Chinese New Year in Reception

Reception have had a wonderful time learning about Chinese New Year. The children have been busy playing in the Chinese Restaurant and tasting typical Chinese food, creating Chinese lanterns, painting Chinese style symbols and travelling like the animals in the Chinese Zodiac Race story.

1S visit the Cathedral

This week Year 1 had their first visit to the cathedral to take part in a stained-glass window workshop.  1S looked at lots of the stained glass windows both old and new and then had the chance to make their own.  The children had lots of fun and the staff commented on how creative and […]

Street Art in Year 6

In Art, this week, Year 6 have been questioning the purpose and place of street art. As part of our WW2 project in history, we combined our two subjects together to plan a drawing with an important message.

Medieval Day in Year 1

Year 1 celebrated all they’ve learnt during their ‘Castles’ topic with a Medieval day. We dressed up as queens, kings, knights, princesses and dragons and enjoyed creating our very own coats of arms and crowns. In the morning we peeled and chopped vegetables to make our own pottage and then enjoyed this at a banquet […]

Remembrance Day in Year 6

Last week, Year 6 focused on Remembrance Day and created poems to display. It was lovely to see the children come together to reflect on a significant time in our history. They turned out great!

Poppies in Reception

In Reception we have been reflecting on why we wear poppies. We learnt, after watching the BBC clip that after the war was over, poppies grew in the fields. We also learnt that we wear poppies to remember the soldiers who went to War.

Jobs in Year 1

This week in Year 1, we have had lots of fun learning about medieval jobs which people did in castles, from noble men to gong farmers, and comparing them with jobs which people do today. We really enjoyed talking about what we wanted to do when we were older! 

Mummifying Apples in Year 5

This week we have been learning all about the process of mummification. Ancient Egyptians used to ensure successful afterlife for the dead through mummification. Year 5 really enjoyed having a go at the mummification process – but don’t worry, we did it on apples instead!

Year 1 Visit Goodrich Castle

This week we visited Goodrich Castle. We discovered where there would have been drawbridges and a portcullis. Look out for the murder holes! None of us fancy the job of a gong farmer or his son either…

Tudors in Year 4

This week, Year 4 have enjoyed investigating the Tudors. We have begun to explore how decisions during the Tudor times have impacted religion in society today. Children have enjoyed learning about Henry VIII and his reasoning for having so many wives! We were shocked to find that Edward VI briefly became king at their age! […]