Harvest in Year 6

In Year 6, we have spent time celebrating the things that we are thankful for and thinking of those who are less fortunate than ourselves at harvest time. On outlines of fruits and vegetables, we wrote our thoughts which were hung up on the trees in the local church.  

‘The Lost Thing’ in Year 5

The children have been working very hard this term in English, studying a story called ‘The Lost Thing’. We have learnt it, story mapped it and then changed it to create our own versions.  

Harvest and RE in Year 4

Before half term, Year 4 have been celebrating Harvest and have created some abstract art based on the artist Vincent Scarpace.  We have also celebrated Diwali and the story of Rama and Sita and created a pathway of light.

Firework Art in Year 2

In Year 2 the children have created their own firework display for the classroom. We discovered that wax repels water! We used wax to create our firework display and then painted over the top using black to create the night sky. We are very impressed with how our firework display has turned out and we […]

Measurement in Year 2

In maths this week we have been learning all about measure. We had a fantastic morning where we explored mass, capacity and measuring in centimetres. We worked on different stations from making magic potions in millilitres to measuring beanstalks in centimetres. We also compared different weights of food and weighed out sugar and salt.

Spanish Art in Year 3

This week in Year 3, we have been celebrating the National Day of Spain. We have learnt all about how Spanish people live and even created our own Spanish flag using a collage of our traditional Spanish tile colourings.

Hieroglyphics in Year 5

Year 5 have been continuing with their Ancient Egyptian topic. They have learnt about how the Ancient Egyptians made paper using papyrus leaves and used the method to create their own.  They have also looked at Ancient Egyptian writing using hieroglyphics and wrote their names on their paper. This was tricky but they look really […]

Hedgehogs in Reception

This week,we have been looking at the topic Autumn. We have based this topic around the book ‘The Prickly Hedgehog.’ In class, we have made clay Hedgehogs, collaged Hedgehogs and made autumn pictures using natural resources.

Mandalas in Year 1

At forest school this week we looked at Mandala patterns and Andy Goldsworthy. The children collected different coloured leaves on their way to school and we made our own masterpieces!

Electrical Investigations in Year 6

In Year 6, we have continued to explore electricity.  We have been investigating three different questions: Does wire length affect the brightness of a bulb in a circuit? Do the amount of components (bulbs/buzzers) affect how they work in a circuit? Does the voltage of a battery affect how the components in a circuit work?