And just like that we have completed another half term. The children have been busy this week continuing their learning about Lunar New Year, tigers, the Big Bird Watch and much more! It’s wonderful that we get to experience so many different things in Reception and watch the children so focussed in all they do. … Read more
This week we are thinking about how to stay safe online. We watched a video giving us lots of information and a very helpful story. We then designed our own bonus level to a game and thought about the rules we would need to put into place to make our online game a friendly environment. … Read more
Year 2 have had an amazing time in gymnastics this half term! They have all been learning how to complete a rolls safely and accurately. Over the last couple of weeks, we have been learning how to forward roll. There are a lot of steps to think about and this skill has taken lots of … Read more
On Monday, in preparation for the start of Chinese New Year on Tuesday, we learnt some facts about China and its culture. The children have really enjoyed learning about how the lunar new year is celebrated in China and have used this as inspiration for lots of independent learning in Discover & Do. Learning continued … Read more
We have had an exciting week this week in English. We have been reading a new story called The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch. This is a funny and interesting story about some naughty seagulls. To help us learn the story we have had a go at story mapping. This is where we use pictures to help … Read more
We had a nice brisk start to the day today! We all ventured outside for a benchball tournament. We practised finding space and passing and moving!
In Year 6 Science, we are currently learning all about Evolution and Inheritance. Recently, we found out about adaptation and the idea of ‘Survival of the fittest’. We learnt about Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution and the work he did studying finches in the Galapagos Islands. This week in our Science lesson, Chestnut class have … Read more
This week in Maths we have started looking at tally charts. At the end of our lesson today, the children decided what they would like to investigate and then created their own tally charts. They had a lot of fun doing this and we were able to find out key information such as; the most … Read more
Hazel class have been learning about owls as part of their English work over the last couple of weeks. As it was also the Big Garden Bird Watch this weekend they had a go at making their own bird feeders out of pine cones, lard and seeds. We are sure the birds will appreciate some … Read more
