Curriculum News
Using shade to create a sense of form
In Year 6, the children have been looking at the artists Aurelie Bouquet and David McEown and their paintings of icebergs. They used shading techniques to try and give a sense of form to their work.
Cloud Forest Terrarium
The Year One children became Geographers. The children continued focusing on the question - What is life like in the Jungle? The children thought about the enquiry question - Can we identify the locations and features of cloud forests? The children found out all about...
Exploring Light
In Science, the children in Year 6 have been learning that light travels in straight lines. They had to draw scientific diagrams to show their understanding of this and had great fun using the torches to aid their understanding.
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...
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...
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...
The Spanish Armada
This week, in History, the Owls have been learning about the Spanish Armada. We had a go at re-enacting it!
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...
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...
Swans’ Trip to Colchester Zoo
On Wednesday 22nd January, the Swans class visited Colchester Zoo. As well as having plenty of opportunities to look at all the different animals, the children took part in a workshop about Charles Darwin. They learnt about the life and work of Darwin. They were given...
Victorian London
In English, we have been using our senses to imagine what Victorian London may have been like. We thought about what we could see, hear and smell if we were there. In our writing we tried to use adventurous adjectives and some expanded noun phrases. After editing our...