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12Nov2019

Year One have been learning about the weather and the seasons in Science.  The children started by going on an autumn walk, looking for signs of the season and then collecting autumn leaves.  Back in the classroom the children listened to the story of Leaf Man and then used the leaves they had col

8Nov2019

To begin our Science unit on ‘Animals including Humans’, year 5 were given a selection of pictures and were asked to group them even though they had no criteria. After some discussion , they came up with lots of interesting suggestions such as grouping by size or eating habits. Mostly, the children

8Nov2019

This afternoon, Year 3 explored rocks and used criteria to group them according to their properties. The boys and girls then had fun carrying out investigations to answer questions about their uses. The children then played a quiz to show their understanding of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic r

7Nov2019

In P.E. the Year 6 children have been learning netball skills. They have been practising their chest pass and bounce pass and learning how to pivot and use footwork when they catch the ball. this has proved a difficult skill as their natural reaction has been to run. with health being a curriculum d

5Nov2019

  This afternoon, children from the Key Stage 2 choir were treated to a singing workshop with Sharon Durant – a renowned singing specialist both locally and internationally – in preparation for a 1940s inspired tea dance at Grace College. The concert will be held on Wednesday 13th November f

4Nov2019

In Year 2, the pupils have been learning to exchange ten ones for a ten.  This is in preparation for later this week when they apply this rule to the column method when adding.  It was wonderful to see how competitive yet supportive the children were with their partner.  They all had the opportun

1Nov2019

The Nursery children have been busy harvesting the vegetables that we planted in the garden last spring.  They were amazed to find carrots, turnips, potatoes and parsnips of all different shapes and sizes.  After we had dug them all up, the children helped to cut off the green leaves with scissors

1Nov2019

The children in Nursery enjoyed dressing up for Halloween and having some spooky fun this week.  We read ‘Squash the Spider’ and then found out about spiders.  The children made spiders in the dough area and counted their legs.  They also developed their fine motor skills threading wool onto card