This term in our Forest School sessions we are preparing for our annual survey for The RSPB Big School Bird-watch. Year 6 are busy building bird-hides. The structure of their builds is linked to their RE study regarding the Jewish Festival of Sukkot. Trying to use the detailed guidance for building
This week, the children investigated clues to find out their new English read. The children were brought down to the hall where a variety of clues had been laid out. These included what appeared to be broken plane windows, an S.O.S sign, the Brazilian flag, claw marks and a newspaper article with
Reception have had a very busy first week back after the Christmas holidays. The children have started their Spring topic ‘Journeys’ by learning about New Year. They have discussed what a resolution is and learnt that it is a promise we make to ourselves to achieve a goal, such as learning to ri
This week, we launched our new book – When the Mountain Roared! We went outside and looked for various clues regarding the story, characters and setting and discussed what we thought might happen and who we might meet. We have really enjoyed the start of the book so far and will see if our predictio
In science this term our focus is on materials. First of all, the pupils learnt the definition of a material – a material is what an object is made from. Next, we discussed different materials that we knew such as metal, glass, wood, plastic, paper and fabric. Everyone tried to find the different ma
This week Year Two have started their new book in English. They created a gingerbread house and then used this clue to try to work out what their new book might be about. First, the children painted a paper plate with brown paint. Next, they coloured in a variety of sweets and lollipops using colour
In English, the boys and girls have thoroughly enjoyed looking at clues ad making predictions about our new class text. One of those clues was a Stone Age necklace. The class had great fun using their listening skills to follow instructions to create their own. Shaping the clay was rather tricky!
In English, we took the opportunity to use the outdoor area to launch our new text. We are reading Skellig by David Almond and at the beginning there is a description of a garage that houses a strange creature – who soon becomes the central figure in the story. The garage is in a state of disrepair
