For our Design and Technology project, Year 4 have had great fun designing and making puppets from felt. Firstly, the children designed a hand puppet that was based on a Hindu God or Goddess. Following this, the classes learnt and practised different stitching that they could use to join to join m
For one of our Year 6 classes this afternoon was their last full Forest School session before they embark on the excitement of secondary school. It was a fantastic afternoon and we even beat the weather (just about). The children set up the camp fire and prepared the food whilst Miss Rowe fired up t
In Maths this week, the boys and girls have been learning how to multiply a single digit number by a two digit number. They represented the calculation in two different ways: as a repeated addition calculation and a multiplication calculation. The children used place value counters to represent th
Nursey enjoyed a lovely morning in our Forest School, whilst the rain came down, Miss Rowe prepared some delicious snacks. Nettle crisps, freshly picked and lightly fried in olive oil, make a tasty treat. Then popping-corn that had a lovely smoky flavour from the camp fire, followed by giant sized s
In RE, the boys and girls have been learning about the importance of Moses to people of the Jewish faith. They enjoyed listening to the story before ordering the events and verbally retelling it to their partners. The children were all very curious and asked some great questions along the way. They
This week in Reception, we have been learning about the artist, Vincent Van Gough. The children enjoyed listening to a variety of stories about Vincent Van Gough’s work, including: Camille and the Sunflowers; Katie and the Sunflowers and Katie and the Starry Night. We also went on a virtual tour
In Science this half term, the children have learnt about the human digestive system. They have followed the journey of the food they eat from its beginnings in their mouth, to the very end, and everything in between! The class enjoyed a hands-on demonstration of how food travels to the stomach, how
In Year 2, we have been learning all about plants. To find out what seeds need to grow, we decided to do an experiment. We planted lots of seeds and decided to put them in different conditions to see which grew the best. The different conditions were: Sunlight and water, Sunlight but no water, Water
Year One have been thoroughly enjoying our new topic in computing – animation. The children have been using a programme called Scratch. So far they have learnt to change the background, change the sprite (character) and can even input an algorithm to move two sprites at a time. They are now re
Year 6 have thoroughly enjoyed their week designing and making a Roman chariot. They were given a design brief to create an authentic looking Roman chariot that could move and hold cubes. Despite some trepidation from the teachers about what might happen to the new tables, the children were let loos
