Curriculum

4Nov2019

In Year 2, the pupils have been learning to exchange ten ones for a ten.  This is in preparation for later this week when they apply this rule to the column method when adding.  It was wonderful to see how competitive yet supportive the children were with their partner.  They all had the opportun

1Nov2019

In science this half term, our topic is ‘Electricity’. The children have learnt that electricity is a type of energy we use to make everyday appliances work and have identified which appliances run on mains electricity and which are powered by batteries. They have also discovered the difference betw

18Oct2019

This week has been STEM week in school and, as part of the week, some of the Year 6 children were lucky enough to go on a visit to the Nissan factory. Possibilities is a key driver of the school’s curriculum and this visit allowed the children to understand and see a future career path as an enginee

16Oct2019

Year 4 have been applying their number knowledge to calculations using column addition.  We used counters to demonstrate our calculations and where the exchanged (or carried) value came from.  The children wanted to show you their work and hard they’d focused. Article 29 – we all have the right to

16Oct2019

To round off our term of hockey coaching in P.E.,  4A and 4B had a play off between classes with a tournament of 5 minute games with total won games and goal count going towards crowning the overall winning class. This time we awarded 4B with the champions title…let us see what happens in the nex

11Oct2019

In DT this week, year 4 thoroughly enjoyed making 3D models of Viking homes. The brief was to design and build a model that showed some of their key features. From their research, the children identified that Viking homes were constructed from either mud or wood, were single story, had thatched or t

10Oct2019

Year 6 parents, guardians and friends had the opportunity to visit their children in school today during their dance lesson. Health is one of the key drivers of the school’s curriculum and P.E. is an essential part of the school week. The children have been learning the Jive and the Jitterbug, dance