Curriculum News
Wonderful Weavers
The children became ‘artists’ and continued with the unit of work - Craft and Design: Woven Wonders. The children thought about the question - Can we learn how to weave? The children recalled the skills they practised last lesson and what they did to practise the...
Understanding the Solar System
Owls' Science topic this half term is Earth and Space. We have been doing lots of activities to help us understand the structure of the solar system. Using a range of balls, trundle wheels and the school field, we tried to map out the solar system, showing the...
Christianity Celebrations
The children in Year One began learning about Christianity - Celebrations. The children thought about the question - How does celebrating Pentecost remind Christians that God is with them always? The children welcomed Reverend Manette into the classroom. Reverend...
The King’s Coronation
The children in Kingfishers Class held their own coronation of the King. Miss Jones told the children what happens during the coronation. The children were given different roles - King Charles III, Camila Queen Consort, Archbishop of Canterbury, people to hold the...
Craft and Design: Woven Wonders
The Year One children started a new unit of work called Craft and Design: Woven Wonders. The children thought about the question - Can art be made in different ways? The children were asked to look at some pictures of people doing different activities. They were asked...
Coronation Cards for the King
Miss Jones spoke to the children about the King. They found out that the King is going to be celebrating his coronation next month. Miss Jones told the children she thought it would be a lovely idea if the children could design and create a special card for the King....
Money Sense Workshop
The children in Kingfishers class took part in a money sense workshop provided by NatWest. The workshop was called Super Smoothie Shop. The children were introduced to Sarah the volunteer from NatWest. She explained her role and what she does at the bank. The children...
African Art
The Swans have been learning how Picasso was influenced by African art
Digital Imagery
The children in Year one have been learning about Digital Imagery in Computing. The children were asked to create their own photo story. The children planned their story and set up their scenes referring to their planning sheet. When they were happy with the scene...
Inherited Characteristics
The Swans have been learning about inherited characteristics. They thought about what the children of different Mr Men and Little Miss characters would look like if they were to produce offspring. They had so much fun! [gallery...
Cloud Forest Terrariums
The children in Kingfishers Class became Geographers. The children continued focusing on What is life like in the Jungle? Today the children thought about the question - Can we identify the locations and features of cloud forests? Today the children found out about a...
Seed Packets – Instructions
In English this half term, the children have been focusing on instructions, thinking about how to plant a seed. The children were introduced to imperative (or bossy) verbs and that instructions should be short, clear and in the correct order. The children composed...
RE – Why do Christians put a cross in an Easter garden?
The children in Reception have been learning about Christianity. The children thought about the question - Why do Christians put a cross in an Easter garden? Mrs Clark read the story The Three Billy Goats Gruff and the children discussed the need for the goats to...
The Class Spider Sculpture
The children became ‘artists’ and thought about the question - Can we plan and create a sculpture as a class? The children were introduced to the artist Louise Bourgeois and the Maman sculpture made from bronze. The children were asked to give adjectives to describe...
Prayer and Worship
The children have been learning about Christianity - Prayer and Worship. The children thought about the question - Why do Christians pray to God and worship him? They listened to the story of Jesus teaching his disciples to pray and learned the Lords Prayer,...
Stop Motion Animation
The Swans have been using the 'Stop Motion Animation' app to create their first short animation. They learnt about onion skinning; the importance of keeping the camera still and the need for very small changes in their model. It was such fun! [gallery...
Flower Sculpture
Thie children in Kingfishers Class became ‘artists’ and thought about the question - Can we make a 3D sculpture? The children recapped over the artist Andy Goldsworthy and his work. The children were asked to create a 3D sculpture made from natural materials like Andy...
Periscope Making
In science, the Swans made periscopes to see how they can be used to help us see things that are out of sight.
Great Biscuit Bake Off
In the Owls class last week, for our DT project, we held a Great Biscuit Bake Off. First the children learnt to follow a basic biscuit recipe, practising skills such as creaming and sieving. The next day, we all tried adding our own extra ingredients to the basic...
100 Days of School Celebration
Kingfishers Class had great fun celebrating 100 days at school! To celebrate our 100 days of school, Mandy the school cook baked us a lovely cake! Thank you Mandy, it was delicious! The children had lots of challenges to complete in 100 seconds - Writing their name,...
Snail Patterns
The Year One children became ‘artists’ and thought about the question - Can we create a pattern from clay? The children watched a presentation about insects, spiders and snails. The children discussed how many legs each creature had. They discussed the snail had one...
Bean Planting
This half term, the children in Kingfishers Class will be focusing on Plants in Science - Do all plants look the same? The children thought about the question - Can we find out what a plant is? The children thought about how they could answer their enquiry question....
Year 6 Photographers
The Swans have busy working alongside a photographer and art practitioner. The aim of the workshop was to encourage children to connect with their environment in a practical and creative way and to question and examine their surroundings. This type of learning aids...
We’re Going on a Dinosaur Hunt
This half term the Year One children have been creating their own book - We’re Going On A Dinosaur Hunt. The children created story maps and photographed their own scenes to help them recall their ideas. The children have written their own stories. The Reception...