Our topic has been Mermaids and Pirates and today the children learned to be 'real pirates' on board the SS Cuddington. The first, and most important lesson was 'the pirate code' where we learned that, aboard a pirate ship, all is fair; equal quantities of food, grog and booty and a right to vote on [...]
Little Owls went on a scavenger hunt. The children had a list of describing words and needed to find natural objects that matched the description. An assortment of objects were found including: pine needles, pine cones, twigs, logs, feathers, grass and daisies. Items such as plastic cones, sponge balls and spiky balls were found so [...]
Year 2 sorted 3D shapes into table-top Carroll Diagrams. To make sure that they placed the shapes in the correct place, they followed all the property criteria.
Year 4 claimed their fundraising prize yesterday and were the first class to venture into the Junior site pond area for a lesson. Some interesting discoveries were made in the water but thankfully only the nets got wet! Lots of maths and science skills were put to good use and everyone is looking forward to their [...]
Year 2 were cooking up delights this week when we made our very own Butterfly Cakes. Firstly, we used our knowledge of fractions to scale down the recipe. Then the weighing and mixing began! We worked in small teams and it wasn't long before the cakes were rising in the oven. Once they cooled we [...]
The Junior site pond area is nearing its completion with internal fencing and edging. A few further surprises and features are arriving soon so watch this space!
As part of our topic 'Growing together' the Year 2 children have planted numerous seeds. The children are now caring for them in a mini greenhouse and will use them to discover how plants grow well.
Following a visit from local author Tim Bradley, year 6 all entered a competition to write an historical adventure about the book character 'Arnie Jenks', first read about in 'Arnie Jenks and the House of Strangers.' Tim Bradley said he was very impressed by the high quality of the entries. All children received a bag [...]
Years 3 and 4 arrived looking splendid in their home made costumes. Well done all! We have enjoyed a day packed full of exciting Roman related activities and learning. The day began by creating shields which were then painted in our chosen Roman Army colours. The Big Debate took place after break time, when we [...]
We are delighted to announce that our Wheels at Work campaign raised an astonishing £1,400! Thank you to everyone involved for all their efforts and involvement - an incredible achievement. A special mention goes to Year 4 who raised over £300 as a class - they will have the honour of christening our Junior Pond [...]
