School Work

Building Stonehenge and Skara Brae in Maple class

Maple class have a great time exploring how Stonehenge and Skara Brae were built.  We have been learning about the different types and sizes of stones that were used by our ancestors to build Stonehenge.  There was lots of discussion about how such a huge monument was built to exact measurements without the use of … Read more

Great Fire of William Ransom

We have been building up to this day for a long time now, with a lot of work going into making our houses and learning all about the Great Fire of London. It has been a very busy day for Pine class and the pinnacle came as we set out our houses ready for the … Read more

Eric Carle artwork and puppets project

In DT we made a range of puppets. We went to Luton Library theatre to see a production of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. It featured 75 puppets and was actually 4 stories in one by the author and illustrator Eric Carle. We saw retellings of: The artist who painted a blue horse, Mister Seahorse, The … Read more

When Willow Met Warburtons

As part of their D&T work, Willow made sandwiches with Warburtons. As a class, we began our project with a bread tasting. Like all good designers we need to know what is already on the market! All of the children tried a variety of bread types and noted the appearance, taste texture. In the weeks … Read more

Class Blog

This week was filled with a variation of events. Firstly, we had the shoebox assembly which was where Andrew, a man our school has been working with for a few years who works with a charity called Hope For Life, came into school. We all got the chance to bring in a shoe box filled … Read more

Cedar Class’ Firework Display!

Cedar Class have been so excited all week about Firework Night! In class we have been discussing and learning all about Guy Fawkes. The children have learnt a lot about who he was and why he is remembered every year. This afternoon the children practised their cutting skills, creating exciting lines from a cardboard tube to form … Read more

Play sessions

After the Big Write, Hazel class enjoy choosing which toys to play with! Favourites with the boys are the construction toys – look what we built!

An Autumn Walk

For our science work today we were working outside looking for signs of Autumn. It was exciting to find lots of evidence on the ground-leaves, seeds and their cases, toadstools, berries and dead twigs. We enjoyed walking through the dead leaves and listening to their crunching sound.

The Surprising Stone Age

Maple Class performed their 'Surprising Stone Age' class assembly to the rest of the school today.  The conclusion was that although fun to learn about, Stone Age life was very hard!