Mrs Marshall

Make The Classroom Disappear – Ancient Egypt

by | 9 Sep 2025 | History, Owls, Visitors

On Wednesday 10th September, the Owls took part in a workshop on Ancient Egypt, run by Make The Classroom Disappear. They experienced writing the Egyptian number system on wax tablets and making mud bricks. We learnt about the layout of an Ancient Egyptian house too. The highlight for most of us was learning about the […]

Ancient Egypt Immersion Day

by | 9 Sep 2025 | History, Owls

The Owls started the new school year with a whole day of activities about Ancient Egypt, which is our first History topic. The children took part in an archaeological dig and made pyramids out of spaghetti and marshmallows. We also took part in an online drawing tutorial where we learnt to draw portraits of Queen […]

Samba

by | 6 Jun 2025 | Music, Owls

This week, the Owls are learning about samba music. Today they got the chance to experiment with some samba-style instruments. Later in the week, we hope to perform a samba batucada as a group.

Science Club: Bridge Challenge

by | 6 Jun 2025 | Extracurricular, Science

Last week, in Science Club, we did a bridge building challenge. The children had to work in groups to make a paper bridge that would support as much weight as possible. The winners were the Year 3 team, who made a bridge that held almost 4kg!  

HTML

by | 6 Jun 2025 | Computing, Owls, PE

This week, in Computing, Owls class are learning about HTML. Today, we learnt how to inspect the HTML on a website. We noted down the different HTML tags we spotted.

Batik prints

by | 6 Jun 2025 | Art & Design, History, Owls, PE

For our Art last half term, Owls made batik prints using colours and patterns inspired by the ancient Maya.

Year 5 Trip to Kinetic Adventure

by | 5 May 2025 | Owls, PE, Science, Trips

On Thursday 8th May, the Year 5s visited Kinetic Adventure. The day began with a workshop about the solar system where we used playdough to represent the relative sizes of the planets. Later in the day, we had a fascinating talk about life on the International Space Session. In between, we got to spend time […]

Owls Forest School Week 1

by | 5 May 2025 | Eco School, Forest Schools, Owls, PE

On Monday 28th April, Owls had their first session of Forest School for this term. They had access to a range of activities including making clay rabbits (and other creatures), an alphabet scavenger hunt, the mud kitchen and using pooters to collect and examine minibeasts. They also had a chance for free exploration with some […]

Schools’ Farm and Country Show 2025

by | 4 Apr 2025 | Owls, Trips, Woodpeckers

On Thursday 24th April, Years 3 and 4 attended the Schools’ Farm and Country Show at Trinity Park. The children moved round different zones throughout the day: Conservation, Livestock, STEM and Food. In each zone there were lots of activities to get involved with. A ride on a trailer around the field was definitely a […]

Year 4 Fractions

by | 3 Mar 2025 | Maths, Owls, PE

Today we used Mrs Harvey’s lemon drizzle cake to help the Year 4s understand equivalent fractions!

Scientific Fieldwork

by | 3 Mar 2025 | Forest Schools, Owls, PE, Science

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 to catch specimens and used our classification keys to see if they […]

Medicine Safety

by | 3 Mar 2025 | PSHE

This half term’s topic in PSHE is Drug Education. Today, the Year 3s and 4s looked at why people might need to take medicine. We thought about the people that work with drugs and how they might make sure that they are used safely. We role played a scene with a doctor and a patient […]