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The Spanish Armada
This week, in History, the Owls have been learning about the Spanish Armada. We had a go at re-enacting it!
Mental Health Awareness Week
In assembly the children welcomed the Mental Health Team from East Bergholt High School to their school. The team introduced themselves and told them all about Children’s Mental Health Week. This year the theme was Inside Out - Know yourself, grow yourself. After the...
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...
Owls’ Money Sense Workshop
On Tuesday 21st January, the Owls took part in a Natwest Bank Money Sense Workshop. They learnt about financial fraud and scams involving identity theft. They had to solve clues to find out how a person had had their identity stolen. They then had to prepare...