Reading at the village hall with Dementia Caring Charity
We had a fantastic session at the village hall with Dementia Caring charity. We shared some of our favourite poems and spent time with the people who attend sharing what we’ve been up to at school.
Wake Up Shake Up
We’ve had our first wake up shake up work out at lunch today. The children chose the song and created the routine. We enjoyed warming up our bodies and having lots of fun.
Mass and measures in maths
Lots of problem solving in maths today. We used the balance scales to help us visualise our mastery problem and balance the scales to calculate missing mass.
What fantastic maths!
School Council opens their polling station
School council are excited to have held their first poll.
Every child across the school has had the chance to vote on this week’s question.
After coming up with the idea, designing and making the tubes and holding their votes, school council are super excited to see the impact this could…
Easter Service and Bonnet Parade
Wow! What a fantastic Easter service - thank you Class 2. You read beautifully, sharing the story of Easter and how it is celebrated. Class 1 your singing and dancing was energetic and joyful to watch and Class 3 your watercolour crosses were incredible.
Well done to all who took part in…
Why do we need skeletons?
Our enquiry question in science this week was ‘Why do humans need skeletons?’. We used a rubber glove and straws to look at why our bodies need support. We then labelled the bones in our body by post it noting our partners and completing a skeleton relay in pairs. Some great practical…
Stoke City Play Leaders
Today has been the final week of the play leaders course. Children in year 4/5 have been learning how to coach and mentor others and carried out their own games for other groups applying their skills. We can’t wait to see their games in action at break and lunch times.
World Book Day
Wow, what a World Book Day!
We decided on a WBD with a twist this year in the hopes of not only inspiring a love of reading by showcasing different books, but also inspiring us as individuals. Our focus book Salt in his Shoes, based on the life of Michael Jordan, did just that. We unpacked the…
Chinese New Year
We really enjoyed our Chinese New Year lunch today. We explored new tastes and all opened our fortune cookies.
Investigating switches in science
Today we combined our science and DT skills to create our own switches. We were able to use these to control different components. We then evaluated our designs looking for what went well and where we could improve.
Phunky Foods Assembly - Healthy Teeth
Following their surveys in each class, and working with Helen from Phunky foods, our ambassadors have led an assembly to help educate all on how to keep your teeth healthy.
Fantastic work Phunky Foods Team!
Cafe Fantastique
Wow!
What a fantastic afternoon at our French cafe!
Class 3 and Madame Stevens set up the perfect spot to enjoy a french snack and drink surrounded by french music and french inspired art work and research. Class 3 had designed their own French menus and encouraged children across all…