This week as part of our topic 'Living and Growing', we listened to the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. We had a go at planting our own seeds and then we learnt about how to help them grow. We checked on them throughout the...
Year 1 discovered where our food comes from this week!We looked at some food packets and tried to find the word 'origin'. The word after this is the name of the country the food was grown in. We then looked at maps, atlases and globes...
In Design Technology, we have been investigating structures. We built and explored different freestanding structures using a range of construction kits.We found out that structures need to be strong and stable to stay up.[gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="18709,18710,18711,18712,18713,18714,18715,18716,18717,18718,18719,18720,18721,18722,18723,18724,18725,18726,18727,18728,18729,18730"]...
The children in Oak Class have been learning the names of 2D and 3D shapes. We have been investigating the shapes by using magnetic squares to make a cube, building and painting with the shapes.[gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="18689,18690,18691,18692,18693,18694,18695,18696,18697"]...
Last week, we all took part in our fourth House Challenge of the year based on Earth Day. The children have been learning about the Earth and why it is so important to care for it. In their Houses, the children learned about the importance...
All the children from Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 went out into the playground on Thursday morning to do a special Easter Bonnet Parade.All the children wore their homemade bonnets proudly around the playground to show each other and staff. At the end of...
In Music, Year 2 have been having lots of fun learning how to play the Glockenspiel.This week we have been learning how to play the Glockenspiel to the song The Music Man, we are getting really good at it![gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="18576,18577,18578,18579,18580,18581,18582"]...
Year 1 went to visit Mayesbrook Park this week to identify the human and physical features there.We had a wonderful morning and even spotted signs of the coming spring.[gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="18547,18548,18549,18550,18551,18552,18553,18554,18555,18556,18557,18558,18559,18560,18561,18562,18563,18564,18565,18566,18567,18568,18569,18570,18571,18572,18573"]...
Reception have had a busy week learning all about 3D shapes in our Maths lessons and when choosing activities in their learning environment. They practised naming and identifying 3D shapes by matching the shape models with real objects e.g. a sphere and a football. They...
This week at Nursery, we have been making model farm animals using playdough, feathers, strong and eyes.We used different techniques such as rolling, squeezing, pinching and twisting to create the right shapes. We made some amazing animals and developed our fine motor skills![gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="18484,18485,18486,18487,18488"]...