Exciting installations in the outdoor areas
Thank you so much to our wonderful PTA and parent volunteers for all of their hard work over the last two weeks. Class 1 have a fantastic willow teepee in their outdoor area and the whole school have a beautiful willow arch on the field. We are so excited to explore these new outdoor…
Forest school spring 2025
The children have been very busy in Forest School this term. We have celebrated Valentine’s Day, Chinese New Year and World Book Day amongst many other things. They particularly enjoyed the team building game where they had to cross the field in their team without touching the grass. We have been…
World Book Day 2025
Class 1 and 2 have had the best day celebrating World Book Day.
We started the day sharing our favourite stories, the children talked about why they had chosen them and who they would recommend the book to.
After that it was time for some baking. The children worked in mixed teams to follow…
The Howard had a little lamb!
Today we were lucky enough to have a one week old lamb visit us. The children fed the lamb her milk, stroked her curly woolly coat and asked great questions. Thank you so much to Mrs Britland for arranging to bring her in. What a Friday afternoon treat!
Getting practical in maths
We explored division and exchanging today for the first time using place value grids and counters. We confidently grasped dividing into equal groups and exchanging practically.
How do our teeth work?
This week in science we tasted different foods including crusty bread, apples, grapes and sweets to see which teeth we used. We used scientific language to label each type of tooth and then made play doh models of the different types.
Outdoor learning fun!
The sun is out and so are Reception. Lots of fun and learning in our wonderful outdoor area.
Pancake Day!
The children had a fabulous morning learning about Pancake day. At the beginning of the week we read the story, Mr Wolf’s Pancakes. The children really enjoyed the story and were surprised with how it ended. They decided they wanted to help Mr Wolf by writing him some instructions to follow, which…
Seasonal food fun!
Class 2 have started their final DT unit of the year today with a little bit of baking! They will be exploring seasonal food and taking part in making many delicious baking tasks along the way. What an exciting unit!
Counting in tens
Year one had great fun starting their maths learning with a counting song and dance. They then used this to help them count in tens and ones with numbers up to 50! Very impressive. Well done year 1!
Creating a replica digestive system
This week, in science, class 2 have created a model of the digestive system. They used a range of materials to recreate what happens to our food when it enters our body and then used scientific language to explain the process. A messy but fun way to kick of our new unit.
Spring is here!
Class 1 have enjoyed the spring weather today with lots of outdoor learning through play. They have also enjoyed learning about farms and farm animals.