Reception children are learning about the feeding habits of birds Forest School style. Off to the field to build a big nest together, working the grass and branches round and around to create the shape. Sticks were placed inside to represent the hungry chicks, then it was off into the woods to find
This week the children have been learning about all about Chinese New Year and China. The children started this week by listening to a story called Maisy’s Chinese New Year and watching some videos on CBeebies about Chinese New Year. They also discussed whether or not they celebrate Chinese New Ye
This week in Reception, we have been looking at different types of transport as part of our topic on Journeys. The children have discussed how they travel to school and what journey they take, sharing this on Tapestry as well as creating a pictogram of how we travel to school on Purple Mash. The chi
This week, in Maths, we have started our second unit of Fractions. The children started the week by learning how to multiply a unit fraction by an integer before moving onto multiplying a non unit fraction by an integer. We finished the week by furthering our knowledge to multiplying a mixed number
In Geography, Year Two have been learning all about life in rural Uganda. In their first lesson, the children learned to identify the difference between a rural area and an urban area. They sorted pictures to show that rural areas are often in the countryside and urban areas are towns or cities. Fro
This week Year One have been learning all about healthy eating and what it means to be healthy. The children discussed how we can be healthy by having a balanced diet, drinking water and exercising. They found that all living things need food to stay alive. The pupils explored the 5 different foods
In History, Year 3 have been learning about life through the ages. First, they learned about the Stone Age and investigated artefacts from this time. The children became archaeologists and using images, discussed what the artefacts would have been used for and what they were made out of. Next, the c
This week, the children in Year 3 had the opportunity to learn about the sport of boccia. Mr Davison, from Grace College, came into school to demonstrate the game and explain the rules. Once in their teams, the boys and girls were excited to play the game. During the session, the children developed
This term in Maths we introduce a lot of new concepts to the children, starting with more formal methods of short division, then developing their knowledge of fractions and starting decimals. This week we have been using the counters in lessons to look at division with remainders. Dividing 5 by
This term, some of the children in Year Two have been taking part in Lego Club. For the last two weeks, the children have been using Lego baseplates and bricks to create Lego mazes. First, the children were given one square baseplate and were asked to create a maze using the bricks provided. At firs
