts and feelings in the book. They have also learnt how bread is made and made their own bread rolls. During an outdoor learning session, the
In Year One we have been learning all about volcanoes. Each class made their own volcano eruption. They used washing-up liquid, vinegar, baking powder and red food colouring. The results were explosive! The children thought of so many words to describe the sound, colour and action of the volcano. F
In maths in year 5, the children have been learning how to estimate and approximate. They used their rounding knowledge to answer problems that required approximate answers. Working in groups, the children had to discuss and agree an appropriate approximation. There was a great deal of discussion ge
In our assembly today, Mr Malik explained that this Thursday was National Poetry Day. It was explained how poems come in many different forms and how they can express how we feel and what we think about at different times. Mr Malik shared a poem called ‘If I were King’, by A.A. Milne (the author o
As Autumn unfolds so our weather has changed this week. Therefore during our Forest School sessions in Year 2 we took the opportunity to practice getting into and out of our waterproofs, no mean feat in a class of 30. The children were so enthusiastic, they followed instructions really well. You can
