Classes
On Thursday 22nd November – we held our first celebration assembly of the year. Our recently elected school and eco councillors received their badges; our new JRSOs received their certificates; we congratulated our U11 footballers who recently took part in a festival and who represented the school really well; handed out some ‘Going Green’ certificates […]
We recently held a Harvest Assembly in the school hall. The children read poems and sang songs in their class groups and as a whole school. Of course, no Harvest Assembly would be complete without a rendition of ‘Conkers’ being sung with gusto and we didn’t disappoint! Well done to all the children and thank […]
In their RE lesson, the Owls looked at what happens in a church that shows the importance of the Gospel. We practised putting our Bibles on a lectern, reading our chosen lesson aloud, and then explaining to the ‘congregation’ what Christians could learn from this story.
The School Council have a new and exciting project which will commence after half term. They are going to start a tuck shop. The tuck shop will provide healthy snacks for the children in Years 2 – 6 once a week. This project will help the School Council to learn important real – world skills […]
The children in Kingfishers Class joined Holly and Hannah for a Road Safety workshop. Hannah asked the children how they travelled to school this morning. They discussed what they already knew about Road Safety – look both ways, keep your seatbelts on, look out for fast cars. The children watched a video about Road Safety […]
The children in Year One became Scientists. The children continued focusing on – Everyday Materials – The children thought about the enquiry question – Can we find out about Charles Macintosh and carry out an experiment inspired by him? The children found out about the Scientist Charles Macintosh. They found out that in 1832, in […]
The Swans have been using watercolour paint to paint in the style of David McEown (Canadian artist).
In History this half term the children have been focusing focusing on the question – How did Guy Fawkes feel before, during and after the 5th November? The children thought about the enquiry question – Can we explore why and how we still celebrate Bonfire Night? Miss Jones showed the children a poem by John […]
The children welcomed Jay the fire fighter into school. Jay read the children a story called Know How To Get Out. They recapped over the story and went over the main points. They learned a rhyme to remember if they hear the fire alarm at home – Get out, Stay out, Call 999. They were […]
The JRSOs encouraged the children and parents to participate in Cycle to School Week. The children experienced physical activity, increased safety awareness and reduced congestion at the school gate as they travelled to school on their scooters and bikes. The children were also encouraged to take part in a design a bike competition. Miss Leeks […]
The children in Kingfishers became Scientists and continued focusing on – Everyday Materials. The children thought about the enquiry question – Can we describe why some materials suit certain objects better than others and would you have used the same materials to build the Houses of Parliament? Miss Jones introduced the children to the characters […]
We have been looking at artists who have painted icebergs and have tried to use some of our sketching techniques to draw some ourselves.