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
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
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
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
After all the rain it was fantastic for our nursery children to enjoy some time outside planting daffodil bulbs ready for Spring. First they found some good spots for planting that will be in the sun. Then they dug out some soil and carefully placed in the bulbs checking that they were the right way
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
The residents and children at Angel Court surprised themselves with how well their pinch and slab pots have started to come together. Working in pairs, one old, one young, they first manipulated to clay into small bowl shapes. They were then fitted inside each other creating a gap between the two. T
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
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
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
