Filter CategoriesFilter - AllNurseryReceptionYear 1Year 2 Year 2 - Art - Printing Our focus in Art this week was to explore texture when printing. We used our collagraph plates made from different materials to investigate the different textures it would create when printed. We used rollers to apply the paint to our collagraph plates and create a print. We then discussed which... Nursery - Making Bread This week at Nursery, we made bread like the Little Red Hen from our story. We followed the recipe and added flour, yeast, oil and water to a bowl. We mixed all the ingredients together until it formed a dough. We each kneaded our own piece of the dough... Reception Understanding the World - Towers, Tunnels and Turrets As part of our Towers, Tunnels and Turrets unit we have been looking at and describing castles. We have been thinking about how they were designed, whatt they were made of and who lived in them. We have looked at the features of a castle such as; turrets, battlements,... Nursery Understanding the World - Living and Growing 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 week and took them... Year 1 DT - Where Does our Food Come From? 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 to discover where these... Year 2 DT - Structures 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. Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Reception - House Challenge - Earth Day 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 of reducing pollution, picking... Year 2 Music - Glockenspiels 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! Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Year 1 Geography - Fieldwork 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. Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Reception Maths - 3D Shapes 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 had a range of... Nursery - Expressive Arts and Design 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! Filter CategoriesFilter -... Year 1 RE - Shabbat This week in Year 1, we have been learning about Shabbat and finding out about what Jewish people do in their homes at this time of the week. We also looked at some Jewish religious artifacts and discovered what they are used for. Can you recognise any of them?... Reception Maths - Number Bonds The children in Reception have been working hard all week finding two numbers that make 10. They used numicon and tens frames and now they know them off by heart! Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Year 1 Science - Classifying Animals This week Year 1 have been learning how scientists group animals. We tried our own ways of grouping them, then discovered that animals with a backbone, called vertebrates, are also put into five groups. After learning the criteria for each, we worked in teams and grouped pictures of animals.... Nursery Maths - Counting We have been practising our counting skills in Nursery this week. We have been counting pasta, petals and leaves and matching the amounts to numbers. During our group times, we have ordered numbers to 5 and some of us went on to order numbers to 10!... Nursery - Pancake Day On Tuesday, Sue showed us how to make pancakes! We had a go at stirring the mixture, then watched Sue cook them on the hob. We had a fun time flipping them in the pan! When they were cooked, we tasted them with lemon and sugar. Filter... Year 1 Geography - Physical Features We have been learning about our planet's physical features. This week we are learning about rivers. On globes and maps they are represented by blue lines. We found The Thames, The Nile and The Amazon. Do you know which is the longest river in the world? We do! Just ask... Reception - World Book Day This week in Reception we had so much fun celebrating World Book Day! We really enjoyed our families coming into our class to share a book with us. We took turns to read our book to our class and also spent some time in the garden, in the sunshine... World Book Day We love reading at Dorothy Barley Infant School! We had a great time on World Book Day sharing our favourite books with our friends from other classes. Thank you to all of the families who were able to join us in school to read with their children.... Year 2 - National Portrait Gallery Year Two have been on a very exciting trip this week to the National Portrait Gallery. We saw lots of portraits and self-portraits. In Art, we are learning different techniques to help us draw our own self-portraits. some of the portraits we saw were of different monarchs and we are... Nursery Understanding the World - Wriggle & Crawl Workshop This week we had some very exciting visitors! We met a snake, frog, gerbil, gecko and a millipede. We learnt lots of amazing facts about them. The millipede we met had 250 legs! We got the chance to wave at, touch or hold lots of the animals and we... Year 1 We have had a busy start to the term this week in Year 1. In Science, we have been wondering how scientists group animals together. We decided to group them according to where they like to spend their time: on land, in water or in the air. We then realised... Year 2 - Science & English This term in Science we are going to think about why diet and exercise are important for us. In this week's lesson we learnt about the different types of food we need to eat in order to have a balanced diet. We looked at different foods and sorted them into... Reception - Wiggle & Crawl Workshop Reception have had an exciting week back at school. They entered their classrooms on Monday to find a new role-play area which is a Veterinary Clinic. They have thoroughly enjoyed dressing up and role-playing as a Vet or a customer bringing their pet to the clinic! We have been... Reception - Careers Week This week in Reception we have been thinking about different careers that we could have when