In Geography, Year Two have been learning all about maps. The children went on a hunt around school and found lots of interesting map symbols, including a picnic site, a firepit and a polytunnel. From their hunt, the children recalled the location of each symbol and plotted them onto a map of the sc
In English, Year 3 are reading stories based on the traditional tale of ‘Cinderella’. They have previously enjoyed ‘Prince Cinders’ and ‘The Egyptian Cinderella’ and were very excited to listen to the Chinese tale ‘Yeh-Shen’. The boys and girls worked in pairs to sequence images and talk through the
In French, Year 4 have been learning how to introduce themselves. The children have learnt how to ask and answer questions about their name, age and how they are feeling. In addition, the children have recapped counting to 10 in French and learnt the numbers from 11 to 20. We have practised this b
Over the past week, Year 5 have been studying the Anglo Saxons, which links to our work in English on ‘Beowulf’. The children were given key information about the time period, and worked in pairs to order this chronologically. Following on from this, they extracted the most important information abo
Year One went back in time this week. We learnt all about fossils and how they can help palaeontologists learn about the lives of dinosaurs. They even found out about a special kind of fossil called an ammonite. Everyone had a go at making a fossil out of salt dough. They had to roll it into
This week at Nursery we have been talking about ourselves, things we like and don’t like, also our favourite toys. The children loved sharing their photos from their home learning about things they love to do at home. We have also been looking at feelings this week, our main story has been ‘The
As part of our topic ‘There’s no place like home!’, year 4 have been learning about the Viking invasion of Britain. They have identified where the Vikings came from, the parts of Britain that they invaded and explained the reasons why they came. They then used their mathematical skills to order sign
This term, Year Two have been developing their skills in Football or Basketball, as well as Yoga. Miss Norman’s class have been practising their dribbling skills and are progressing to passing the ball with control. Miss Bull’s class have been practising their bounce and chest passes in Basketball.
This week we have been starting the history part of our topic thinking about World War Two. The children have considered the causes of the war and were surprised to learn that there were several different causes not just Hitler and Germany. Even more surprising, was the role the British had in causi
This week in Reception, we have started to talk about our topic for this term, ‘Marvellous Me’. The children have been keen to tell their friends about themselves and they have really been getting to know each other. In our creative area, we have been painting self portraits. We talked about f
