This week in Science, we have been learning all about forces, with a special focus on air resistance. The children explored how air resistance acts against moving objects and how it can be used to slow things down — just like when a parachute falls through the air. To test their understanding, the
This week, Reception have been learning about the Hindu festival of Diwali and Bonfire Night. We started by reading ‘ Lighting a Diwa Lamp where we found out about the festival of Diwali. We learnt how to make Rangoli patterns with sand and made our own Diwa lamps with salt dough. Later in
Our gardening club have been working to sort out our school ponds. We want to rejuvenate our existing ones which are really focused on being wildlife friendly and create a new one that has better access for dipping. They decided to use one of our big raised beds to set it up. This has many positives
Searching for mini-beasts, tree-climbing, building, investigating, composting, mulching, digging and some really epic moving and handling, our Forest School offers a wealth of nature led experiences for all the children. An opportunity to open their minds and experiment, to push themselves to dig de
In Nursery the children have been learning about the celebration of Bonfire Night. We learnt that Bonfire Night happens on the 5th November each year, as a remembrance of Guy Fawkes who tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament with gunpowder in 1605. To recreate the gunpowder theme Nursery took par
This week, we’ve had a fantastic time exploring all things Halloween! The children have really embraced the spooky theme with lots of curiosity and creativity. We began by reading ‘Funnybones’ and learning about the main bones in our bodies, including the skull, spine, ribs, and pelvis. The ch
This week, Year 6 have been carrying out an investigation in science to complete their ‘Circuits’ topic. They were set the challenge of making a bulb brighter/dimmer in a circuit. Each group came up with a different idea – from adding more components to the circuit to adding more wires or cells. The
The children have fully embraced this terms Forest School theme All About the Team. With new teachers and new classes and some being mixed, it’s so important to support the children through this time. We want to help them to build strong relationships, open up to new experiences and treat others wit
The Gardening Club have been busy in our pond area, laying new stones in for the path, cutting back some of the trees and beginning the task of revitalising the ponds. When Miss Rowe and Bob first put our ponds in, around 10 years ago we had an abundance of frogs and toads in all three ponds. We wou
We have had a great week learning all about Harvest and enjoying the story Oliver’s Vegetables. We went on autumn walks, collecting leaves and natural materials to make lovely autumn pictures. At snack time, we tasted a variety of fruits and vegetables, and even used some to create paintings. We v
