This week, the children in Year 5 have worked hard to write a narrative extract based on Oranges in No Man’s Land. Last week, the children began by looking at an example narrative extract, evaluating the layout, language and composition. The children identified language features such as relative c
Today, the boys and girls in Year Two transformed into rock stars to launch a new Maths app – Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS). The children looked fantastic with coloured hair, bandanas and even tattoos. The children listened to a short assembly all about TTRS and couldn’t wait to get started. When t
This term in RE, the boys and girls have been learning about the sacrament of baptism. They began by learning about John the Baptist. They were able to retell his story using visual prompts and explain its significance for those of the Christian faith. Understanding John the Baptist told people to
In Year 6, this week the art unit of work has focused on sculpture. To begin the unit of work, the children looked at the work of a famous sculptor – Henry Moore. This allowed the children to see how he had created sculptures and how the outline shapes were more important in their artwork than lot
Nursery have been on an adventure across the seven seas and became PIRATES! This week we have been learning about pirates. We learnt that they travel across the sea on boats to find hidden treasure on islands. We used our creative skills to make boats from junk modelling resources. We had to test th
Thank you to all the parents, carers, grandparents and family members who came to our Year 4 Art Exhibition and Sharing Assembly this week. After a brief introduction about the curriculum, it was great that the children could tell you about the art they had done, the skills used and their work with
This week in Reception, we have been reading The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. The children loved joining in with the repeated phrases in the story and were amazed that the Gruffalo was scared of the tiny mouse. In the story, the mouse tells the animals what the Gruffalo’s favourite foods are. So
On Thursday our Year 4 football team took part in the football finals, which they qualified for a couple of weeks ago this was already a fantastic achievement. The children worked really hard in every game as a team and played some really good Football. We won our group on the night with being unbea
Everyone in Year One knows that Mr Grinling, from the Lighthouse Keepers Lunch, loves a peach treat. So, we decided to make one for Mr Grinling. We started the week by reading a non-fiction book called how to make a peach treat. It showed everyone features of instructional text and it also taugh
This week in Reception, we embarked on an exciting journey of learning about recycling! We began by reading the delightful book Somebody Swallowed Stanley, which inspired us to explore where our rubbish goes and how we can help our planet through recycling. The children enthusiastically learned abo
