As Year 4 had a historian in school this week to teach them about Anglo Saxon and Viking battles, Miss Rowe thought they might like to try their hand at some mock battling before their Forest School session started. They had a clear grasp of battle formations, organised themselves quickly and with
With Autumn now under way and Bonfire Night looming it is a good time to talk to the children about fire safety. We do this in class, where the children can share their experiences and learn which safety measures need to be in place before you even think about lighting a fire. We discuss risk, the f
This week in PSHE, we have been learning about why it is important to have equal right. The children looked at the work that UNICEF do around the would to support children from a range of different backgrounds. Afterwards, the children worked in groups to create a children’s rights charter, where th
In Science, Year Two have been learning all about animals and their habitats. They learned that a habitat is where an animal or a plant lives. To begin, the children worked in groups to sort different animals into the correct habitat before completing a similar activity in their books. Next, the boy
This week as part of our Marvellous Me topic, we have been talking about families. We looked at the family book by Todd Parr and learnt that all families are unique and special. We then looked at photos of our own families before adding them to a photo frame and decorating them with a selection of
All of the teachers have been impressed with the fact recall in Year One. Following on from learning about one more last week, this week we have focused our learning on one less. The week started with some counting backwards. We are learning to count backwards starting from any number under 10. Why
Phew! We have had such a busy time but it’s been great. The children could bring their special things in to talk about and it was lovely to hear all about what they valued and why. On Tuesday, we all went hunting for conkers and we found lots, nearly two small buckets full. The children have had gre
Over the last couple of weeks, we have been studying the history part of our topic focusing on World War Two. To begin our learning, the children considered the causes of the war and were surprised to learn that there were several different causes not just Hitler and Germany. After this, the childre
Before we began work tidying the garden, Miss Rowe and the children brought some of the new hens at Angel Court inside so the residents could enjoy them. Nothing nicer than having a warm, friendly hen on your lap. As you can see the chicks are becoming teenagers and it won’t be long before they ar
Over the past two weeks, the children have been exploring the Ancient Egyptians and learning about some of the advances they made. First, we started with an introduction to the Ancient Egyptians and the children became archaeologists and studied different artefacts and images to piece together who t
