Since coming back after Christmas, the children in Year 6 have been practising their performance skills in gymnastics. They have studied routines by famous gymnasts in the Olympics and discussed the different elements of travelling, balancing and jumping. Each week, they have then focussed on one of
This week in Nursery we have travelled up to space and landed on the moon. We have enjoyed learning all about space and rocket ships this week. During our math’s small group activity we have been creating rockets using different 2D shapes such as; square, triangle, circle and rectangle. We identifie
During their Forest School sessions, Reception children have been learning about the plumage of different British birds and what details to look for so that they can be identified. Telling birds apart can be really challenging so it is important to use our observation skills and that takes practice.
This week in Reception was filled with literary wonders as we immersed ourselves in “Me on the Map” by Joan Sweeney! Witnessing the children transform into little architects, they enthusiastically crafted plans of their bedrooms and shared their imaginative creations with friends. Venturing outdoo
Nursery took part in the start of the Big Schools birdwatch this week! We have loved learning all about the different types of British birds we can see in our local environment and that come to visit our Nursery garden. We watched a video all about the different birds and learnt some of their names
This week, in Geography, we started our new unit of ‘Human and physical geography within a region of South America and the UK’. The children started the topic by locating South America on a world map. Once we had located South America, we took a closer look at the countries within it, focusing o
Our creative sessions at Angel Court started again this week. Dom, our favourite horticulturalist, came to create some rustic bird feeders to help encourage more wild birds into the community garden. It was lovely to see the residents and children working together chattering away like a little flock
Year 4 have begun their new science topic about living things. They have learnt about the 7 life processes that are used to identify something as a living thing: movement, respiration, sensitivity, nutrition, excretion, reproduction and growth. Using their existing knowledge, and the visible charact
As part of the topic, ‘How Precious Life is..’ the Year 6 children have been learning about the history of coal and how important it was to the local area. To begin with, the children learnt about the significance of the coal mines in the North East. They considered what coal was used for as wel
In Maths, Year Two have been learning all about money. To begin, the children identified the value of coins and notes. Then, they applied their knowledge to find the total of an amount. Next, the children investigated how they could make the same amount in different ways. For example, to make 10p,
