Curriculum News
Paragraphs!
In English this week, we looked at headings, subheadings and paragraphs. We learnt that headings are like a title; they are usually in a bigger size or bolder font and underlined. The heading tells us about what the page/leaflet etc. is going to be about. Subheadings...
Mummification
In our History topic on Ancient Egypt, Owls have been learning about mummification. We tried making some of our classmates into mummies!
Henry Moore inspired Art Year 6
The Swans have been experimenting with adding contour lines to their work to create a sense of form , focusing on how they can create a sense of weightiness and gravity. They used a potato to draw contour lines on, placed it on a piece of white paper, observed the...
Henry Moore study – Year 6
The children have been learning about the artist Henry Moore. We are focusing our art work this term on his WW2 Shelter Drawings. This week, the children practised some of the techniques he used in preparation for their final piece. [gallery...
Ballads
So far this half term, in Woodpeckers class, we have looked at ballads in music. We know that ballads are songs that tell a story and that they have lyrics, a chorus and an instrumental part. So far, our favourite song is Christina Perri's A Thousand Years! [gallery...
Rocks!
In Science, we are looking at the three different types of rocks and how they are formed. We learnt that igneous rocks are formed when magma cools into rock. Sedimentary rocks are formed under water and under lots of pressure. Metamorphic rocks are rocks that were...
Colour Mixing Detectives
The Year One children became ‘artists’ and started a new unit of work - Painting and Mixed Media. The children thought about the question - Can we investigate how to mix secondary colours. The children listened to the Sesame Street Lego Three Primary Colours. Miss...
Science: Separating mixtures
In Science, the Owls were learning about mixtures and how to separate them. Each group was given a bowl of different substances mixed together and had to race to separate them all out using sieving, filtering, evaporating and magnets. There was lots of great...
History (Swans)- Learning about Evacuation in WW2
The Swans have been learning about life as an evacuee. They went into role as a child who had been evacuated from the city to the countryside and shared their experience in an interview. We found out that not all evacuees had a good time! [gallery...
Immersion Afternoon – The Great Fire of London
The Year One children found out about their new topic - The Great Fire of London. The children looked at pictures and used their senses to describe what they could see in the pictures. The children saw - a big fire, cloud of smoke, path, lots of smoke, thin doorways,...
Make The Classroom Disappear – Ancient Egypt
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....
Stone Age Art
This term in art we are looking at Prehistoric Art, focusing on the Stone Age! We are linking this in through forest school where we will eventually be creating our own cave art paintings using natural resources from the forest area! [gallery...
The Swans Get Ready for their new WW2 Topic!
As part of our Immersion Day, we made WW2 airplanes - German and British. The children worked really hard to create these from a plastic bottle and modroc - it wasn't as easy as it may look!
Ancient Egypt Immersion Day
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...
PE – Tennis
In PE last half term, the children in Kingfishers Class have been learning the skills to play tennis. The children have learned how to hold the racket correctly, how to stand in the ready position and using their hand eye coordination when controlling the ball. The...
Samba
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.
Computing Beebots
The children have been exploring the unit Programming Beebot in Computing. The children thought about the enquiry question - Can we explore a new device? Mrs Clark showed the children a Beebot and explained to them that Beebots follow instructions but that she was not...
Science Club: Bridge Challenge
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! [gallery...
HTML
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
For our Art last half term, Owls made batik prints using colours and patterns inspired by the ancient Maya.
Computing
The children in Reception 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...
Rainbow Salad
The Reception children were asked if they knew the differences between fruits and vegetables and why it is important to eat fruits and vegetables? Mrs Clark talked about what it means to have a balanced diet and the importance of healthy eating (so that we are able to...
The Swans have been learning about blood!
The children in Year 6 have been learning about the function of blood and it's composition. They made models to represent the different components.
Year 5 Trip to Kinetic Adventure
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...