This week, year 4 have been revisiting analogue and digital time, and they have enjoyed lots of practical activities. They reviewed what they already knew about the difference between analogue and digital clocks, before practicing reading and showing times on individual clocks. Then, they used flipc
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
The children in Year 2 have enjoyed finding out about the world they live in. They began by learning the names of the seven continents of the world and labelling these on a map. Next, they looked in an atlas to find the location of the five oceans of the world, which they again plotted on a map.
This term our topic in Year One is “We’re all going on a summer holiday.” The children have enjoyed talking about their trips to the seaside and how they like building sandcastles on the beach and eating fish and chips. The pupils have also had the opportunity to learn about seaside holidays
This week in Year 6, we have been developing our understanding of position and direction in maths. We began by revisiting co-ordinates, where we practised plotting and reading points accurately on a grid. The class showed great focus when identifying positions and using the correct vocabulary. We th
On Friday afternoons, Year 5 expand their knowledge of French in their half-termly French lessons. This half-term, Year 5B have been learning how to answer the question “Quel temps fait-il?”, meaning “What is the weather like?” Last week, the children explored five basic weather phrases, lea
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
This week, continuing our learning about Minibeasts, we focused on snails and the patterns of their shells. We looked at the artist Henri Matisse after reading the story ‘snail trail’ in topic time. His painting, ‘The Snail’, was created using a collage effect which Nursery were keen to ha
This term, Year Two are learning all about golf in PE. To begin, the boys and girls learned that golf is played with a club and ball, can be played individually or as part of a team, and that the player with the fewest strokes wins the game. They also learned about the different parts of a golf cour
