Messy Play in Year 1

As part of our advent treat the children in Year 1 had a morning of Messy Play! We got the paint, playdough and glitter out to create some Christmas creations on a large scale. Great fun!

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.

Senses in Nursery

We have been focusing on exploring all of our senses in nursery. We have taken part in taste and smell experiments and had the opportunity to take part in lots of activities which have got us using our senses.

Gingerbread Man

We have been enjoying listening to traditional tales. We have looked at the story of The Gingerbread Man. We made and and tasted gingerbread men. Then we made salt dough gingerbread men which we will take home for Christmas. We then painted portraits of them.

Healthy Wraps in Year 2

This week in DT Year 2 were set the mission to design their own ‘healthy wrap’.  We began by having a food tasting session and deciding which combinations worked best together. We then had to ensure we had chosen foods from all the food groups using the wrap as our carbohydrate.  Finally we made and […]

Road Safety Week

A couple of weeks ago members of the school council did a Road Safety Assembly for all of the children.  They launched a poster competition for KS1 and KS2 to engage children with road safety.  They announced the winners who created some great artwork. Our KS2 winner was Gaurika in year 6 and our KS1 […]

Debugging in Year 1

This week the children discussed how to debug an algorithm. We looked at a map and followed the instructions given. When we discovered a problem with the instructions (algorithm) we debugged it by removing or changing the step given.

Nationwide visit Year 1

This week some people from Nationwide Building Society visited us. They talked to us about different coins and bank notes. They discussed how to budget and save and where was best to put our money. We came to the conclusion that hiding money underwater wasn’t the best plan, but putting it in a piggy bank […]

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.

Nationwide Visit Year 5

This week Year 5 were visited by staff from Nationwide Building Society. Dave, Alice and Simon taught us all about budgeting and saving. They showed us the difference between needs and wants and we had great fun working out our budget at a theme park.