This week, year 4 have been learning about Kennings poetry. This is an ancient form of poetry from the most northern regions of Europe, including Scandinavia, which links to our study of the Vikings this term. Kenning means to describe something ‘in terms of another’, without ever saying what it act
The children have fully embraced this terms Forest School theme All About the Team. With new teachers and new classes and some being mixed, it’s so important to support the children through this time. We want to help them to build strong relationships, open up to new experiences and treat others wit
Last night the children in Key Stage 1 and 2 enjoyed our Halloween disco. The hall was decorated with spooky items such as spiders, pumpkins, ghosts, witches hats and ghouls The costumes were fantastic and in some cases, it was difficult to see who was behind their mask. Everyone enjoyed playi
Harvest Festival This year, as part of our Harvest celebrations, we have learnt about the meaning behind harvest through our class assembly times. We found out the importance of gathering crops from the fields. This year we raised donations to send to The People’s Kitchen, where we collected non-per
Reading Plus is a programme used in Year 4 – Year 6 to develop the reading fluency and comprehension of the children. Since September, the children have been using the programme in school and also for homework. This week, the first children in school reached the landmark of 50,000 words. This is a h
In DT over the last half term, we have been learning about Viking longships and the features of them that made the Vikings such successful explorers. This links to our History topic – Vikings – and their lives, journeys and raids. This week the children have designed a Viking sail and then created
This week, the children enjoyed a wonderful assembly led by Reverend Elaine all about Harvest. The theme focused on being grateful and thankful — not only for the food we eat, but also for all the people who help bring it to our tables. Reverend Elaine shared the fascinating journey of a potato to
Article 28: We all have the right to a good quality education. This week, Year 4 have been exploring sound in science. We revisited previous learning, made predictions and planned our experiment by thinking about the equipment we needed and which variables needed to stay the same/change. We then com
As part of our All About the Team theme, across the Forest School term, the children were challenged to collaborate in their groups to create nonsense poems. The older children tried their hand at limericks or poems with rhyming couplets and the younger children were given a simpler poem to fill in
We have enjoyed Gymnastics this week in PE, using different balances and jumps to make a routine. Over the term, we have looked at key shapes, balances, and this week jumps. We revisited previous learning about landing and jumps on the ground, and today we introduced various heights and turns. W
