In Computing, Year Two have been learning all about pictograms. To begin, they learned how to use a tally to record a total number of objects. Together, we made a class tally chart to find out what Year Two’s favourite fruit is – strawberries! Next, the children found out that a tally chart can
The boys and girls in Year 3 have enjoyed using different units of measurement to explore length and height. To begin, they used 30cm rulers to measure in centimetres and millimetres. Then they used metre sticks to measure the length of objects in the playground, recording their answer in metres
Gingerbread Man To celebrate World Book Day, we have been looking at Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales all week, our favourite stories have been 3 Billy Goats Gruff and The Gingerbread Man. The children received a letter from the Old Women in the story of the Gingerbread Man asking for help as her Ging
Seeds, seeds and more seeds! We have started looking at spring/growing this week. We have read the story ‘The Tiny Seed’ and discussed how plants grow and change over time and what they need to grow. The children have planted their own sunflowers this week. Over the next few weeks, we will be ta
In History, Year Two have been learning about King Henry VIII. To begin, the children learned about the infamous King’s family. They found out that his older brother, Arthur, was supposed to be King. However, Arthur became very sick and died, meaning Henry took the crown. They also learned that Henr
This half term, both classes in Year 5 have enjoyed learning new French vocabulary and phrases based on dates and birthdays on the unit Quelle est la date aujourd’hui? When learning French, the children have the opportunity to practise and develop their speaking, listening, reading, writing and phon
Continuing our topic on Journey’s, Reception have been learning about some of the animals that live in Africa. We looked at some art work by Edward Tingatinga, a famous African artist, and used this as inspiration to create our own art work. The children carefully drew around stencils of African
Children in Year 4 spent the morning in our Forest School den building in the trees. Previously they have created different styles of natural shelter, including many free standing variations. Using existing trees as a start point and the natural topography of the land, encourages a different set of
There have been some strange goings on in our Forest School today. Early this morning Miss Rowe was doing her usual site check, making sure everything was ship-shape ready for the children. When she came to the fire-pit a little forest feast had been laid out…..berries and seeds, some little biscu
This term, Year Six have been considering how to classify living things in Science lessons. The children learned about the five different kingdoms that living organisms are divided into. They then created their own classification keys to sort bees thinking about their observable differences. This wa
