Year 4 have been making observational drawings of linear patterns within natural objects. They used a view finder to select an area from an image of an onion, feather or wood grain, then chose appropriate media to enlarge and recreate the linear patterns.
In gymnastics, Year 6 have been working hard to create their own routines involving jumps, rolls and balances. Their focus has been on mirroring and matching a partner. They have had to work on different levels and try to replicate what their partner is doing.
As part of their ‘Peacekeepers’ topic, Year 6 have started to learn about Judaism. Mr Glickman was invited into school to speak to the children about the religion and some of their main festivals including Rosh Hashanah. It was a really interesting and engaging discussion, where the children were ab
The last couple of weeks have been very messy in Year 5! We have created a batik inspired piece of art, and we are all very pleased with what we have produced! We started by experimenting with materials – lots of ripping, gluing, re-ripping and re-gluing – to help us better understand how to produce
At Nursery, the children enjoy singing rhymes and songs every single day! To celebrate ‘National Nursery Rhyme Week’ the children have been doing lots of activities linked to their favourite rhymes. We started the week by writing a list of our favourite rhymes and then discussed activities tha
Three members of the NSPCC team came into assembly to talk to all of the children in years 1-6. They were introduced to ‘Buddy’ a cuddly toy to help them to SPEAK OUT, STAY SAFE. Everyone was reminded that they must speak to a ‘trusted adult’ if they have any worries. The pupils enjoyed emptyi
In Reception, we invented our own game to play in the outdoor area. This involved plastic skittles and water. The children worked as a team to fill up the plastic bottles with water. After this, they chose to practise their throwing skills by seeing who could knock the water skittles over.
Thank you to all parents, carers, children and staff who have supported the school with our Christmas Shoebox Appeal. We hope you enjoyed packing them!
A huge thank you to everyone who sent in donations to raise money for Children in Need. We welcomed a surprise visitor to our school; Pudsey Bear visited every class, and he even had time to pop into our toddler group and cake sale.
This week, Year One worked together to write a set of instructions to find some treasure. They became brilliant at using words to describe position and direction.
