‘Safer Streets’ in Year 6

Over the last couple of weeks, the Year 6 children have been taking part in ‘Safer Streets’ sessions led by Purple Leaf and West Mercia Women’s Aid. They have learnt all about healthy and unhealthy relationships. The children have listened well and had open, informative discussions.

Sundials in Year 5

In Science we have been learning about Space! During the last two weeks, we have looked at the movement of the sun and how this can be useful to us. We made our very own sundials and then placed them on the playground and looked at how the shadow changed throughout the day and what […]

Year 4’s Trip to Barry!

Year 4 had the pleasure of visiting Barry Island on Thursday. We enjoyed burying one another in the sand (including the grown ups), making sandcastles and trenches as well as taking a dip in the sea. We couldn’t have asked for better weather and even enjoyed an ice cream to finish the day! The children […]

Reading Buddies in Year 1

Year 1 have started reading to Year 4 as ‘reading buddies’, both year groups really enjoy this weekly occurrence.

The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations

Today we have celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in style! We have had ice creams, worn red, white and blue, participated in Jubilee activities and spent time playing outside together as a whole school. Some children made magnificent Jubilee crowns at home and paraded them for us all to see. After much deliberation, a pair […]

Science in Year 6

This week in Year 6 we have been learning about the transport of nutrients within the body in our Science lessons. We measured out the length of the small intestine and couldn’t believe it was seven metres long in an adult’s body! We also drew comic strips to show how nutrients are absorbed for energy. 

Forest School ‘Cooking’ in Year 1

We had a wonderful Forest School session this week. We enjoyed making our own games, and creating our own food – we even began planting some potatoes.

Kandinsky in Nursery

This week the Nursery children have been creating art work inspired by the artist Kandinsky. They used oil pastels to draw circles then painted over the top with water colours. Great work Nursery!

Sewing the Greek Alphabet in Year 5

As part of our topic on the Ancient Greeks we took some time looking at the Greek alphabet. We then designed our own bunting in which we took one letter each from the alphabet and cut some material to create a flag. We drew and cut the shape of the letters and then we tried […]

This Week in Year 4

Year 4 have continued to enjoy Herefordshire Crickets- Chance to Shine programme this week. We have been working on our bowling and batting skills. Alongside we are investigating how different glues work in preparation for making paper sculptures.  A very sticky end to the week.