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We have been using an animation as inspiration in English this week. The children acted out the different emotions the characters had throughout the film.

Our Forest School came alive with the sound of music this week. Inspired by the children, who can often be found banging out rhythms on the odd tree stump. The children were given free reign with the resources to create their own instruments, with some fantastic results. The poly tunnel was raided f

This week Year One pretended to be paleontologists. They hunted for fossils and then excavated them out of the ground. They had to be dinosaur detectives and piece the fossils together. They found an Ichthyosaurus just like Mary Anning.

Mrs Carr’s class enjoyed Art Club this week.  The children made their own Halloween witches and wizards hats, decorating them with stars and pumpkins.

In Forest School we will be introducing some knot work as part of our focus on construction.  Last term the children learned about pivot points, how to create rotation points and in class investigated triangulation used in bridge building. We will now extend this topic so the children can build a v

In Reception, the boys and girls have been reading the story ‘The Scarecrows’ Wedding’. The children enjoyed making their own scarecrows using different shapes. Reception talked about which shapes they had used for their scarecrow and why. The boys and girls really enjoyed looking at all of the

This week in Reception, the boys and girls have been building an obstacle course in the outdoor area. They used a variety of objects such as bricks, tyres, hoops and blocks. The children used their balancing skills to walk along the obstacle course.    

Year 2 have really enjoyed their Science topic. They have been learning about habitats and this afternoon enjoyed making their own bug hotel to keep on the field. The children filled their pots with dry grass, sticks, leaves and rolled up cardboard. We hope to see that lots of bugs and insects have

The children have had loads fun this week making pressure pad alarms in DT. We even got every design working successfully!  

In Science, Year 6 have been investigating how to make bulbs dimmer and brighter in circuits. They have added cells, other components, made wires longer and used different thicknesses of wires. It was interesting to make conclusions and give reasons for the observations that they made.