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Years I and 2 have enjoyed a wonderful end of term as their topic finale on 'Castles'.  On Monday they went to Warwick Castle and spent the day scaling the battlements, exploring the gaol [...]

Year 1 and 2 enjoyed a fabulous day at Warwick Castle, as a culmination to their Castles topic.  The bright and sunny weather helped us to explore every corner of the Castle.  We loved [...]

Today, Years 3 and 4 culminated their Invaders and Settlers topic with a jam-packed day of activities.  The children baked Anglo-Saxon cakes, wrote their names in Runes with sticks, wrote animal Kennings Riddles, and [...]

Years 5 and 6 were evacuated to Cuddington on 20th March.  They took part in a variety of activities including rationing, first aid and code breaking.  We would like to thank local historian, Mr. [...]

Click edit button to change this text. As part of the Hero and Villain topic, Years 5 and 6 have been working hard all term, imagining and designing their own superhero or villain [...]

Year 3 and 4 enjoyed exploring Pit Rivers and the Museum of Natural History in Oxford.

In year 2 we have been studying the book, The Great Paper Caper, in which a bear is suspected of chopping down trees in a forest. The animals launch an investigation and seal off [...]

Following on from Remembrance Day Year 1 have been looking at Claude Monet's painting of a poppy field. They used paint to stipple the background and then printed red poppies using a cotton bud. [...]

Children's thoughts from the day: "I found the pumpkins in the Great Hall amazing, I've never seen it dressed with pumpkins before." "It was so much fun, I'll definitely come again!" "Just [...]

Year 1 have been studying Remembrance Day in their topic and RE lessons. Miss Good and Mrs Herbert took the children to the church to look at the war memorial and to spot features inside [...]

Year 4 are learning about the Human Digestive System this term. We used zip-lock bags, tights, cups and bowls to model the journey a banana and crackers would take through the body. After a [...]

Click edit button to change this text. Year 2 have been problem solving with the help of numicon.  Mrs Chaplin set the challenge: If Noah saw 12 legs climbing aboard his ark, [...]

Year 5 have had fun in science with their forces topic.  After designing and making parachutes to test air resistance, much fun was had testing the chutes.

To help celebrate the American 'Rocks and Roll' topic Years 3 and 4 enjoyed a shared lunch.  Much preparation went into the day which culminated in a feast of hot dogs, coleslaw, salad, potato [...]

Budding artists from Year 6 visited Lord William School today.  They are taking part in The Big Draw at Thame Museum, their work will be displayed in the window of Glynswood, Thame later this month.

As part of the Space topic conclusion, Years 3 and 4 have designed and made their own alien species using modelling plasticine. Amazing ideas and great detailing - well done everyone!

Year 5 are carrying out experiments to collect data and statistics over time, exploring different materials and how their form can be changed. This experiment involved investigating how the temperature of water affected the time [...]

Year 3 and 4 invited their parents to a grand Autumn term topic finale for a tea party inspired by Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes. Instead of serving up Dragon's Blood and Bird Poo, they decided to share their [...]

After a day of themed activities, Years 5 and 6 rounded off their Autumn term topic by performing their Greek dances and a version of the Hercules story which they had written in rhyme! Greek [...]

Dear Parents, Do you have information that might help us? Have you seen anything peculiar written in a strange language? Your School Needs You! Years 3 and 4 have discovered a strange note that was [...]

On Monday, Years 5 and 6 re-enacted the Battle of Marathon as part of their Ancient Greek history topic. Like true warriors we braved the weather although the drizzle did limit the effectiveness of our newspaper [...]

Miss Osborn has been exploring forces and air resistance with Year 5 as part of their work in Science. Lots of fun and scientific success although tricky getting their mini parachute models high enough without [...]

Like every year, a bittersweet end as we say farewell to our Year 6 Leavers and send them onto their new Secondary Schools. Our Leavers service was a lovely opportunity to share with our Year 6 [...]

As part of a series of outdoor mathematics sessions Year 2 used lines of symmetry to design interesting patterns and flowers from different sticks. How did they get on?

Following a visit from 'The Bee Team' and their hive, the children of Years 3 and 4, (plus two year 5s) engaged in a week of learning about bees. With an emphasis on team work [...]

Well done to all out children who took part in the Tour de Vale! We understand it was a very successful day.

On Friday 20th May 2016, Years 3 and 4 had an excellent experience making, eating and evaluating their ‘school-made’ pizzas. Across the day, posters were created in groups, which aimed to capture the attention of, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

As part of the Year 5 maths curriculum Year 5 had to run their own business for a week, measuring out shapes to particular specifications to make money. They were given £50 at the beginning [...]

Year 6 embarked on a toilet roll challenge! We began by asking questions: How many sheets to a roll? What is the total area of a roll? Does each roll have the same number of [...]

Having been presented with cocktail sticks and a selection of small jelly sweets during a Maths lesson, Year 3 were asked to investigate angles in 3D shapes. They enjoyed exploring creating 3D shapes and then [...]

Year 4 designed and created a Roman Market in Maths to consolidate written and mental calculations. The class enjoyed making, pricing, selling and buying products, whilst keeping a record of their spendings and takings on [...]

As part of their 'Red Alert' topic, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils had a visit from the police! Our Community Support Officer, Denise, came to talk to the children and answer some of their [...]

Years 3 and 4 have been creating cardboard models of animals and huts for there African topic. Having honed their shaping, joining and painting skills, the models are nearing completion and we look forward to [...]

Years 5 and 6 had a magical time at the Warner Brother's Harry Potter Studio Tour. Plenty of inspiration for their 'Heroes & Villains' topic and especially their writing. All children returned in one piece [...]

Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed becoming their favourite book characters on World Book Day. We have been inspired to even try a few new authors!