we are older. We were very lucky to have been visited by a real scientist. Nicola, who is a former pupil of Dorothy Barley, spoke to the children about her very important and... KS1 Games Afternoons During the last 2 weeks of term we held Games Afternoons for our Key Stage One children and their parents. The events were held as part of the Junior Duke 'interest' challenge. It was lovely to see so many parents enjoying playing a range of strategy games with their children.... Year 1 - Careers Week In school this week, we have been celebrating Careers Week. We want our pupils to dream big and have goals for the future! The children have been learning about different jobs and were excited to welcome in visitors to share information about their careers. Year 1 were visited by a builder... Year 2 - Careers Week In school this week, we have been celebrating Careers Week! The children have been learning about different jobs and this week we had a pharmacist come to talk to us. She told all about the importance of her job and what she does every day. Filter... Year 2 - Maths In Maths this week we have identified equal and unequal groups. We made our own equal groups with counters. We then investigated how addition and multiplication are linked. Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Nursery - Library Visit Lots of our parents came to join us for our library visit this week. We enjoyed sharing books with our grown ups and chose one together to take home. Thank you to all of the parents and carers who were able to join us! Filter CategoriesFilter -... Reception - Maths & Understanding the World We have had great fun in Reception this week making our own potions! We cut herbs and mixed them with fresh lemon and a whole rang of different ingredients. We counted out how many scoops it took to fill our containers. We all got very messy but our potions... Year 2 Art - Sculptures This week, Year 2 have been applying all of the skills we have learned this half term to sculpt a rainforest creature using plasticine. We used tools to help us add texture and effects to our sculpture. Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Reception - Maths & Music We have had a really exciting week in Reception! In Maths, we have been learning about capacity and how it means that it is the amount that something can hold. We got a surprise letter from a Wizard! The letter said that he was unwell and needed a potion to... Year 1 DT - Smoothies In DT this week, Year 1 made smoothies. We tasted some from the supermarket and guessed the ingredients. We then looked at the label to see if we were right. We thought about which were our favourites then designed our own recipes, thinking about the ingredients and equipment we would... Nursery - Literacy - Visiting the Library! This week we visited our school library. We were very excited and could not wait to explore all of the lovely books. We are learning to handle books carefully and correctly and we are looking forward to visiting again next week! Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Year 1 - Geography & Science In Geography this week, we discovered where Nigeria is in the world and that it is on the continent of Africa. We looked at images of Nigeria and saw a video of life there. The cities are very similar to London! Then, in Science, we have been learning about our... Year 2 Music - Recorders This term in Music we are learning to play the recorder. We have learnt that it is really important to hold the recorder correctly and blow gently. We have learnt to play the notes B, A and G. We are trying very hard to keep a steady beat when we... Reception Maths - Investigating Mass Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Nursery - Understanding the World - Going on a Journey This week, Nursery have been answering The Big Question, 'What is it like to go on a journey?' We went on a journey through the school to the Main Office where we found Donna and lots of fish! When we got back to Nursery, we spoke about the things we... Year 1 We have been super busy this week in Year 1! In DT we have been practising our chopping skills with different fruits and vegetables. We then tasted our own smoothies that we made and guessed the different flavours. In Maths we looked at all the different ways we could make... Year 2 - Geography - Dance Days Workshop This week Year 2 enjoyed taking part in a South American Dance Workshop! This links with our Geography topic, learning all about Brazil and its famous Rio Carnival. Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Reception - 'Ready, Steady, Go!' Reception have had a busy and exciting first week back! They were introduced to their new topic - 'Ready, Steady, Go!' The children particularly enjoyed exploring our new role play area which is a train station. They had fun pretending to be on the train and looking at maps... Year 1 DT - Where Does Food Come From? This week in Year 1, we compared fruit and vegetables. We discovered where they grow: under the ground, on the ground or on the branches of a plant. We compared their taste, finding that fruits are sweeter and we compared oranges with tangerines and celery with celeriac. We developed our... Year 2 Geography - Rainforest Workshop On Tuesday, Year 2 took part in a workshop about rainforests and the animals who live there. We learnt about how they adapt to their habitat and what they need to survive in the rainforests. We met lots of different animals and even got to hold some! This was our entry... Nursery Maths - Positional Language This week at Nursery, we have been learning to use positional language to describe where something is. We learnt the meaning of the words 'in', 'on top', 'under', 'in front', 'behind' and 'next to'. We then continued to develop our understanding of position and direction on the climbing frame