Tutankhamun’s Tomb in Year 5

Year 5 are currently learning about Ancient Egypt and in Topic this week they have been creating a Keynote presentation on the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb. They are researching all the information and are looking forward to presenting them to the class when they are finished.

Back to the Tudor Era in Year 4

In Year 4 this week, we have been learning all about the Tudors and their era.  We went back in time to have a conversation with Tudor children about their lives and learnt all about how they live, what school was like and how they dress. We compared the differences between rich and poor families […]

Instructions and Plants in Year 2

In Year 2 we have been looking at instructions. We followed some instructions for jam sandwiches and learnt that instructions need a title, an equipment list, bullet points, numbers, diagrams and imperative verbs. All of the information within the instructions helped us make the perfect jam sandwich for the giant to eat. As well as […]

Sketching in Year 4

This week Year 4 have been developing their sketching and shading techniques to create 3-D like images on paper.  We have also been developing our descriptive setting writing to enhance the readers imagination.  

Story Time in 1T

Our current Year 1 topic is Houses and Homes so we read ‘In Every House on Every Street’ and discussed the features of these buildings.  The book opens the door to looking into a variety of households, showing how different and special every house and family can be. This week 1T read ‘Harry Saves the […]

Jack and the Beanstalk in Year 2

In Year 2 we have been continuing to explore the adventure of Jack and the Beanstalk and the giant paid us a visit – we described what he was like and how he looked. We have also been investigating plants in science and colour mixing in art – look at our beautiful flowers.

Character Descriptions in Year 6

This week in Year 6, we have been writing character descriptions. First of all, we created our own Roald Dahl characters and mind-mapped ideas for their distinct features. After this, we drafted a paragraph, edited it in detail and produced a Hot Task. It was really enjoyable to share these descriptions aloud with the class […]

Calligrams and shape poems in Year 3

In Year 3 this week, we had lots of fun creating calligrams and shape poems.

Charlotte’s Web in 4B

This week we have introduced our class guided reading book, Charlotte’s Web. The children have taken part in a group discussion to talk about who the main characters might be and where the book might be set.  We then predicted what we think is going to happen. We’re looking forward to reading on to see […]

Jack and the Beanstalk in Year 2

In Year 2 we have been learning all about Jack and the Beanstalk. This week the children have been learning the story through actions, story mapping and boxing up. We even discovered items belonging to the Giant and explored his hidden garden. We found giant objects such as a large coat, enormous wellies and even […]