A Year 1 Spooky Skeleton

In forest school the children followed a plan to make a spooky skeleton.  They gathered sticks to represent each bone.  We talked about the job of a skeleton and named the bones feeling our own bones as we did e.g. collar bone. They did a great job! 

Ancient Egypt in Year 5

Year 5 have been carrying on their Ancient Egyptian history topic this week learning all about mummification. They have been writing instructions on how to mummify within their English, but, they also got to put this into practice in their History lesson. We talked all about the preserving process, and used chemical reactions to try […]

Katherine Johnston – Year 3

As a year group we have talked about the importance of Black History Month and then we found out about Katherine Johnston. We worked in pairs to read the text and highlight the important information about her. We shared our ideas and talked about why she had made a difference in history. Some of our […]

Artists in Year 6

This week in art, pupils have been researching artists who will serve as inspiration for their final pieces. They searched facts and explored methods and techniques they wish to use. 

Harvest in Key Stage 2

Today, Key Stage 2 were lucky enough to attend a special Harvest service at St. Nicholas Church, just down the road from school! We sang two harvest songs (really well) called ‘Autumn Days’ and ‘Cauliflowers Fluffy’. Reverend Jae read a reading from the bible and we talked about the importance of helping people who need […]

Bessie Coleman – Year 4

This week in Year 4, we have learnt about Bessie Coleman. Bessie Coleman was born in 1896, and raised in Texas by an African American mother and a father of both African and Native American heritage. After hearing her brothers’ war time tales of women in France being allowed to fly airplanes, her interest in […]

Roald Dahl Art

To celebrate Roald Dahl Day the children in each year group focused on a different text by Roald Dahl. To engage the children further we looked at different styles of artwork based on Roald Dahl’s books, or the artist/illustrator Quentin Blake. The children produced some amazing artwork that can now be seen displayed in the […]

Maps in Year 2

This week in Year 2, we’ve been learning about maps. As a team we had to work together to produce a small town. Our aim was to show an aerial view and add a key with symbols. We used Lego and blocks to build our towns.

Year 1 Scarecrows and Litter Pick

Year 1 have been celebrating Harvest by making scarecrows and following our school slogan of ‘Don’t Just Stand There’. To be helpful to our school community we have been doing litter picks around the school grounds.

Painting Apples in Reception

After examining various apples and discussing their characteristics, our Reception children used watercolour paints to represent their chosen apple.  They were encouraged to look closely at the object and consider shape, colour and unique features.