This week in Nursery we have been looking at signs of Spring. As part of our topic, we have been learning all about signs of Spring. We started the week by going on a Spring walk around our school grounds. We noticed lots of buds on the trees, blossom, insects starting to fly around us, green leaves
Year Three’s English lessons got off to an exciting start this week with a special book launch based on The Iron Man by Ted Hughes. The children began by listening carefully to the opening of the story and identified important clues that reveal what the Iron Man looks like and discussed how these de
In DT, Year Two have designed and made a healthy sandwich. To begin the children compared a cheese salad sandwich and a chocolate spread sandwich. They identified the ingredients and sorted them onto the Eat Well Plate. The boys and girls quickly realised that the cheese salad sandwich was a healt
Our Sports England sessions have been truly inspiring. The children and residents have formed such strong relationships. The activities are designed to bring them together and it’s certainly worked. The relationships give everyone more confidence to extend themselves, physically and emotionally, all
This week, year 4 launched their new English text ‘I Am Henry Finch’. This is a fantastic picture book about the power of thought. The children have explored the different presentational devices and how these compare to previous English texts. They have also explored the emotions of the main charact
This week Nursery have been learning about the festival of Lunar New Year and celebrating Pancake Day. We have been very busy this week celebrating two different festivals from around the world. We started by learning about Shrove Tuesday, also known as Pancake Day, and how this is celebrated in our
This week, our Reception class enjoyed a delightful experience focused on the Lunar New Year. The children had the chance to taste a variety of traditional Chinese foods, such as noodles with chopsticks, crispy spring rolls, and prawn crackers. This culinary adventure allowed them to explore and app
All the pupils were very excited to go on their very first trip in Year One. On Thursday we all walked down to St. Ninian’s church in Low Fell. Even though it was raining, we enjoyed the journey and talked about features of our local area along the way. Once there, we were greeted by Reverend Da
Over this half-term, Year 6 have been learning gymnastic skills – building up to creating a group routine to music. The children worked hard to develop their understanding of how to incorporate balances, jumps, rolls and movements and how to collaborate as a group. Over the weeks, they extended thes
This week in Reception, we read the story of Mr. Wolf’s Pancakes. Through this narrative, the children learned that pancakes are made using flour, eggs, and milk. After our reading, the children had the chance to taste pancakes, adding their preferred toppings. Additionally, we discussed the tradi
