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What a fantastic half term of forest school the children have enjoyed. Lots of gardening, team building and creative crafting with natural materials. Our sensory garden is coming into bloom and the children have worked hard to get  the poly tunnel up and running, both are being enjoyed throughout…

Something strange happened at The Howard School today, all the Easter eggs for the children disappeared!

The children spent the morning trying to rule out the 8 suspects Mr Wynn, Miss Jennings, Mrs Carter, Mrs Fallows, Mrs Powles, Mr Challinor, Mrs Moss or Mrs Aminu.

After lots of…

This afternoon we dissected a range of animal poos ( handmade with oats and cocoa powder so not at all smelly like their real counterparts).  We found evidence of their diet and used this to determine whether the animal was a herbivore, carnivore or omnivore. We then used this knowledge to predict…

It was a full house in the village hall last week as we gathered for a fun-filled games night with a choco-lot of prizes! Our famed Chocolate Bingo returned for another year, bringing together old and new pupils alike.  We were delighted to see so many faces full of joy and anticipation for…

Having studied mythical ancient Greek monsters, such as The Minotaur and The Cyclops, we decided that we should have a go a2 creating some mythical beasts of our own.  We considered many aspects of our creatures such as appearance, diet, habitat and personality.  Once we had created a plan we…

Class 2 finished off their Romans topic by creating a staple Roman food - Spelt bread. They followed a traditional recipe making loaves in teams. We then finished the afternoon by exploring Roman diet and creating Roman menus.

Reception have extended their number knowledge by investigating 9 & 10. They went on a number hunt, sorted numbers, built numbers and have started to look at 1 more and 1 less.  Great work.

Class 2 have learnt about the importance of fishing sustainably. They have looked at the harm overfishing can do to the environment and created posters to promote fish free Fridays. 
They have also made sandwiches using fish products that were sustainable sourced. 
 

As part of our ongoing topic of ANCIENT GREECE Class 3 have been looking at a range of topics relating to how the Greeks carried out their daily lives.  Each one of them became a specialist in a specific area including : children, homes, food and clothing.  Each group had to deliver a presentation…

The children took a local area walk this morning to take part in the Parish Council river testing.

We enjoyed testing the PH level of the water and investigating wildlife around the river. 
We look forward to going again soon.

The children have thoroughly enjoyed listening to our new text this morning. They thought of some wonderful words to describe how each of Duncan’s crayons were feeling. Well done Year 1!

Class 2 have been working hard learning about seasonal British fruit, vegetables and meat. They made stuffed peppers and meatballs. Great skills learnt everyone!