As part of our topic ‘There’s no place like home!’, year 4 have been learning about the Viking invasion of Britain. They have identified where the Vikings came from, the parts of Britain that they invaded and explained the reasons why they came. They then used their mathematical skills to order sign
This week we have been starting the history part of our topic thinking about World War Two. The children have considered the causes of the war and were surprised to learn that there were several different causes not just Hitler and Germany. Even more surprising, was the role the British had in causi
This week in Reception, we have started to talk about our topic for this term, ‘Marvellous Me’. The children have been keen to tell their friends about themselves and they have really been getting to know each other. In our creative area, we have been painting self portraits. We talked about f
This week in Computing, Year 3 were faced with the question ‘Can a picture move?’ They were introduced to the term animation and enjoyed discussing animations they had watched. Afterwards, the boys and girls had great fun learning how to create their own flip book animations to make a stick man wave
In our PSE lesson, Year 2 have been talking about friendship, how we can communicate our openness to others, even if there is a language barrier. We began with a short film showing greetings used around the world. We discussed how the current situation with Covid 19 has changed how we interact wit
This week in Reception we have started coming to school for full days! We have now met everyone who will be in our year group and are all enjoying getting to know each other and making new friends. We have started learning our class routines, spent time in our outdoor area, explored the classrooms a
This week, we launched our English book ‘Beauty and the Beast’. This term, We will be looking at different versions of this traditional tale from around the world. To mark our book launch, we made a beast mask using collage. Activities around this story this week have led up to the children writing
“We’re going on a dinosaur hunt, we’re going to catch a big one. What a beautiful day, we’re not scared.” This week, to introduce Year One’s new English Reader, the children went on a dinosaur hunt
This week, year 6 have started their Science unit on circuits and conductors. They have been thinking about the different circuit symbols that are used to represent the components when drawing a circuit diagram. In addition, they had to act as detectives and work out why circuit wouldn’t work and
It has been a real pleasure to welcome our new children to Reception Class this week. We have been so impressed with how well they have settled in and already began to make new friends. The children that have moved up from our Nursery, have been helping their new friends to learn the rules and r
