Year 4 collaborated to construct obstacles for an assault course. Forest School opportunities are designed to build on an individual’s innate motivation, positive attitudes and/or interests. Any Forest School experience follows a Risk–Benefit process managed jointly by the practitioner and learn
Over the last two weeks, Year 6 have been learning about fractions, decimals and percentage in their maths lessons. To begin with, the children had to become familiar with percentage, decimal and fraction equivalents. Knowing these equivalences allowed the children to compare and order them. The chi
In Maths, Year Two have been learning all about measurement. They have learned how to measure the length and height of an object as well as the mass. To begin, the children used a ruler to measure the length of different objects and lines. To ensure their measurement was accurate, they had to line t
Year 4 children really enjoyed last weeks STEM related Forest School session and wanted more. Miss Rowe thought she would increase the challenge by giving them very different objects to assist with the carry. This weeks selection, some pallets, boards and long, straight logs. At first there was a t
Year 6 have been learning about more robust methods of shelter building. This simple debris shelter design is a really effective way of creating a weather-proof shelter, quickly. Miss Rowe had built a small scale model, this was a free standing shelter but this design also works well if you use the
All this term, children across school have been learning about British birds in their Forest School sessions, this is linked to the RSPB Big School Birdwatch. The children have become very good at recognising the different types, where they might expect to see them and how to tell some of the diff
This week, the boys and girls have been learning how to multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number. At first, they used counters and a place value chart to support their understanding. We then looked at how we can use the counters to multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number with exchange. Th
Over the past week, the children have been working on algebra. This is one of the areas in maths that children often have most fear about as letters in calculations seem strange, but they have risen to the challenge! At first, thinking about function machines and sequences helped the children to und
In Reception this week, we have been exploring ways of transport. We started the week by reading ‘The Bus is for Us’ by Michael Rosen and discussed types of transport we are familiar with. We also discovered ways of transport that were unknown to us, such as trams, unicycles and a hovercraft.
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