In RE, the boys and girls are enjoying learning about the Jewish faith. They began by locating Jerusalem and the Western Wall and discussed why these are special places to Jewish people. They then identified objects which would be found in a synagogue and learned about their importance. On Wednesday
The digital programmes that the children have access to are incredibly important in developing reading fluency and comprehension skills. Studies show that those children who use them regularly, will make accelerated progress. It is excellent to see the vast majority of children engaging with these p
This week, the reading recommendations are non-fiction books. Often, when we think about reading for pleasure, we discuss stories that the children have read, but many children, and adults alike, love the opportunity to find something out from a book. Being able to research and discover information
In PE, Year 2 are learning how to play Handball. This week, the children practiced dribbling the ball. They had to make sure they kept their eye on the ball while looking in the direction they were travelling in. Once the children were confident, they had to dribble the ball around a cone. This was
As part of their work in Geography, Year 5 have been spending some time investigating longitude and latitude. They easily identified major lines of longitude or latitude, for example, the equator and the Greenwich Meridian, however things became more tricky when we started using co-ordinates! To b
This term Year One are learning all about non-fiction books. On Monday the title of the book was revealed – Let’s Build a house. To launch the book, the children had to use equipment found in the classroom to build a house, the only criteria being that they must include walls, a roof, windows
This week, the children have been introduced to their new English text – Varmints. At first, we needed to define what a varmint was by making links with other words such as vermin. The first work all came from a book trailer – the link is below- where we were able to develop first impressions of the
Pancakes around the fire for our Year 4 and Reception children this week. Whilst they ate, the older children could practice their whittling skills and try their hand at using flint and steels. Hungry work indeed. This kind of task needs a calm environment and patience, the children worked together
This week, the boys and girls revealed their new English text – The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. They explored numerous book covers for the Iron Man and made predictions about the story. Everyone was excited to start reading and to find out about the ‘metal giant’. The children used the description in
After another fun World Book Day where our children have been able to come from loving homes to a safe and supportive school environment, the dire situation in Ukraine is brought into even starker reality. The vast majority of us cannot fully comprehend what it is like for families who are impacte
