Over the last two weeks, the children in Year 6 have been studying the history part of our topic learning about World War Two. To begin with, the children considered the causes of the war and were surprised to learn that there were several different causes not just Hitler and Germany. Even more surp
This half term we are working on gymnastics’ techniques and skills – starting with balancing using different parts of our body . Firstly we worked with a partner to create a balance with a shape. We tried to form squares, circles and triangles using parts of our body. Some of the children we
As part of our Marvellous Me topic, we have been looking at our families. We talked about how all of our families are set up differently, making us all unique and different. We learnt that it doesn’t matter if you have a different family to someone else, or if you have two homes or if you don’t
Today, the children started their new unit in PSHE all about relationships. We have looked at the word ‘anonymous’ and how anonymity can be used to hide information about ourselves online. The children were given a example profile of a child similar to their own age and they had the task of highligh
In Year 4, the children have been learning all about the Vikings! First, they learnt where the Vikings came from and what parts of Britain they invaded. The children were shocked to learn that they invaded the North of England where they lived. Then, the children learnt about Viking place names that
This week year 3 received a visit from KS and Mrs Cunningham. The children all took part in an excellent discussion about different feelings and how all out feelings are valid. The children discussed what can make us have ‘yucky’ feelings and what we can do if we ever get those ‘yucky’ feelings. The
Year 6 children had the opportunity to work with their parents this week during a morning dedicated to maths. It was brilliant to see the competition between children and parents in times table dominoes and factors and multiples games – with the children definitely proving the winners. The aim of th
Year One have been investigating different kinds of animals this term and how they can be classified in different ways. We firstly classified animals according to whether it is a mammal, fish, bird or insect. Next, we introduced the terms omnivore, herbivore and carnivore. As part of an experiment t
Our Reception children are just beginning their Forest School adventures. Todays challenge was to create a shelter for our furry friend, the squirrel. If you were a squirrel that lived in the woods, what would you want to make it cosy and comfortable? The children had plenty of ideas. They were enco
This half-term, the children in Year 6 have begun using Tinkercad to produce 3D models. They have learnt how to resize, move, rotate and group objects to produce models of different 3D products. This week, they designed a house, producing some fantastic results. With some children moving on to their
