Classes
Today, the Swans completed the Taskmaster challenge in Maths. They had to work as a team to build the tallest free standing tower using just A4 paper and tape. They had to explore how different shapes and their characteristics (triangles, cylinders, wide bases) affect stability and strength, measure the height and put their problem solving […]
The JRSOs challenged the children, parents and staff were all asked to join in ‘Walk to School Week’ so we could have a car free zone in Strickmere. They were reminded of the benefits of walking to school: it keeps us healthy and it helps to protect the environment. In the classroom, teachers displayed a […]
The children in Kingfishers Class began exploring their new topic for this half term. The children were told they were going on a sightseeing tour of London. The children got their tickets and clipboard and boarded the bus. The children enjoyed their visit around London spotting different landmarks and objects associated with London. The children […]
Today we learnt about the world of pneumatics! We explored how the pressure of air can create movement and even experimented this ourselves! We will be designing our own pneumatic device, however first we needed to learn the types of diagrams needed to design these, the children showed excellent skill using four different diagrams!
In RSE the children in Year One have been thinking about the question – Can we understand the importance of basic hygiene practices, e.g. washing hands, using a tissue, and how these prevent the spread of disease? Miss Jones asked the children when is it important to wash their hands? They discussed germs and the […]
We have been writing stories linked to the book ‘The Explorer’ by Katherine Rundell. The children have enjoyed illustrating their work.
… The Swans have just published their narrative writing linked to The Explorer by Katherine Rundell. Here are some examples
The children have produced some fabulous still life art over the past few weeks – here are their compositions using oil pastels.
On Thursday 14th May, as part of our local history topic, the Owls class visited Stratford St Mary Church. We had been learning about John Constable and exploring what the village would have been like in his time. While we were in the church, we looked for clues to find out which parts of the […]
The children had their PE lesson with Miss Jones. The children focused on team building. The children began with an explorer warm up. They moved around the jungle in different ways – explorer walk, river jumps, side step the snake and stepping stone hop. The children were encouraged to keep their head up and find […]
The children in Kingfishers Class went on a visit to Hall Farm. The children were greeted by Farmer Ed. The children listened carefully to what Farmer Ed had to say about Hall Farm. The children really enjoyed looking at the different animals. The children were able to recognise the different animals and were interested about […]
The Reception children have been exploring hardware in Computing. The children thought about the enquiry question – Can we learn how to operate a camera and/or iPad and use it to take photographs? The children were reminded how to use the iPad and talked about the importance of keeping it still. They were then handed […]