Miss Jones
The JRSOs challenged the children, parents and staff were all asked to join in ‘Walk to School Week’ so we could have a car free zone in Strickmere. They were reminded of the benefits of walking to school: it keeps us healthy and it helps to protect the environment. In the classroom, teachers displayed a […]
The children in Kingfishers Class began exploring their new topic for this half term. The children were told they were going on a sightseeing tour of London. The children got their tickets and clipboard and boarded the bus. The children enjoyed their visit around London spotting different landmarks and objects associated with London. The children […]
In RSE the children in Year One have been thinking about the question – Can we understand the importance of basic hygiene practices, e.g. washing hands, using a tissue, and how these prevent the spread of disease? Miss Jones asked the children when is it important to wash their hands? They discussed germs and the […]
The children had their PE lesson with Miss Jones. The children focused on team building. The children began with an explorer warm up. They moved around the jungle in different ways – explorer walk, river jumps, side step the snake and stepping stone hop. The children were encouraged to keep their head up and find […]
The children in Kingfishers Class went on a visit to Hall Farm. The children were greeted by Farmer Ed. The children listened carefully to what Farmer Ed had to say about Hall Farm. The children really enjoyed looking at the different animals. The children were able to recognise the different animals and were interested about […]
The Reception children have been exploring hardware in Computing. The children thought about the enquiry question – Can we learn how to operate a camera and/or iPad and use it to take photographs? The children were reminded how to use the iPad and talked about the importance of keeping it still. They were then handed […]
The children welcomed the Wolsey Theatre Company in to school as they performed the play Grandad Anansi. It was absolutely brilliant! The children listened to the story and songs as the story was acted out. The children really enjoyed the play.
The children welcomed the Bridge Theatre Education Workshop in to school to tell the story of Rilee. It was an interactive, immersive performance designed especially for primary schools helping the children learn about history, sustainability, and being creative. The pupils met Rilee, a classic car from 1905, who was brought back to life using his […]
The Reception children have been exploring hardware in Computing. The children thought about the enquiry question – Can we explore and tinker with hardware to develop familiarity? The children explored the tinker tray of objects. The children were asked to match the everyday technology images to the objects. The children were encouraged to name each […]
The children in Year One have been learning about data handling in Computing. The children thought about the enquiry question – Can we represent data in different ways? The children were asked to sort and categories objects and to explain how items have been sorted and categories. The children watched a video clip and practised […]
The children began exploring their new topic for this half term. The children received a letter from Farmer MacDonald asking for the children’s help. Farmer MacDonald had woken up to find his animals had disappeared. The children went for a hunt around the classroom looking for the missing animals. They found the missing animals and […]
The children in Year One have been learning about Digital Imagery in Computing. The children began by creating a new adventure of the ‘Naughty Bus at School’. The children created a story plan, them set up their scenes referring to their planning sheet. When they were happy with the scene they took the photograph. The […]