Year 6 have been practising their fraction and decimal equivalents. The children had the opportunity to convert fractions and decimals while playing a ‘loop cards game.’ They had to use known equivalences and calculate less common ones in order to complete the game. The children responded well to th
Afternoon Nursery were treated this week to a music and movement session led by ‘Little Movers’. The children loved taking part in the under the sea themed activities that helped to develop their gross motor skills, turn taking and listening skills and creativity.
This afternoon, the boys and girls in Year 2 have been experimenting with composing music using their bodies. They explored different parts of their bodies to find out which created the best sound. The children used their hands, shoulders, feet and knees to create a sequence of body percussion. The
The nursery children are really enjoying learning all about how to care for pets. Today they took part in puppy training. First in class they watched some dogs doing agility courses at Crufts. Then they got into pairs, a puppy and an owner in each pair. Outside they taught their puppies to walk on
In maths, the children in year 5 are learning to multiply numbers by a two digit number. They began by representing calculations with concrete apparatus. Following these activities, the children are now working on the formal method of long multiplication. Initially the children found this difficult
The children in year 5 have completed activities to introduce the new English text, ‘The Explorer’ by Katherine Rundell. To begin the unit of work, the children made predictions about the book based on different versions of the front cover. After reading the blurb, they then amended their prediction
The children in Year 2 have enjoyed reading a selection of books by the author Anthony Browne. Last week they listened to the stories ‘Changes ‘, Willy the Wimp’ and ‘Things I Like’. They discussed each story and recorded their own opinion, giving a reason for their choice. They will be reading
This week in Nursery, we have been busy setting up a new vet’s surgery role play area. The children have been finding out about the role of a vet and the other staff that work in the surgery. They have enjoyed pretending to be receptionists, pet owners and vets.
The children have enjoyed their first week back in Reception. As we have celebrated a New Year, we enjoyed a circle time discussing what we would like to improve on. The children thought really hard about their goals and hope they can achieve them before this year is up. After our discussion, we wro
Taking opportunities to focus on our personal and social development is such an important aspect of growing up. Today Year 3 enjoyed time learning about different ways of communicating. The focus was on non-verbal methods of sharing information, the many ways this can be done and why we may need t
