On Tuesday 30th June all four Key Stage One classes visited Whipsnade Zoo. It was a fantastic day despite the soaring temperatures. The children in Class 1R got to see lots of animals and were lucky enough to take part in an educational session called 'Colours of the Zoo'. They learnt about meerkats, lions and … Read more
On a very hot and sunny afternoon, Class 1R took part in the Pro Kick Challenge. The special goal measures how fast you can kick the ball and all the children received a certificate for their efforts. Please send in any outstanding sponsership money as it is going to a charity raising money for Nepal. … Read more
Class 1R have been learning about Christopher Columbus recently as part of their History lessons. They concluded the topic with a class assembly showing all they had learnt. Mrs Tite was very impressed with how well all the children had remembered their lines.
Yesterday was a very exciting day in school! A parachute was found caught in a tree on our school field first thing in the morning. Mrs Driver decided we should abandon our regular lessons and use this interesting turn of events to inspire our writing. Class 1R went out to look at the parachute, the … Read more
Class 1R have been learning about mini beasts as part of their Science work. They went for a walk in the nature area to see what mini beasts they could find. They watched some videos about mini beasts beforehand so they knew all the best places to look! They took cameras with them so they … Read more
Class 1R have been writing about superheroes in Literacy this week. They began by looking at the superheroes we see in comics, cartoons and films and then they started to think about the superheroes they know in real life… Class 1R made a list of these superheroes. They came up with parents, teachers, firemen and … Read more
Class 1R were lucky enough to receive a tennis training session with Charlotte from Letchworth Tennis Club this week. They learned how to use a forehand and backhand stroke and how to volley the ball over the net. They played lots of games to practise these new skills. It was lots of fun!
All of the children were invited to come to school dressed as a book character for World Book Day and Class 1R looked wonderful in their costumes! They also took part in a puppet workshop where they learnt how to create different expressions by changing the features on a face. Finally, Class 4/5 read some … Read more
Watch Class 1/R's recent dinosaur assembly.
Class 1R visited Shuttleworth this week as part of their History work. They have been learning about the oldest aeroplanes and the first aeroplane flight in this country. So far, the children have learnt about Samuel Cody and his work on the early aeroplanes. They are about to study Amy Johnson and her solo flight … Read more
