This half term in Reception, we have been reading and learning the traditional tale Jack and the Beanstalk. The children have really enjoyed exploring the story and becoming familiar with the characters, key events, and repeated language. This week, we completed our class story map, where we worked
Over the past few days, the children have really enjoyed getting creative. To begin, they looked at the work of the famous artist Vincent Van Gogh. They read a biography about his life and looked at some of his most famous pieces of artwork. Everyone was shocked to find out that he cut off one
Year 4 had a fantastic day at Wharton Park as part of their geography and science learning. The children took part in exciting orienteering challenges around the park, using maps and teamwork skills to find different checkpoints. The children used compasses and looked at maps with keys. Everyone sho
a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb;}tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6;}tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5;} This week we have been exploring the book ‘Mad About Minibeasts’. The children loved listening to the poems and using the clues to guess each minibeast! In our drawing together ti
We’ve had some wild weather this week so took advantage of our Forest School being near warm classrooms to enjoy making placement art with natural materials. The learning focus over the last few weeks has been to recognise the difference between things of abundance and those that are more fleeting.
In Reception this week, we enjoyed reading the story ‘Somebody Swallowed Stanley’. This is about a sea creature who swallowed a plastic bag. We talked about ways we can help protect the sea and the environment by reducing, reusing, and recycling. The children explored different materials and pra
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 scissor skills to cut out our own flags for our sandcastles in the sand area
Year 6 documented their own Forest School session this week. As the year progresses so the children get more autonomy within their sessions. Some of them decided to link into their Second World War topic and build air-raid shelters. These were very impressive, robust, with good knot-work and well ca
In Forest School Reception children have been learning about different flowers and natural objects. This week they worked together in small teams to collect some of their favourite things. They each had their own museum board to place them on and could organise them in a way they felt was most appro
This week in Reception, we have been reading the story Camille and the Sunflowers: A Story about Vincent Van Gogh. We enjoyed exploring some of Vincent Van Gogh’s beautiful artwork, especially his famous sunflower painting. The children used oil pastels to create their own bright and colourful sun
