Curriculum News
Spring Assembly
The children in Kingfisher Class hosted the assembly this week and told the parents and the rest of the school what they had learnt about Spring. The children shared their work, which included checklists of items found in spring, sentences about what they see in...
Church Visit
Kingfisher Class took a walk to Stratford St Mary church and were greeted by Reverend Rosalind. The trip to the church linked to this terms topic of cultural celebrations and the children are learning about the church and what it is used for. Reverend Rosalind...
Bikeability Success
7 children from the Swans class were recently involved in a 2-day Bikeability course. They learnt some basic manoeuvres and also how to ride their bike safely on the road, showed an awareness of potential hazards and also demonstrated a basic understanding of the...
Forest School Fire
The children enjoyed another Forest School session. They recapped over the rules and learnt some extra rules as they were going to have a fire. The children got actively involved collecting sticks for the fire. Leanne told the children how to make a fire and the...
Woodpecker’s Class Assembly
Last week the Woodpeckers shared their learning in front of the school and parents. The children retold the story of Noah's Ark using actions and shared their own versions of the 10 commandments. The children also shared some of their wonderful recounts based on World...
Signs Of Spring At Hall Farm
The Kingfisher Class visited Hall Farm today looking for signs of Spring. The children followed the farm trail and they saw daffodils, buds on trees, lambs and calves. The children were allowed to feed the baby lambs using a bottle of milk; they really enjoyed doing...
Rats Make an Appearance at Assembly!
It was the turn of Owls class to host the assembly on Friday. The children shared some poetry work, including Kennings and list poems and they also performed 'A Dinosaur Rap'. The newest additions namely Fudge & Dusty (the class rats) made an appearance and the...
Awesome Egyptians!
Our Ancient Egyptian topic involved learning about the mummification process. We used toilet rolls to practise mummifying different members of the Owls Class. We also learnt about pyramids and built our own using Minecraft.
World Book Day
Today the children and staff celebrated World Book Day by coming to school dressed as their favourite book character. The day started with a parade in the playground, looking at the different costumes and characters. The children then took part in different activities...
Year Two SATs Club
The children in Year Two enjoyed their first SATs club session looking at 2d and 3d shapes and grammar. The children enjoyed playing games using their subject knowledge and working together.
Maths Day
On Wednesday the children and staff celebrated World Maths Day. The children had lots of fun using their mathematical knowledge to problem solve and investigate. Kingfisher Class had lots of Maths challenges which involved counting, patterns and shapes. Woodpeckers...
Spencer Bear’s Birthday
This week Kingfisher Class have been very busy. On Monday they received a letter from Spencer Bear's Mum asking them to organise a birthday party for Spencer Bear. The children created invitations, sorted items for party bags, wrote their own recipes for a birthday...
Tractor at Stratford
We were very lucky to have James Harris visit our school. He brought along his tractor which seemed very big on our playground. James explained the type of work his does with his tractor and what crops are planted and harvested; the children also had the opportunity...
Safer Internet Day
Yesterday the children took part in many activities associated with Safer Internet Day. Learning new songs, creating posters and discussing ways they can stay safe on line. We consider www.thinkuknow.co.uk website to be a good source if you wanted to discuss this...
Perfect Pancakes
The children in Kingfisher class enjoyed making pancakes. They all helped to weigh and measure the ingredients, sieved the flour, cracked the eggs and mixed the ingredients together with the whisk. The children then watched Mrs Jones cook the pancakes. Mrs Jones was...
Scaling the Heights!
Over the past half term, Owls Class have been taking part in some very interesting gymnastics lessons. They have used different pieces of apparatus and worked in small groups to produce some routines. They have shown they understand the safety rules associated with...
Windy Forest Schools
Children in Kingfisher Class got to go on their second session of Forest Schools but this time it was very windy but not cold. The children remembered the Forest Schools rules and followed them. The children worked in groups to make dens and even had their snack in...
Christingle Kindness
Following on from our Christingle Service in December, some of our children collected money for 'The Children's Society'. One of the girls sold some of her own toys to raise money - well done and thank you for your generosity.
Volcano Magic
It was the turn of the Owls to share their work with the Parents at Friday's assembly. They showed some photos and explained what they had been doing in gymnastics, shared some amazing writing and showed some work which they were particularly proud of. However, the...
Our Weather Diaries
The children in Kingfisher Class have been recording the weather in their weather diaries this week. They have seen lots of different types of weather including rain, ice, frost, wind and clouds. The children have had the opportunity to observe the weather and record...
iPads a Big Hit
The children in Kingfisher Class were very excited this week as they accessed the iPads for the first time. The children were able to learn their letters and sounds and practise their handwriting too. They really enjoyed using them and had lots of fun. [gallery...
Geography Week in the Swans
In the first week back after Christmas, it was Geography Week in the Swans class. The children were learning about the water cycle and rivers. We did lots of practical activities, including making watersheds. The highlight of the week was making V-shaped river valleys...
Forest Schools
The children in Kingfisher Class braved the cold weather today for their first Forest Schools session with Orchard Barns. The children built dens, climbed trees, made mud pies and searched for bugs. The children had lots of fun, learning and exploring in the outside...
Let There Be Light!
Last week in science, the children were learning about light; about different light sources and reflection. On Friday, we were very lucky that Mr Clark was able to visit and allowed us to experiment with different lighting equipment. This included a 'mirror ball',...