Year One were so excited to be introduced to their new text in English. As it is set in the Kalahari Desert in Africa, firstly everyone went on an animal safari. The children made safari name badges and then we all took our pretend binoculars and clipboard outside to see which animals we could spo
The final day of the residential adventure had the sun shining which perked up some very tired Year 6s! It was great to fit in another couple of activities to round off the full experience. This has been a fantastic time where the children have pushed beyond what they thought they were capable of an
What a jam-packed day! From waking up at 7am until going to bed at 10pm, the time has been filled with more activities, more eating, and even more fun. On the first night, everyone managed to sleep well after finishing their conversations with friends which meant all the children were ready for th
After a bus ride across the border, and a stop for lunch at Gretna Green, Year 6 arrived at Lockerbie Manor for their adventure to really begin. Before the activities began, there was the excitement of finding the dorm rooms which would be our homes from home for the next couple of days. Once beds
The children in Year 2 were excited to find out which book they would be reading in English this half term. They were given clues which supported them to make a mask of a character from a well known story. During the lesson, the children made interesting guesses, some thought the mask looked lik
We have an egg-cellent experiment on the go in Year 4! Year 4 have been exploring what sugar filled drinks do to our teeth. The children have been discussing tooth decay, why brushing our teeth is super important and why we should visit the dentist regularly. To help us understand what drinks such a
On our return to fractions, in Year 3 this week we have been learning about calculating fractions of amounts. Using counters, drawing bar models and recalling our times tables knowledge, we have been learning about how the denominator tells us what we are dividing by (the divisor) and that our answe
Today, on the last day of the half term, we enjoyed a fantastic performance of Ada and the Code Crusaders, brought to us by The English Touring Opera. Following on from last year’s great show The Vanishing Forest, written and performed specifically for schools, this year’s show was about Ada Lovelac
This week in Computing, Year 5 have been exploring coding in Scratch using ‘IF, THEN, ELSE’ programming blocks to create true or false outcomes for different conditions. To start the lesson, the children recapped their knowledge of an algorithm and created a branching key based on a question whi
This term in RE we are learning about different creation stories. We started this topic by exploring what we would like to have in our perfect world. The children came up with some amazing suggestions such as everyone being kind to each other and protecting the environment for wildlife. We also di