in... Year 2 Art - Shades and Tones This half term we have been exploring shades and tones and creating a gradient of colour. We added white and black paint to make colours lighter and darker. We have used the techniques we have learnt to make Christmas cards for our families. We also enjoyed dressing up for Christmas... Reception Music - Orchestra This week in Reception, we were so lucky to be visited by an orchestra. We learned the names of each instrument and we sang along to some familiar songs that they played. Some of us even became stars of the show! We were so excited to dress up in our... Nursery - Expressive Arts and Design This week at Nursery, we have been getting very messy! We combined different ingredients together to make slime and watched how it changed the more we nixed it. The children learnt and used new words to describe the slime such as,"sticky", "gloopy" and "gooey". Filter CategoriesFilter... Nursery - 2D Shapes This week at nursery, we have been learning about 2D shapes. We looked at a circle, square, rectangle and triangle and played games involving these. We learnt about the sides and corners of each shape and looked for them in our environment. We particularly enjoyed potato shape printing!... Year 1 - 3D Shapes Year 1 have been exploring 3D shapes and discovering some of their names and properties. Do you know which shapes a best to build a tower for Rapunzel? We do! We made some shapes out of playdough and discovered that cones and pyramids were the hardest to make. Can you think... Year 2 - History - Tower of London This week, Year 2 have been on a trip to the Tower of London to find out more about the Great Fire of London! All three classes were very well behaved and are a credit to our school! We took part in an educational workshop led by Samuel Pepys' maind... Nursery - Understanding the World - Exploring ice! This week we have enjoyed exploring the frost and ice that formed in the garden due to the freezing cold weather! The children made lots of comments about the things they observed and were particularly interested to find out how the ice had 'disappeared' later in the day. We... Year 2 - Art - London's Calling In Year 2 this week, we created a gentle gradient picture using two colours of paint. Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Year 1 - DT- Vehicles This week Year 1 have been discovering how vehicles move. We made our own vehicles using various equipment. Each vehicle needed an axle and wheels. We found out that the wheels need to be opposite each other so the vehicle is balanced, otherwise it will not roll properly.... Reception - Talk for Writing - Farmer Duck This week we have been reading and retelling the story of Farmer Duck. We had lots of fun making ducks and sheep using a range of collage materials. We then did some big art, working together to create a farm scene. We will continue to add to it throughout... Children in Need 2024 Today, we have been celebrating Children in Need. The children all looked wonderful in their 'Spotacular' outfits! As part of this afternoon's House Challenge, children worked with children from different classes and year groups to think about the importance of helping others, as well as being kind and caring. ... Reception - English and Maths This week in Reception, we have been exploring our big question "How can we create a character?" The children have enjoyed looking at different farm animals including the animals from our focus story 'Farmer Duck'. They were able to choose and draw an animal on some paper. They coloured... History - Remembrance Day To prepare for Remembrance Day, we have been learning about why we wear poppies and how this helps us to remember the sacrifices that soldiers have made. We all worked together in our classes to make a poppy wreath for our Remembrance Day assembly. In the assembly, we learned more... Reception - English - Talk for Writing This week in Reception we were so surprised to find a nest with eggs in our classroom. We then couldn't believe it the next day when we found footprints! We all investigated together and found our new book 'Farmer Duck'. We really enjoyed reading the story but we LOVED acting it... Year 2 - RE - Diwali This week in Year 2 we have been learning about the Hindu festival of Diwali. We created our own Rangoli patterns. We have also been thinking about Remembrance Day and have made our own poppies. Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Year 1 - History & DT Rabbit Class visited the London Transport Museum this week and had a wonderful day exploring different types of transport from the past. We discovered that buses and trams used to be pulled by horses. The first underground trains used steam! It must have been very smoky! We also had the... Nursery- Maths- Size ordering This week in Nursery, we have been ordering objects according to size. We have used the words 'biggest' and 'smallest' to describe the size objects. Year 1 - Science & Art In Science this week, we conducted an investigation this week to see which materials are waterproof. We made some predictions, then carried out a test to see if we were right. We discovered that foil and plastic are waterproof. Paper towel and fabric were very absorbent. To finish our 'What's... Reception - Diwali & Harvest Festival In Reception this week, the children have really enjoyed exploring our Big Question 'What is Harvest?' They learnt about how different foods are harvested and why this time of year is special. The children went on a seasonal walk around the school to find Autumn leaves and decorated their... Year 2 - Music - Pulse, Rhythm & Pitch Year 2 have really enjoyed their music lessons this half term. We have been finding and keeping the pulse in different types of music. We have learnt that music is made up of long and short and high and low sounds