HMFA Athletics

On Friday 1st July we held our annual HMFA Athletics Event at Hereford Leisure Centre. The children had the chance to represent our school in a range of different track events and they all did us so proud! We had an absolutely fantastic day, full of amazing talent and sportsmanship! We can’t wait for next year […]

‘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.

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. 

Investigating Heart Rate in Year 6

This week in Year 6, the children have worked in small groups to plan and carry out their own investigations to find out the effect of exercise on our heart rate. Every group chose something different to investigate – an example of one was ‘Will your heart beat faster if you run around the playground […]

Western Power Distribution

Today Years 4,5 and 6 has a very interesting and informative visit from Honey from Western Power Distribution. She taught the children all about electricity, including the dangers surrounding electricity and what you can do if you spot something outside that might be an electrical hazard. We all had a go at spotting different hazards […]

Ukraine Day

On Wednesday 23rd March, we had a day dedicated to raising money to go towards tackling the crisis in Ukraine. We wore yellow and blue colours to show our support of Ukraine, talked about what is going on and how we can help, and lots of children brought in generous donations. As a school, we […]

World Poetry Day 2022

For World Poetry Day in Year 2,  focused on shape poetry, more specifically shape poetry surrounding the Environment. By combining these two topics together the children createdpoems inside a tree. Our focus was on rhyming words related to trees, this led to many amazing lines of poetry within the children’s work, we hope you enjoy this selection: “Up up up, in the canopy, when I bloom my […]

Red Nose Day 2022

Lord Scudamore Academy have had such a great day for Red Nose Day, and really embraced the ’Crazy Hair’ theme! We also had lots of discussions about why we participate in Res Nose Day events and where the money we donate goes. We also want to say a big THANK YOU to the staff at […]

Biographies in Year 6

In Year 6, we have been learning about biography writing. Today, we researched all about Greta Thunberg, who is the environmental campaigner we have been given to investigate as a year group for British Science Week 2022. The children used a variety of books and websites to create their mind-maps which will support them in their […]