Curriculum

Colour Detectives

by | 9 Sep 2024 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children in Year One became ‘artists’ and started a new unit of work – Painting and Mixed Media. The children thought about the question – Can we investigate how to mix secondary colours? The children listened to the Sesame Street Lego Three Primary Colours. Miss Jones asked the children some questions- What are the […]

Titanic Science

by | 9 Sep 2024 | History, Science, Swans

The Swans have been thinking about why the Titanic didn’t spot the iceberg until it was too late. We looked at water displacement to measure the volume of the iceberg and the children were able to clearly see how 90% of the iceberg is under the water which is one of the reasons why it […]

Large Scale 3D Drawing

by | 9 Sep 2024 | Art & Design, Owls

In Art, the Owls looked at the work of the sculptor Magdalene Odundo and how she prepared for her sculptors by drawing in 2D but making it look 3D. We had to draw large shapes, using our whole arm. We used lots of overlapping curved lines in different colours to make our work look 3D.

Guy Fawkes Immersion Day

by | 9 Sep 2024 | Curriculum, Kingfishers, News

The children in Kingfishers Class began exploring their new topic for this half term. The children received a letter inviting them to a firework party. The children were asked to work together to build a Guy. Miss Jones read the instructions and the children followed them with support. The children learned about why the guy […]

Ancient Greece Immersion

by | 9 Sep 2024 | Art & Design, History, News

The Owls had a great first day back at school. We had an immersion day based around our first topic, which is Ancient Greece. We learnt the myth of Perseus and Medusa. We acted out the story and then re-told it as a storyboard. We made our own Greek vine leaf garlands. We even had […]

Anglo-Saxon Newspaper Headlines

by | 9 Sep 2024 | English, History, Woodpeckers

Today, the children have been learning about the Anglo-Saxons – who they were and where they came from.  We will continue our learning and are hoping to produce some ‘eye-catching’ newspaper headlines over the next few days ready for our newspaper report. We look forward to sharing them with you.

London Writing

by | 7 Jul 2024 | English, Kingfishers

The children in Kingfishers Class have been very busy learning about London. The Year One children have been creating leaflets all about London. The children choose different London landmarks and wrote facts about them. The children shared their leaflets with the children in Year Six. They were very impressed with their London leaflets. The Reception […]

Caterpillars

by | 6 Jun 2024 | Kingfishers, Science

The children had a lovely surprise, they received some caterpillars in the post. The children had a good look at the caterpillars, then started their caterpillar diaries! They wrote about the caterpillars and drew a picture. The children will continue to observe the caterpillars over the next few weeks to see what happens!

Harvesting Potatoes

by | 6 Jun 2024 | Design Technology, Kingfishers, Science

The children in Kingfishers Class were very excited about digging up the potatoes and seeing how many they got. The children dug through the soil with their hands collecting the potatoes. The children had to look carefully to make sure they hadn’t left any. The children then listened to instructions and were able to clean […]

Owls Dodgeball

by | 6 Jun 2024 | House Groups, Owls, PE

On Wednesday 22nd May, Owls class had an inter-house dodgeball tournament. The children played well and very competitively and the Otters were the eventual winners.

Soliloquys in Swans

by | 5 May 2024 | English, Swans

The Swans have been reading Hamlet. They used emotive language to write a soliloquy in role as Ophelia. They then presented their final draft creatively using which ever medium they chose. Some chose watercolours, others created a collage effect and some used posca pens. The results were outstanding. We then created a metaphorical display, using […]

Tudor Weavers

by | 5 May 2024 | Art & Design, History, Swans

Some of the Year 6 are enjoying being Tudor weavers! We think they would have been a great asset to Stratford St Mary during Tudor times where clothiers lived in the village and became a prominent contributor to the cloth industry.