called rhythm and pitch. We have also learnt to... Nursery- Expressive Art and Design- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star On Monday, we came into Nursery to find that a magic star had fallen from the sky and landed in our classroom! This was an introduction to our new nursery rhyme of the week, 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star'. We had a go at using a range of different tools... Nursery- Understanding the World- Exploring Pumpkins This week at Nursery we have been exploring pumpkins. We have been talking about the colours, smells and textures of the inside and outside of the pumpkins, and using tools to scrape out the flesh from the inside. We used tweezers to help us collect the seeds and had... Reception - Understanding the World - What is Autumn? The children have really enjoyed exploring the pumpkins as part of our Big Question, 'What is Autumn?'. The children said it was slimy and soft and had lots of seeds inside. They also enjoyed printing repeated patterns using Autumnal colours in Maths. We have also enjoyed using natural materials... Reception - Phonics & Understanding the World This week in Reception, we have been learning about Autumn. We had lots of fun collecting Autumn leaves and looking for signs of Autumn around the school. We have also been working very hard during Phonics. We can blend then phonemes to make different words and we can even write... Year 2 - DT - Joining Techniques This week in DT, the children have continued to make their teddy bears. They have begun to sew the pieces of felt together using a running stitch. In English, the children have been exploring a wide range of fiction and non-fiction books and discussing the main features of information books. In... Year 1 - RE - Christianity This week in RE, Year 1 have been learning about Christians and they show that they belong. We found out about Christenings and Baptisms then experienced them through role-play. Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Nursery- Incy Wincy Spider This week in Nursery, the children found a spider in the garden. We were lucky enough to see the spider spinning its web and couldn't believe how quickly it worked! This linked in well with our 'Nursery Rhyme' theme for this half term, as we then learnt the song... Reception Talk for Writing - The Gingerbread Man This week in Reception, the children have really enjoyed retelling the story of The Gingerbread Man. They have learnt lots of new words and actions and are being fabulous story tellers. During free flow, they have made their own gingerbread man books, story maps, lolly stick characters and paintings.... Year 1 PSHE - Rights and Responsibilities This week in PSHE, Year 1 have been finding out about our rights and responsibilities in school and how we should feel proud of ourselves when we do the right thing. We role played how we have a responsibility to help those around us ad by being helpful and kind... Year 2 ICT - Computing Systems and Networks - IT around us This week in ICT, Yer 2 have demonstrated how information technology is used in a shop and how information technology can be connected. They worked in groups of three, one child was the customer, another child was the bar code scanner and item finder and the last child was... Animal Life Cycles - Year 2 In Science this week, Year 2 have been identifying the offspring of different animals and how they change as they move through their life cycles. We looked at the life cycle of a frog and discovered that offspring don't always look like their parent. We then worked together in groups, to... Maths & Science - Year 1 This week in Maths, Year 1 have been comparing numbers and using the symbols 'greater than', 'less than' and 'equal to'. We discovered that there can be more than one correct answer and found out why the symbols are the shape they are by using lolly sticks to form... Reception - The Gingerbread Man We have had a very exciting week in Reception this week. We had found that an old lady had used our home area in class to bake a gingerbread man but he had run away! We searched for clues all around the school to help us find him. To our... DT & PE - Year 2 This week Year 2 have been looking at different ways of joining materials during Design Technology. We tried joining materials with glue, staples, pinning and sewing. Then we discussed which way would be the most suitable for making our teddy bears. During PE we have been working on developing agility,... Year 1 In Art this week, Year 1 have been experimenting with paint. We learnt that red, yellow and blue are primary colours which means we can make all other colours by mixing just these three. It was very exciting to see the new colour appear! In Maths, we have been finding... Settling into Nursery! The children have been settling very well into their new Nursery. We are learning the rules and routines at Nursery and have been busy painting, singing and spending time in the garden. We are learning to find and recognise our names on our pegs when we arrive in the... Our First Week - Year 1 We have had a busy week in Year 1 this week! In Science we looked at a range of scientific equipment and talked about what it could be used for. In we worked on finding one more and one less than a number and then in Art we looked at different... P.E. - Year 2 Year 2 really enjoyed meeting our new PE coach, Miss King, this week! Our first unit this term is football and we have already learnt lots of new skills. Filter CategoriesFilter - All... 90th Birthday Celebrations What an amazing day we have all had celebrating the 90th Anniversary of Dorothy Barley Infant School. The children (and staff) looked amazing in their outfits, the effort everyone made today was just wonderful. Thank you to all the parents and carers that came along to our picnic, it was wonderful... Nursery- 90th Birthday Celebrations- Making Cupcakes This week we were so excited to celebrate our School’s 90th Birthday. We dressed up in clothes from the 2010s and looked fantastic! During the day we worked together to make some delicious cupcakes. We could name each ingredient and could follow our recipe carefully. We used full sentences to... Year 2 - Geography - Trip to Mayesbrook Park This week Year Two visited Mayesbrook Park to complete some fieldwork as part of our geography curriculum. We will be drawing a map of the route we took to the park. We looked at and took photographs of the human and physical features that we might include on our map. We... Year 2 - Maths This week in Maths, Year 2 have been using both balance scales and circular scales to weigh every day objects. They then recorded the mass of each object in grams and kilograms. Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Year 1 - Reading - The Snail & The Whale This week in Year 1 we have been reading The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson. We wrote our own journey stories and now we are going to find out about real snails and whales. We looked at snails using magnifying glasses to discover how they move on their foot... Year 1 - Design & Technology Finger Puppets This week in Year 1, the children have started making their own finger puppets! First they completed the design criteria, deciding what their puppet was going to look like, how they were going to make it and what materials they would need. Next, we cut our template out of felt... Nursery- Maths in the Garden! This week, we have been out in the garden exploring lots of maths activities! We have been using the balancing scales to weigh different objects. We predicted which object would be heavier or lighter and then tested our predictions by weighing them using the scales. We learnt that when... Year 1 - PSHE This week in PHSE we have been learning about how we have changed since we were babies. We looked at our baby photos and guessed who they were, then thought about all the things we can do now that we had learnt to do since we were babies. We had a... Year 2 - Science - Suitability of Materials This week in Science, Year 2 have been testing the suitability of different materials. They filled several bags with different materials such as; pieces of sponge, scrunched up newspaper, cotton wool and bubble wrap. They then placed an egg in the middle of each bag. Using a 1 meter... Sports Day - EYFS A wonderful time was had by all at yesterday's Sports Day! The children were amazing and had so much fun with all of the new and exciting races. Thank you to all our parents and carers that came along to the event, it was lovely to see so many of... Sports Day - KS1 A wonderful time was had by all at yesterday's Sports Day! The children were amazing and had so much fun with all of the new and exciting races. Thank you to all our parents and carers that came along to the event, it was lovely to see so many of... Reception- Maths- Grouping This week in Maths, Reception have been deepening their understanding of the grouping concept, by solving word problems. They used a range of different resources to help them solve the problems they were given. Great work! Nursery- Talk for Writing- The Three Billy Goats Gruff We have had a great week this week in Nursery! We discovered that our focus story this half term is The Three Billy Goats Gruff. We have had a lot of fun acting out the story together and we have even created our own tuff tray to create a... Year 1 Design and Technology - Puppets This week in Year 1, as part of our DT topic we have been looking at Puppets. The children looked at the different ways a puppet can be controlled by a Puppeteer. They had a go at using the puppets themselves and picked which one they liked the best.... Year 2 Science - Materials This week in Year 2, as part of our new Science Topic, we have been exploring different types of materials such as; wood, plastic, metal and glass. We then discussed all of their different properties, for example, if they were hard or soft, it they were waterproof or if... Nursery- Understanding the World- Cultural Diversity Day We had a wonderful time celebrating ‘Cultural Diversity Day’. It was lovely to see the children dressed in National Dress and the colours of their National flag. We were learning about Pakistan, Romania, Lithuania and Bangladesh. We were lucky enough to be visited by a very special guest, who... Year 1 - Orienteering - PE and Georgraphy Today, Year One took part in an Orienteering task as part of their PE and Geography topics. The children had to work together in teams to find clues and crack the codes. First they had to pick a number, then find a photo that matched the number on their iPads.... World Day for Cultural Diversity The whole school joined together and celebrated World Day for Cultural Diversity today, with a special House Challenge this afternoon! Everyone was invited to come to school in non-uniform. It was so lovely to see some children dressed in traditional clothing linked to the nationality they are from and others... Reception- Expressive Arts and Design- Making Potions! This week in Reception, we have been having a go at making our own potions using real ingredients. We used fresh coriander, parsley, mint, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, oats as well many others! We have chopped, snipped and stirred and used the pestle and mortar to crush and grind... Year 2 - DT This week in DT, Year 2 have been designing a playground structure. We had to think about who our structure was for and then draw a design of how we wanted it to look. We thought about what materials we would use, how we could join them together and... Year 1 Science - Parts of a Flower This week in Science, Year 1 have been