Women and World War II in Year 6

This week in Year 6, we have been learning about the role of women within our World War II topic. First, we researched the type of jobs which women had to undertake when the men were called up for active service. After this, we wrote a diary entry as if we had just completed our […]

Remembrance Day Poetry

The children of Lord Scudamore have been looking at the Act of Remembrance this week. Each year group selected different groups of people or animals that are remembered during this time.  We hope you enjoy your children’s learning and how creative they have been.  To help us celebrate our poetry, Nursery and Reception children created a […]

Electricity in Year 6

This week in Year 6, we spent lots of time planning, carrying out and evaluating an investigation on electricity. The children worked in groups to explore what happens when they vary the components in a circuit. Some groups even measured wire the length of top corridor to investigate whether the brightness of the bulb was […]

Nelson Mandela in Year 4

In Year 4 we have been researching Nelson Mandela as part of our Black History Month. We looked at the incredible life that he had and what he went through in order to bring peace and equality to South Africa. We created some posters and thought about how we could ‘Stand Like Nelson’.

Arthur Wharton in Year 6

This week Year 6 have been inspired by Arthur Wharton during our Black History Month focus.  They have researched his incredible story and learnt about his remarkable sporting life.

Black History Month in Year 5

Year 5 were tasked with writing like Phillis Wheatley for Black History Month. They created a painting depicting slavery into freedom inspired by the Harriet Tubman picture and were given artisitc freedom of how they wanted to do this. They then developed and wrote a free speech poem to describe their emotions of being freed from […]

Spanish in Year 6

In Year 6 we have been working hard to develop our Spanish vocabulary for pets, in preparation for the first writing task next week. We have had lots of fun practising aloud with our partners and in small groups so far!

The Science of Sound in Year 4

In Science this term we are learning all about sound. We have found out how sound is created and how sound travels. This week, we have been looking at different pitches, and we used a glockenspiel to see how the different sized keys created different pitches. We compared pitch to volume and now know how […]

Hindu Gods in Year 4

Year 4 have been learning all about Hindu Gods and their exciting stories in RE. They also had the chance to create their own Hindu God, such as this amazing piece of artwork with great, but scary, ideas. We have some amazing artists and great imaginations in our year group.

World War II in Year 6

This week in Year 6, we have began a new topic which we are all very excited to learn about – World War II! We created mind maps of what we already know about WWII today and we will add to these with our new knowledge as we learn more about it throughout all of […]