Investigating Friction in Year 4

In Year 4 our Science focus this half term is forces and magnets. We have been looking at different surfaces and experimenting with toy cars to see the effects of friction. We measured how far the cars travelled on these different surfaces to see which had the most or the least friction. Our predictions were […]

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.

PE in Nursery

In PE, Nursery have been using the apparatus to practise developing their core strength and balance skills, in order to move with confidence and control. We talked about being safe on the equipment and worked hard to wait our turn whilst using it as well as landing safely when jumping from equipment. The children enjoyed […]

Clarice Cliff in Year 1

This week in Year 1, we have learnt all about Clarice Cliff and have spent lots of time looking at and admiring her various artwork. This inspired us to apply our colour mixing skills we have learnt over Spring term to paint a plate in her style, with concentric circles in both primary and secondary colours. 

Forest School in Year 1

This week 1S had their final session.  They were looking for signs of spring.  The garden is really coming to life.  They identified trees and plants by looking at their buds, made a car and a house, extended the assault course and even saw frogspawn.

Bike Ability in Year 6

This week and next, Year 6 have had the opportunity to take part in Bike Ability. We have been given the opportunity to gain confidence and skills to ride our bikes on today’s roads. We have been riding our bikes on the school playground as well as on local roads near the school.

Investigating Light in Year 3

This week in Science, we have been asking and answering our very own questions about light! We had torches and a variety of different materials, and from this, we thought about some questions that could be answered using these resources. Our questions included:  Can light travel through liquid? Can light travel through any materials? What happens […]

The Journey of Food in Year 4

​Year 4 had a very interesting Geography lesson this week. They were shocked to understand the impacts different foods have on our environment. They learnt about ways to save their planet and how they could help to reduce the impact they have on it as individuals.  They particularly loved learning where certain foods come from […]

Multiplication and Division in Year 3

Year 3 have been looking at remainders as part of their Multiplication and Division topic in Maths. They had to work in groups and use cubes to figure out different multiplication sums and decide whether they resulted in a whole answer or one with remainders. They even turned it into a race to see who […]

Wellness Week in Year 2

As part of Wellbeing week 2T have been very busy! We started the week with an art day and explored how art can help us to be calm and mindful. We also created a chain of positivity for our class to read if they are having a difficult day. We have done lots of yoga to explore how […]