In our Art block, we are learning about sketching and shading, mark marking and using lines and shapes within drawing. We will then look at linear effects in art, focusing on the artist John Brunsdon who used printing and linear effects to create landscapes. It’s very relaxing and the children alw
This week in Nursery, we have been reading the story Stick Man. The children loved joining in with the repeated refrain throughout and were very happy that Stick Man returned to his family, with the help of Santa, at the end of the story. As part of our topic, Little Bear and Me, the children explor
The Year 3 children were very excited when they saw the snow today. They were eager to get outside and build snowmen. All the children worked together to build their snowmen and were extremely proud of their creations. We are hoping the snow stays a little longer. Article 31 – We all have the righ
This half term, a small group of children have been taking part in an afterschool club where they will build, programme and drive a robot. The Reece Foundation have provided our school with a free competition kit with the prerequisite to take part in a regional competition hosted by Nissan. With the
Year Two have been learning about dance in their PE lessons. They have explored how they can move their bodies in different ways, with control, to represent different characters. First, the children learned that music is counted in beats of 8. They practised doing this in time with the music they wo
Following our fantastic trip, Year 5 have started learning about the Anglo-Saxons in History. We started by looking at why the Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain and where they came from. We learnt that when they invaded Britain, they split it into seven different kingdoms – one of them was Northumbri
In class Reception children listened to Aesop’s fable The Wind and the Sun. We talked about how powerful these two elements can be and how we prepare for different weather conditions. We wondered about any risks that the weather can pose and how as humans we keep ourselves safe, are there ways that
Years 1 and 2 are growing in confidence with every Forest School session that they enjoy, being mentored by our Year 6 Outdoor Workers really extends their learning too. This week they have been getting used to handling the new hens. We have 8 new ones, 3 Silkies, that are a small breed, 3 large fow
This week, the children have been trying to match a numeral by counting out the correct number of Lego bricks and building them into a tower. They tried really hard and did brilliantly! They have also been building to show big and little towers. The other pictures show them getting the most out of t
Here at school and at Angel Court the children have already begun their Christmas preparations. Small hands make light work. We decided that the tree decorations that we put in front of the school needed a revamp, so Year 6 got crafty stringing together willow branches, creating pine cone decoration
