This week in Reception, we have been reading lots of stories about scarecrows. We read The Scarecrow’s Wedding, The Scarecrow’s Hat, The Scarecrow’s Secret and Tattybogle. In literacy, we used our phonics to label the parts of a scarecrow. As our seedlings are now almost ready to plant out, we
In English this week, we have been focusing on the character of Lady Macbeth and how she persuades her husband to commit murder. We practised reading her famous soliloquy after she received the letter from Macbeth – trying to put ourselves in the role of her evil character. We then looked carefully
This week in Reception, we have been learning all about growing beanstalks and how the process of growing a plant works. We talked about the plants life cycle going from planting a seed all the way to a beanstalk with peapods. The children have enjoyed planting their own beans in the outdoor area an
Over the past two weeks, Year One has been learning about the past. The children firstly learnt what the past is and what the subject of history means. We looked at toys from long ago such as a spinning top, a teddy bear, marbles and a rocking horse. Then everyone made their own cup and ball. We eve
In Year 2 this week. we have been learning all about multiplication. We started by doubling numbers, which was a bit tricky until we realised all of the answers are in our 2x tables! After that, we used number lines and hundred squares to colour in our multiples of 2s, 5s and 10s. We spotted lot
This week, we have started our History work as part of our ‘Leaving a Legacy’ topic. Our focus is on the Romans and the inventions and influences that they have had on British society. We have created a timeline of key dates and figures involve in the Roman invasion and conquest and have also resear
In Gymnastics, Year 3 have been learning about body shapes. They began by learning how to make static shapes including a star, pike, straddle and tuck. This week, they moved onto shapes in the air. Children were given the opportunity to practise jumps and turns, taking off from the bench and landing
The boys and girls have enjoyed learning about bees this week! We read ‘The Very Greedy Bee’ and talked about the bee in the story and whether he should have been so greedy! The children enjoyed making bee puppets, making delicious honey sandwiches and painting buzzy bees. We have planted flowers in
This week, the children in Year 4 have tried their hardest to improves their fitness and athletics skills during their P.E. lessons. The children have enjoyed completing different circuits of activities that included different athletic techniques in the hall and on the school field. In particular, t
