Curriculum
On Friday 23rd January, several of our children from Years 3-6 took part in the Young Voices choir concert at the O2 in London. Our children joined over 8500 other children to sing a range of songs to a packed audience. Thanks to Mrs Marshall for preparing the children so well for the concert and […]
Today we practiced Pentatonic Scales! We have been exploring the musical sounds of Chinese New Year, here are some of our own.
Owls Class’s DT topic this half term is Gears and Pulleys. In our first lesson, we made gears in different ways. We used corrugated card, playdough and paper clips and evaluated which ones worked better. The children showed really good practical skills to demonstrate their learning.
In History, we looked at the names, origins and professions of different Medieval migrants who came to Suffolk. We then used historical data to draw conclusions about whether they were welcomed and became fully integrated into our society.
Every Friday for this half term, we have Forest Schools. Our curriculum link for these sessions is D&T, with a focus on cooking. Today we all had a turn at making salt dough; we measured the flour and salt, carefully poured in water then mixed it using our hand. We then molded the dough into […]
For one of our weekly PE sessions this half term, we are being taught street dance by Sophie Dilworth from CDC Dance. Our first session concentrated on hip hop moves and all the children were brilliant!
Kingfishers Class began exploring their new topics for this half term. The children received a parcel. Miss Jones opened it and read the letter. The children were asked to work together to complete a puzzle. The children worked as a team and completed the puzzle and discussed what they could see in the picture. The […]
We have been using our sewing skills to make a Christmas tree decoration – it’s not as easy as you think but they have done a sterling job and it has been lovely to watch the children support each other with this challenging task!
As part of our topic on Living Things and Habitats, Owls class were looking at the life cycle of birds. We dissected an egg. We studied the outside of the egg with a magnifying glass. Then we carefully cracked open the egg to identify all the parts inside. We used cocktail sticks to separate the […]
Woodpeckers have been busy this term creating 3D sculptures; here are their final pieces!
We had a wonderful workshop delivered by Harper’s mum this week; linking in with our geography topic. Does the River always meet the Sea? We learnt lots about the causes of flooding and the dangers flooding can pose.