What was childhood like for our parents and grandparents?
We welcomed a special guest into our class today to talk to us about their life as a child- our wonderful governor, Mrs Billingham. Thank you so much for helping to bring our history topic to life. The children asked thoughtful questions and gathered their answers. Quote of the afternoon, “I could…
Sometimes you just have to dance in phonics!
Year 1 love an alien word Thursday disco! The rules are you have to show the alien words your best dance moves, zap their sound buttons then blend to read their words. So much fun and learning too!
People Who Help Us
We have really enjoyed our topic this week exploring different jobs of people who help us. We especially enjoyed our visit from a local fireman who brought us some fire fighter uniforms and helmets to try on. We shared stories about fire safety and he taught us how to check our fire alarms and…
Shadows
Today we have conducted a science experiment looking at the difference in shadow length and direction at various times of the day.
Exploring printing with primary colours
Today we explored lego printing using primary colours. We explored making patterns and overlapping colours to colour mix.
Wanted!
We were met with a break in on Monday. Someone with muddy feet, blond hair and who is clearly a huge fan of porridge has been in our classroom. She may have had three accomplices….one large, one medium and one small. Any thoughts?
Looking after our teeth.
Our science topic has been all about people who help us. We have focussed this week on dentists and looked at how to keep our teeth healthy. We used an apple to represent our teeth piercing holes in it to show what could happen to the enamel if we didn’t brush our teeth. The children made some…
Suspense writing
This term we have been studying a text called The Shadow Cage by Phillipa Pierce. It is a suspense story and in our English lessons we have been looking at what makes a story really hook a reader. We then planned our stories using the boxing up method and a storyboard. We are really proud of…
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MAT Cross Country
Congratulations to all the athletes who took part in the annual cross country running event last week that was held at Richard Crosse. 16 runners from various age groups took part in the event which was made up of the 7 schools in our trust. It was such an amazing sight to watch so many runners…
Greener, fairer, wiser future
Class 2 and 3 children have had a wonderful trip to Winterbourne House and garden to be guests at their ‘Seeds of change’ gathering. Here the brilliant team at ‘The Great Imagining’ led marquees for the children to explore and learn about steps they could take towards a greener, fairer and wiser…
Greener, fairer, wiser future
Class 2 and 3 children have had a wonderful trip to Winterbourne House and garden to be guests at their ‘Seeds of change’ gathering. Here the brilliant team at ‘The Great Imagining’ led marquees for the children to explore and learn about steps they could take towards a greener, fairer and wiser…
Phonics fun in class 1
We have now begun our phonics in class 1 exploring initial sounds in lots of fun ways. The children have demonstrated enthusiasm and great understanding - we are so proud of them.