The children in Year 3 have worked hard in Maths learning about aspects of time. They have learnt to read the time in 15 minute intervals using o’clock, half past, quarter to and quarter past. They have also explored the months of the year, describing when their birthday is. The boys and gir
This week in Reception we have been on an outdoor adventure exploring the theme of forests and woods. We have shared one of our favourite stories called “The Gruffalo”. We have enjoyed joining in with the words when reading our Literacy text, and used these in our imaginative play too. In our le
In Computing, Year Two have been learning about algorithms. They learned that an algorithm is a set of instructions a computer follows. To begin, they had to work with a partner to draw a picture following a set of instructions. This might sound easy, but the children had to face away from their par
Over the past two weeks, we have been using our place value knowledge to understand tenths and hundredths. Throughout this time, the children have used visual representations to help them identify tenths and hundredths, written tenths and hundredths as fractions and decimals, as well as using part-w
Year 4 are learning about historic pottery techniques in their art lessons, therefore in their Forest School session they were encouraged to enjoy some play with clay. Building confidence in how to manipulate the material takes time, but they quickly began to master some different techniques. Their
Understanding what makes a good friendship is something we talk about a lot in school. Everyone has different expectations which can even vary from friend to friend. So today in our Forest School we decided to make some delicious Friendship Soup. The lively chatter was constant. Which is more import
The children enjoyed an afternoon getting creative in our Forest School. They worked together selecting their own natural materials, then bringing their images to life in a stick frame. This is such a beautiful activity that the children enjoy all year around. Helping them to observe t
This week, the children in Reception and Year 4 met up to share stories together. Reception each chose a library book to share and the Year 4 children read with them. It was lovely to see how much both year groups enjoyed socialising together and enjoying favourite stories. Article 28 – We all
Week 2 of our Jubilee based sessions with our friends at Angel Court. Todays focus was sowing some wild flowers and getting some of the edible plants in the ground. First job, using our senses, who can identify the herbs? and Which plants are soft fruit? Dom then showed us how to sow wildflower se
This term, Reception a have been given the opportunity to work with a specialist gymnastics coach. The children made a very impressive start to their new unit of work this week by learning to do forward rolls. By the end of the session most children were able to do this and both classes then mov
