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We had a wonderful day at Drayton Manor further developing our understanding of evolution.  During the morning, we looked at the different classifications of animals and after lunch we observed the behaviours of a range of primates.  We were also able to hold and examine a range of eggs (owls,…

Today we had a visit from our local PCSO’s. They talked to us about their role, their uniform and their vehicles. We asked lots of questions and discovered how they work to help us in our local area.

Thank you for visiting us!

Class 2 have started their final art unit of the year, painting. Today they explored painting primary colours and mixing to make secondary colours with watercolours. A super start to the topic. 
 

Years one and two had a super ending to their Great Fire of London topic. We went over to Richard Crosse and watched a super theatre performance where life in London during the fire was brought to life. Then we made Tudor houses to form a London street in 1666. Finally the children watched the…

We enjoyed a really fun and informative assembly with the Dogs Trust charity today!

They taught us all about safety and awareness surrounding all dogs and we all learnt something new!
 

What a fantastic Science lesson today. Last week we learned all about the human hand and how it works, including how many bones were in the hand and applied this to our design. Today we had chance to create and test our designs. Then we carried out some different tests to evaluate the…

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.

Class 2 were invited to Drayton Manor to trial their science enrichment on Forces and electricity. We had lots of fun learning about motors and magnets and then seeing them in action in the theme park. We were even treated to a few goes on the rides! What a fabulous day we had. 
 

Class 3 have started their latest ICT topic and already they have produced some interesting designs.  The initial task was to produce a house just using shapes. When they had mastered this their task was to design an individual clothing brand logo. Which one do you think is the most eye catching?
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We have had lots of fun this morning searching for numbers in our outdoor environment. The children found lots of examples of 9 and 10. Great work Reception!

The children have had a lovely start to Forest School this week. We have started with team building activities and games and have used the classroom learning as a stimulus for some of our activities. Class 1 have created a trap for the evil pea, built a castle for the dragon and made magic wands…

Key stage 1 were invited to try out the new education offering from Drayton Manor which enhanced the children’s science learning. 
We had a fabulous day exploring the zoo, finding out facts about the animals and learning about the five types of animals: fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians and…