Curriculum

Design & Technology – Pneumatics

by | 6 Jun 2026 | Design Technology, Woodpeckers

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!

RSE Hand Washing

by | 6 Jun 2026 | Curriculum, Kingfishers

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 […]

Swans narrative writing

by | 6 Jun 2026 | English, Swans

We have been writing stories linked to the book ‘The Explorer’ by Katherine Rundell. The children have enjoyed illustrating their work.

Swans Narrative writing

by | 6 Jun 2026 | English, Swans

… The Swans have just published their narrative writing linked to The Explorer by Katherine Rundell. Here are some examples

The Swans Still Life in Oil Pastels

by | 6 Jun 2026 | Art & Design, Classes, Swans

The children have produced some fabulous still life art over the past few weeks – here are their compositions using oil pastels.

Owls’ visit to the church

by | 6 Jun 2026 | History, Owls, Trips

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 […]

PE – Team Building

by | 5 May 2026 | Kingfishers, PE

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 […]

Computing Photographs

by | 5 May 2026 | Computing, Kingfishers

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 […]

Year 5 angles

by | 5 May 2026 | Maths, Owls

I had the pleasure of teaching Year 5 today! We went outside and deadheaded the daffodils and used the stems to create different types of angles: acute, obtuse and right angles. It was so lovely being able to teach maths outside in the sunshine!

The 4 x 4s Maths challenge

by | 5 May 2026 | Maths, News, Swans

Some of the Year 6 children have been enjoying the 4x4s challenge. They had to make the numbers 1-50 using only the digit 4 (4 times). In order to complete this challenge, some KS3 Maths knowledge was needed so this really extended their problem solving skills.

Woodpeckers Art – Imagination

by | 5 May 2026 | Art & Design, Environment, Woodpeckers

This term we have been focusing on observational drawings, the children have created lots of beautiful art work! To finish our unit off today the children got to use their imagination to create a ‘magical plant’!

Wolsey Theatre Company – Grandad Anansi

by | 5 May 2026 | Classes, Curriculum, Visitors

The children welcomed the Wolsey Theatre Company in to school as they performed the play Grandad Anansi. It was absolutely brilliant! The children listened to the story and songs as the story was acted out. The children really enjoyed the play.