Oak and Ash had a break from space and spent the afternoon at the beach! We talked about the kinds of things you could see and do there and spent the afternoon trying them things out. They sunbathed, fished in ‘rock pools’ made sand castles and flags, made seagulls, studied shell and fossils, put on … Read more
What an exciting morning we had trying out lots of fun activities! For our Well-being morning we had the opportunity to try out lots of great activities including: Hungry Hippos – sliding around on skateboards; an inflatable Pirate Ship to race through and over; an inflatable Rodeo Bull and we also had a go at … Read more
Oak and Ash class have had lots of great experiences this week. For their ‘Well-Being’ day they had the opportunity to be super active and have fun with Rising Stars. There was an inflatable pirate ship slide, a bouncy castle, archery and full size hungry hippos!! Later in the week the children had a virtual … Read more
In Oak class we have been learning how to look after our teeth. We sorted food and drink into two groups …. good for our teeth and bad for our teeth. We learnt how we should brush our teeth properly and for how long. We discussed what it is like to visit the dentist and … Read more
Reception have continued to work hard this half term. They have enjoyed lots of different activities to choose from in their own learning time and have continued learning about minibeasts. They listened to a story about a little girl with multi-coloured glasses and then got the chance to make their own glasses with different coloured … Read more
Here are some photos from the day we were lucky enough to be visited by Author/Illustrator Jessica Meserve. This was a fascinating insight into the process of writing and illustrating a picture book. The children were so enthusiastic and had lots of questions. They were then very excited to make their own rabbit pencil pots. … Read more
Pine have had a busy few days preparing to make our sculptures using natural materials, in the style of Andy Goldsworthy. We estimated that we collected over 15,000 daisies to make these sculptures and we are very happy with how our work turned out.
In D&T this term, Year 3 have been studying things that use air to make them work. We learnt that these are called ‘pneumatic systems’. We designed our own monsters using air to make different parts of our monsters move. We are very proud of our amazing monsters.
Year 3 have been learning about Ancient Egypt this term. We discovered that many Ancient Egyptians lived close to the River Nile as it was very important to them. As well as providing water and a means of transport, the land around the Nile was fertile and good for farming. Away from the Nile, there … Read more
On Monday 17th May the Year 2 classes went to visit Mountfitchet Castle. They will be learning about castles in their History lessons and are also having a go at designing and making their own castles in Design Technology. Everyone had a great time on the trip and learned a lot about what life was … Read more
