Wonderful Writing!
Year 4 have been exploring the magical, traditional and inspiring text of 'The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane'.
We have focused on grammar - from conjunctions to -ed sentences and also explored character, emotion and plot. The children have produced some wonderful writing, which…
Welcome to the Nursery Nativity
Nursery have been learning all about the story of Christmas this week. We have our own Nativity stable in our role play area where the children have been able to dress up as Mary, Joseph, Shepherds, Kings and even a donkey! They have been acting out their own stories of Christmas! Very…
Viking Science, Art and Design Technology
Year 4 have been very busy this week engaging in lots of cross-curricular activities linked to our Viking topic. We studied the the design and characteristics of Viking shields and then created our own versions. We also looked at how archaeologists and scientists work together to find out about…
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Year 5 Art Afternoon
What a fabulous afternoon of art Year 5 had this Thursday! As part of our topic this half term - 'Every Picture Tells a Story' - children in Mr Jefferies' and Miss Mowbray's classes brought in a picture of the local area and recreated this as a piece of art. Family members were also invited in to…
Witch's Tea
Today Nursery have made their own 'Witch's tea!' They cut up bananas carefully, added some milk and blended them together. They added some 'ants blood' (blue food colouring) and a little bit of magic to make the perfect cup of 'Witch's tea'. Some children thought it was very yummy and enjoyed…
Road Safety Week
Year 4 reinforced their understanding of the need to be safe on or near our roads by designing Parking Pals to encourage young children to stay safely on the pavement when exiting the family car. We tried to think designs that would engage the children and keep them amused whilst waiting for…
What a lot of learning we have done this week - and it's only Tuesday!
This week Nursery have been learning to do magic tricks and have made their own magic wands! They have been making up their own magic words and phrases to make their magic work! The children have been very creative!
It is also Road Safety week this week so the children have been learning…
Big Bang Science
Year 4 visited our local secondary school today for a lesson on light and sound. We had great fun exploring sound waves and learning how light travels. We were able to view the spectrum of light by wearing light refracting goggles and observed how light can be reflected by using a laser beam. We…
Hubble Bubble Toil and Trouble
As part of our new topic Witches, Magic and Potions, we have had fun concocting and mixing potions and making spells involving Monkey Sweat, Goblin Snot, Bats Blood, Beetle Juice, Rotten Eggs, and Crushed Bones!! We have also made some delicious Witches Brew (friut and jelly), but the children…
Homework, Reading and Spelling
What a lovely first week back in Year 4!
The children have returned with very positive behaviours for learning and we have already learnt all about perimeter, how the Vikings came to Britain, began some wonderful writing on our new story 'Edward Tulane' and created our own 'fireworks' using…