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! […]

Excavating ‘Poo’ in Year 5

In Year 5 we have begun our history topic. In order to find out what topic we were going to studying – we started by excavating ‘poo’!!!

Sports Day and Pirates in Nursery

This week it’s been all about sports day and pirates. We had a brilliant day during our sports day. The children all had a great time and we were so proud of all of them. Here we ‘arrr’ exploring our small world pirate tough tray together. We have also been counting out the treasure and coins […]

This Week in Year 5

Castles in Year 3

This week, we have been completing our Design and Technology project! We practised constructing 3D shapes out of nets and then we used these skills, along with junk modelling, to create our own castles. We tried to personalise these with flags and other features of a castle such as drawbridges.

The Roman Invasion in Year 3

Today we re-enacted the Roman Invasion on the Celts in the playground. The role of the Romans was to upturn all the cones set out on the playground and the Celts job was to protect their land by turning the cones the correct way. The group with the most cones the same way was the […]

Oatcakes in Year 3

In Year 3 we have been looking at the Celts and how their way of life was different to that during the Stone Age. Last term, we made fruit stew from the Stone Age and this term we have made oatcakes! Most children agreed that these were much nicer than the oatcakes and decided we […]

Diaries in Year 2

This week in Year 2 we have been busy writing a diary entry set during the Great Fire of London. We have worked so hard on trying to use all the skills needed including writing in the past tense, using conjunctions, adjectives and of course capital letters and full stops.

Anne Frank Diaries in Year 6

This week in Year 6 we have been drafting diary entries in the role of Anne Frank. The children have really enjoyed researching all about her life and using this creatively in their writing.