This week we have loved seeing all of the different the things each of you have been taking part in during Well-being Week! The week was designed to allow the children, parents and carers some time away from screens, encourage a range of different and varied activities and to focus on the five pil
As mentioned last week, we recognise that Home Learning can, at times, be challenging for the household and we appreciate the effort parents/carers and children are making with a second, sustained period at home. Within this in mind, our learning schedule for the final week of half-term (see below
The government has announced that they have teamed up with a number of authors to offer an online library of books. Each week, a new author will be the focus and one of their books will be released online as a free book with several reading and writing activities linked to the book. This week the au
In music this term, the children have been learning about pulse and rhythm. They listened to lots of different songs and were able to find the pulse using actions such as clapping, marching and jumping. Once the children were able to keep a steady pulse, they used their body parts to create simple r
In music this term, the children have been making music using percussion instruments. The focus was to play a glockenspiel accurately and with confidence. The children began by getting to know the glockenspiel and learned to play simple rhythms using one note. They were quick to progress to playing
This week, Reception have been busy making a special film of our Nativity play, ‘A Wriggly Nativity’. Despite the short amount of time we have had to put it together, the children have done a marvellous job learning the songs and learning their lines for the production. This year, as we were una
This week, Year 3 have been looking forward to Christmas. Monday began with a bang – their Christmas party! The boys and girls had loads of fun playing games and showing off their dance moves. They also enjoyed watching the Northern Stage’s first ever virtual Christmas show, ‘The Emperor’s New Cloth
Over the last week, Year 6 have been doing some D.T work. They had to design and make a working Morse Code transmitter. The children could all instantly remember how to create a circuit using their knowledge from Science. However, when it came to design, we all learnt a few valuable lessons: think a
Never one to miss out on this lesson, back from isolation, Year 4A jumped straight into the challenge of creating an electrical circuit using a cell, bulb and wires. They were even given the buzzers to try too. Not only that – the children were so good we also added a switch and created buzzing,
In Science this term, year 4 have been learning all about electricity. The children explained that electricity is a type of energy that makes things work: making a light bulb light up, a kettle heat water, a fan spin and a radio play music. They identified the different devices that run on mains or
