Curriculum News
U9 Futsal Festival
On Tuesday 17th January, some children from the Owls class took part in an Under 9 Futsal competition. They played extremely well and showed great sportsmanship and team work. Thank you to the adults who accompanied the group!
Swans Graffiti Art
The Swans have been learning about graffiti street art and enjoyed creating their own tag!
A visit from a Palaeontologist and Mary Anning
The children in Woodpeckers and Kingfishers were very excited to take part in a dinosaur workshop. The children listened carefully to Graham and Sue and were able to explore (hands on) and look at the dinosaurs. Graham explained he is a Palaeontologist and told the...
Dinosaur Eggs ‘Left’ in School
The children were very surprised when they found the window open, some dinosaur footprints on the table and a nest full of eggs. They were very excited about this discovery and became 'explorers' thinking about, and discussing the evidence they found. They came to the...
Petal Mandala Sun Catchers
In Art the Reception children designed and made a mandala which can be used as a sun catcher. They used flower petals and leaves to create a circular pattern which they tried to make symmetrical. Amazing art work.
Remembrance Day
Mrs Gage talked to the children about Remembrance Day. Mrs Gage then read the children a story called ‘Where the Poppies Now Grow’. Mrs Gage showed the children a tin and told the children there was words in the tin from the story. The children tool it in turns to...
Moving Firework Pictures
The children became designers. They were asked to design and make a moving firework picture book. Before they started designing they explored and evaluated a range of existing products. The children then starting planning their moving firework picture book based on...
Sporting Events in the Autumn Term
This term a number of our Key Stage 2 children have taken part in a number of sporting events. These have included : Quadkids; U11 Mixed Football; U11 Girls Football and 3 children attending a Cross Country event following their success earlier in the year. ...
Abstract Art
The children became artists and created a group piece of abstract artwork that represented fireworks. Mrs Clark demonstrated how to use the painting resources - teabags dipped in paint and then thrown, dabble or wiped; paintbrushes to flick paint, long or short stokes...
Kandinsky Inspired London Cityscape with Fireworks
The children became ‘artists’ and thought about the question - Can we understand that artists can tell stories with their work? The children watched a video showing them how to draw a cityscape using lines and patterns! The background for their drawing was going to be...
Fantastic Fireworks!
The children were very excited to create their firework pictures. The children cut out a circle and placed the it into the salad spinner. The children choose the colours they wanted and dripped and tapped the paint on to the circle. When they had selected the colours...
Art – Kandinsky – Houses of Parliament
The children in Year One became ‘artists’ and thought about the question - Can we draw in the style of Kandinsky using different media to create a picture of the Houses of Parliament? The children learnt about the artist Kandinsky and used his artwork to inspire them....
Titanic Artwork
The Swans have been using their shading techniques to create a sense of form in their Titanic sketches. Don’t they look fantastic!
Titanic Writing from Swans
The Swans have begun to learn about the Titanic disaster in History. We researched some of the passengers on board and created 'Who am I?' booklets. In English, we wrote diary extracts in role as one of the passengers.
Fresh Lemonade
The children worked together to make lemonade. The children listened to the instructions and washed their hands ready to start. The children were able to follow the instructions by looking at the photographs. The children were able to use the squeezer to make lemon...
Oliver!
On Tuesday 19th July, the Owls and Swans performed 'Oliver!' for family and friends. Whilst it was an incredibly hot day, the air conditioning units certainly kept us cool. The children performed, sang and acted with confidence and said they really enjoyed it! Thank...
Sports Day 22 – Owls and Swans
On a very warm day, we held our sports day. Kingfishers and Woodpeckers in the morning and Swans and Owls in the afternoon. A great day was had by all - with the Green Otters being the winners! Well done to all the children and thank you to everyone who helped on the...
Beebot Exploring London
The children were asked to to direct Beebot to different London landmarks. They followed instructions on how to work Beebot and then listened to the directions given to them, understanding words such as forward, turn, left and right. They then wanted to continue...
World Music Day!
On Tuesday 21st June, it was World Music Day and we were very excited to welcome the Sweeting Swing Band into school. They entertained us with a variety of songs and Karen explained the different instruments that made up the band. It was a fantastic experience -...
Let’s Explore London
This half term in Geography the Year One children are exploring London. This week the children were able to identify and describe landmarks of London. The children were challenged to walk around the classroom, looking at the London landmark cards to answer questions,...
Minsmere Trip
To tie in with our topic on Coasts, on Monday 20th June, Owls class went to RSPB Minsmere. In the morning, we went down to the shore and learnt about coastal erosion. We also did some beachcombing, trying to find all the things on our sheet. In the afternoon, we did a...
Potatoes
The children were very excited about digging up the potatoes and seeing how many they got. The children dug through the soil with their hands collecting the potatoes. The children had to look carefully to make sure they hadn’t left any. With support, the children were...
Andy Goldsworthy Art
This half term the children in Kingfishers Class will be focusing on collage. Today the children found out about the artist Andy Goldsworthy. The children were asked to respond to the work of Andy Goldsworthy. The children used natural objects and the techniques of...
Constable Day
To fit in with our whole school enquiry question "Why does Stratford St Mary fascinate historians?" we focused on what the village would have been like in John Constable's time. We found out that John Constable was alive during the Georgian period. On Thursday 26th...