Reading Plus is a programme used in Year 4 – Year 6 to develop the reading fluency and comprehension of the children. Since September, the children have been using the programme in school and also for homework. This week, the first children in school reached the landmark of 50,000 words. This is a h
In DT over the last half term, we have been learning about Viking longships and the features of them that made the Vikings such successful explorers. This links to our History topic – Vikings – and their lives, journeys and raids. This week the children have designed a Viking sail and then created
This week, the children enjoyed a wonderful assembly led by Reverend Elaine all about Harvest. The theme focused on being grateful and thankful — not only for the food we eat, but also for all the people who help bring it to our tables. Reverend Elaine shared the fascinating journey of a potato to
Article 28: We all have the right to a good quality education. This week, Year 4 have been exploring sound in science. We revisited previous learning, made predictions and planned our experiment by thinking about the equipment we needed and which variables needed to stay the same/change. We then com
As part of our All About the Team theme, across the Forest School term, the children were challenged to collaborate in their groups to create nonsense poems. The older children tried their hand at limericks or poems with rhyming couplets and the younger children were given a simpler poem to fill in
We have enjoyed Gymnastics this week in PE, using different balances and jumps to make a routine. Over the term, we have looked at key shapes, balances, and this week jumps. We revisited previous learning about landing and jumps on the ground, and today we introduced various heights and turns. W
In our Forest School sessions we are still keeping focus on team work and a collaborative approach. In Year’s 4 and 5 they were asked: How do I work successfully as part of a team to construct a bridge for a child? The Rules: you can use sticks, branches and logs, but no machined wood the child
In our Forest School sessions we are still keeping focus on team work and a collaborative approach. In Year’s 2 and 3 they were asked: How do I work successfully as part of a team to construct a bridge for a bottle? The Rules: you can use sticks, branches, logs, machined or natural wood the bottle
This week, Year 4 have been exploring place value and using practical resources to help with their understanding. Today, we looked at 1, 10, 100 and 1000 less than and more than using counters and place value charts. The children have particularly loved partitioning 3 and 4-digit numbers using the w
Working as a team so that you are successful can often be a challenge, lots of ideas and personalities to accommodate. Different learning and communication styles, it can be a real struggle and takes practice. A small team may be easier to manage but may lack variety of ideas, a large team can bring
