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Scientific Fieldwork
In Science, the Owls have been learning how to use classification keys to identify living things. This week, the children had to design their own classification keys that would work to identify invertebrates around the school grounds. We went outside and used pooters...
Computing Digital Imagery
The children in Year One are learning about Digital Imagery in Computing this half time. Miss Jones introduced the children to the idea of telling a story without words. Miss Jones and the children read the story ‘Flotsam’ together. They discussed why it is important...
World Book Day
The children celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as their favourite book character. The children joined everyone in the hall to see everyone's costumes and they found out the winners of the book cover competition. The winners were awarded a £5 gift to spend at...
Forest Fun – Birds
The children had their ‘Forest Fun’ session with Mrs Clark, Debs and Miss Jones. The children sat in the wooden stump circle and Miss Jones explained to the children the bird and worm game. The children were encouraged to either be a hungry baby bird by the nest, or a...
Immersion Afternoon – Jungle
The children in Kingfishers Class were introduced to their new topic - Let’s go in the jungle. The children received a letter from Cheeky Chimpanzee who was playing hide and seek with some of his other animal friends! The children became animal explorers and all...
100 Days At School
The children in Kingfishers Class celebrate 100 Days of School. To celebrate our 100 days of school, we had a piece of cake and wore lovely 100 Days of school T-shirts and outfits! The children made a crown and took part in lots of challenges to complete in 100...
RE Krishna
In RE, the Owls have been learning about Hinduism. On Wednesday, we looked at the bhakti yoga pathway to moksha and how Hindus follow this by showing love and devotion to Krishna, the Hindu god of love and devotion. We looked at the story of Krishna's birth and also...
Flatford Visit
On our trip to Flatford, we had a wonderful tour guide who spoke about John Constable and the history of Flatford. We created our own drawings, discussed the use of the river in the past and learnt about John Constable's life. Here are some of the pictures from that...
Drama Club: Welcome to Whitewall
On Wednesday 12th February, the Drama Club performed the original play 'Welcome to Whitehall' that they had been working on since November. The play was performed in the round, making a very immersive experience for the audience. The play was very funny and everyone...
The Spanish Armada
This week, in History, the Owls have been learning about the Spanish Armada. We had a go at re-enacting it!
Mental Health Awareness Week
In assembly the children welcomed the Mental Health Team from East Bergholt High School to their school. The team introduced themselves and told them all about Children’s Mental Health Week. This year the theme was Inside Out - Know yourself, grow yourself. After the...
RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch
Today the children took part in the RSPB Big Schools Birdwatch. The children became bird watchers and went into the Forest Schools area to see what birds they could see and to count how many. They completed an RSPB check sheet and spotted seagulls, sparrows, starlings...
Kingfishers Sharing Session – Dinosaurs
This afternoon the children in Kingfishers Class took part in their sharing session with their adult/s. The children and adults were challenged to work together to create a dinosaur using recycled materials. The children and adults had lots of fun! The dinosaurs were...
Art – Body Form
This term in Art we have been exploring the human body form! Across two lessons the children traced an image of a skull and photocopied it before creating their own day of the dead skulls! They are all so fabulous and now on display for all to see! Well done...
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
In Science we are looking at Isambard Kingdom Brunel. He was an engineer who created tunnels, bridges, ships and docks. One of Brunel's many creations was building the biggest ship of his time. We decided to plan and carry out an investigation into creating a tin foil...
The Arrival
In Swans, we have been looking at writing relative clauses (using relative pronouns), prepositional phrases and expanded noun phrases using the picture book 'The Arrival'. We then edited our work, improving word choices and checking for spelling or punctuation errors...
PSHE Speaking and Listening
In PSHE, Year 3 and 4 worked on being good listeners. We looked at how difficult it was to have a conversation when we could not see the person or use our hands. We learnt to ask open questions to encourage the person to talk more and practised showing good listening...
DT Pavilions
In DT, the Owls are designing and making pavilions. So far, we have built the frame structures. This week, our adults will come in to help us add the cladding. [gallery...
DT Textiles Bookmarks
In DT the children in Reception thought about the question - Can we practise and apply threading skills with specific materials e.g. hessian and wool? The children listened to Mrs Clark, Mrs Jones and Mrs Vogel as they explained what to do. The children followed the...
DT Cooking and Nutrition Smoothies
The children in Year One continued focusing on Cooking and Nutrition: Smoothies. The children thought about the question - Can we practise food preparation skills? The children were asked to speak like an expert and tell their friends everything they knew about fruit...
Owls’ Money Sense Workshop
On Tuesday 21st January, the Owls took part in a Natwest Bank Money Sense Workshop. They learnt about financial fraud and scams involving identity theft. They had to solve clues to find out how a person had had their identity stolen. They then had to prepare...
Dinosaurs at Colchester Zoo
The children in Kingfishers Class enjoyed a trip to Colchester Zoo. The children enjoyed looking at the animals and travelling on the train. The children also enjoyed exploring the dinosaur park and the palaeontology lab. The children engaged with the education...
Multiplying
This week in Woodpeckers, we have started looking at multiplying numbers together. Learning our times tables through TT Rockstars, or playing Hit the Button (which is a website you can find by googling!) is so important to all areas of mathematics. We will use our...
Young Voices at the O2
On Friday 24th January, we took 21 children from Years 4, 5 & 6 to the O2 in London to perform in the Young Voices Choir of 2025. They performed many songs from a variety of genres of music alongside approx. 8000 other young people, to a packed audience. Thanks to...