Autumn Art in Year 3

This week Year 3 have been creating Autumn pictures using oil pastels.

Addition Challenges in Year 6

In Year 6 this week, we have been working extremely hard to solve a variety of addition challenges. These have made Year 6 use their reasoning skills as well as testing their perseverance and resilience. Well done Year 6!

Sketching in Year 4

This week Year 4 have been developing their sketching and shading techniques to create 3-D like images on paper.  We have also been developing our descriptive setting writing to enhance the readers imagination.  

A Spanish Conversation in Year 5

Over the past few weeks we have been learning to say the say the numbers 1-31, the days of the week and the months of the year in Spanish. We have used all this new knowledge this week to have a conversation about the date and our birthdays. The children have really worked hard at […]

Story Time in 1T

Our current Year 1 topic is Houses and Homes so we read ‘In Every House on Every Street’ and discussed the features of these buildings.  The book opens the door to looking into a variety of households, showing how different and special every house and family can be. This week 1T read ‘Harry Saves the […]

Autumnal Change in Reception

Reception went for a walk to Widemarsh Common on Tuesday and on our way we looked at how the leaves were changing colour. We also looked at the blue sky and clouds, and had a look at some conkers! RMD have also been exploring different ways of drawing lines to create shapes and patterns.

Colour Mixing in Year 2

Year 2 have been looking at colour this week. We used skittles to explore mixing and repeated patterns. The children predicted what might happen and then watched the results.

Jack and the Beanstalk in Year 2

In Year 2 we have been continuing to explore the adventure of Jack and the Beanstalk and the giant paid us a visit – we described what he was like and how he looked. We have also been investigating plants in science and colour mixing in art – look at our beautiful flowers.

The Gingerbread Man in Reception

This week in Reception, we have been learning all about the story of the Gingerbread Man. The children have used collage and painted their own Gingerbread men, built houses, retold the story and created our very own bakery!

Forest School in Year 1

In Forest School this week Year 1 continued to looking at materials and their properties. They made predictions and tested whether objects floated or sank, and also helped a mermaid make a new tail out of a waterproof material. The focus was on looking carefully and carrying out a test.