looking closely at flowers, learning what the different parts of a flower are and what each part does. We discovered that although garden and wild flowers look very different at first, they both have the same parts. We then created our own... Nursery- Understanding the World- Baking Bread This week in Nursery we asked “Who will help me bake some bread?” Just like The Little Red Hen did in our story. The children all answered “I will” and we worked together as a team to bake some bread. We weighed and mixed the ingredients together but the... Reception- Talk for Writing- Writing Potions! This week we have changed the villain in our story to the Wicked Witch. We designed, made and wrote our own potions for the Witch, and made our own witches using collage materials. Year 1 Maths - Halving Year 1 have been Maths Investigators this week! The children had to find which numbers could be halved equally. We used different objects and found that only even numbers (multiples of 2) can be halved. Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Nursery- Understanding the World- Exploring Seeds and Herbs In the Mud Kitchen this week we have been exploring different types of seeds and used tweezers to carefully pick them up. We have been counting out the correct amount of seeds into the numbered pots. We have also really enjoyed cutting different herbs to put in our cooking... Reception- Expressive Arts and Design- Building Castles As part of our topic, 'Towers, Tunnels and Turrets', Reception have been designing and building castles. We learnt about the features of a castle and their purpose, and used junk modelling materials to bring our designs to life! Our Week in Nursery In Nursery this week, we have planted vegetables in our garden. We planted onions, carrots, lettuce and radishes. We have been looking closely at different herbs and describing how they smell. We have also grown our own cress! We have really enjoyed practising how to write letters in glitter and have... Year 2 Art - Printing In Art this week, Year 2 have been designing and making a collagraph plate in order to make a print of a garden scene. They used a range of materials with different textures to stick on to a cardboard plate. Next week, they will be using a roller to cover the... Reception Maths - Exploring Number Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Year 1 Geography - Using Compasses In Geography this week, Year 1 have been using compasses to find our way around. We had a specific set of instructions that we needed to follow and then we had to discover where we would end up! Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Nursery We were so happy to spend another week with our ducklings and were so excited that we got to gold them! We were very gentle and stroked them carefully. We let the ducklings take a swim in our water tray which they loved. They splashed us a lot which was... Reception - Maths In Maths this week we have been looking at repeated patterns and making our own using lots of different objects. Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Year 2 Art - Printing In Year 2, we have been learning how to print using a collagraph plate. After looking at and discussing the artwork of Suzi Thompson, we were inspired to create out own textured printing plates. We added a range of materials to our foam plate, thinking carefully about the effect... Nursery Understanding the World - Growing and Changing It has been a busy week back at school for Nursery this week and also very exciting! On Monday, we had 5 duckling eggs delivered to school and so far 3 eggs have hatched. We will be looking after them until next Thursday. We have planted our very own sunflower seeds.... Year 2 Science - Plants In Science this week, Year 2 have been learning about plants. Each child looked at a plant and identified its different parts. They then sketched their own plant and labelled it with the different parts. Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Year 1 DT - Food Filter CategoriesFilter - All... Autism Awareness Day - Dare to be Different! Today, we celebrated Autism Awareness Day in school by having a non-uniform day. The theme this year was 'Dare to be Different' and we could come to school dressed in anything we wanted to, from pyjamas, football kits, fancy dress outfits or just our normal, every day clothes. We also... Year 2 - National Portrait Gallery Year 2 went to the National Portrait Gallery as part of our work in art, computing and history. In art we have been drawing self portraits and we were able to see lots of portraits at the gallery. In computing we have been looking at digital photography and we... Reception Expressive Arts and Design - Jungle Painting In Reception we have been looking at the painting Surprised! By Henri Rousseau. We have been practicing by making observational drawings of plants. We then used colour mixing to paint them. Afterwards, we designed our very own jungle by choosing what shades of green we would like in our... Nursery Understanding the World - Spring We have been very busy in the Nursery this week. We have enjoyed getting messy whilst feeling different textures and we have been creating our own repeating patterns. We have also been learning about Spring and spent lots of time out in the garden looking for all the signs... Jungle Making with Oak Room! This week in Oak Class, we have been reading 'Monkey Puzzle' by Julia Donaldson and learning all about the jungle. We used play dough, leaves and a variety of vegetables to make jungle scenes for the animals. Library Launch! The school has been fortunate to receive a grant to develop our library into a welcoming space for children to read for pleasure. We have been working away behind the scenes and were ready to launch our brand new library space as part of World Book Day! Our library...
