Curriculum

African Art

by | 4 Apr 2023 | Art & Design, Swans

The Swans have been learning how Picasso was influenced by African art

Digital Imagery

by | 4 Apr 2023 | Computing, Kingfishers

The children in Year one have been learning about Digital Imagery in Computing. The children were asked to create their own photo story. The children planned their story and set up their scenes referring to their planning sheet. When they were happy with the scene they took the photograph. The children accessed Google Slides and […]

Inherited Characteristics

by | 4 Apr 2023 | News, Science, Swans

The Swans have been learning about inherited characteristics. They thought about what the children of different Mr Men and Little Miss characters would look like if they were to produce offspring. They had so much fun!

Cloud Forest Terrariums

by | 3 Mar 2023 | Geography, Kingfishers

The children in Kingfishers Class became Geographers. The children continued focusing on What is life like in the Jungle? Today the children thought about the question – Can we identify the locations and features of cloud forests? Today the children found out about a different type of jungle – Monteverde, Costa Rica – cloud forest. […]

Seed Packets – Instructions

by | 3 Mar 2023 | English, Kingfishers

In English this half term,  the children have been focusing on instructions, thinking about how to plant a seed. The children were introduced to imperative (or bossy) verbs and that instructions should be short, clear and in the correct order. The children composed their own instructions independently. The children drew a picture on the front […]

RE – Why do Christians put a cross in an Easter garden?

by | 3 Mar 2023 | Kingfishers, Religious Education

The children in Reception have been learning about Christianity. The children thought about the question – Why do Christians put a cross in an Easter garden? Mrs Clark read the story The Three Billy Goats Gruff and the children discussed the need for the goats to cross the bridge to get safely to the other […]

The Class Spider Sculpture

by | 3 Mar 2023 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

The children became ‘artists’ and thought about the question – Can we plan and create a sculpture as a class? The children were introduced to the artist Louise Bourgeois and the Maman sculpture made from bronze. The children were asked to give adjectives to describe the sculpture. (The sheer scale of the giant spider which […]

Prayer and Worship

by | 3 Mar 2023 | Kingfishers, Religious Education

The children have been learning about Christianity – Prayer and Worship. The children thought about the question – Why do Christians pray to God and worship him? They listened to the story of Jesus teaching his disciples to pray and learned the Lords Prayer, discussing why this prayer is important to Christians. The children learned […]

Stop Motion Animation

by | 3 Mar 2023 | Computing, Swans

The Swans have been using the ‘Stop Motion Animation’ app to create their first short animation. They learnt about onion skinning; the importance of keeping the camera still and the need for very small changes in their model. It was such fun!

Flower Sculpture

by | 3 Mar 2023 | Art & Design, Kingfishers

Thie children in Kingfishers Class became ‘artists’ and thought about the question – Can we make a 3D sculpture? The children recapped over the artist Andy Goldsworthy and his work. The children were asked to create a 3D sculpture made from natural materials like Andy Goldsworthy. The children planned their work by arranging the flowers […]

Periscope Making

by | 3 Mar 2023 | Science, Swans

In science, the Swans made periscopes to see how they can be used to help us see things that are out of sight.      

Great Biscuit Bake Off

by | 3 Mar 2023 | Design Technology, Owls

In the Owls class last week, for our DT project, we held a Great Biscuit Bake Off. First the children learnt to follow a basic biscuit recipe, practising skills such as creaming and sieving. The next day, we all tried adding our own extra ingredients to the basic dough. We did a taste test to […]