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Year 1 have been busy mathematicians this week as we explored finding quarters of a quantity!

We started by reminding ourselves that a quarter means 4 equal parts. To help us understand this practically, we used 4 paper plates to represent the 4 parts and carefully shared counting animals…

Over the past few weeks, Maple Class have been busy becoming designers and engineers during our D&T project! The children were challenged to design and create a sturdy, imaginative pencil pot that was both appealing and fit for purpose.

First, the children carefully explored different ideas and…

This week, we were very lucky to have some special visitors from the NHS come into school to teach us all about looking after our teeth!

The children learned lots of important facts about how to keep their teeth clean and healthy, including how often we should brush them and which foods and…

Reception have been busy exploring weight this week through lots of practical, hands-on maths activities!

We started the week outdoors by becoming weight detectives. The children searched the outdoor area for different objects and worked together to sort them into two groups: heavy and light.…

Some of the children in Willow class sat in our outdoor reflection area for our morning worship today.

What an incredible day we had at Rosliston Forestry Centre!

The children were full of excitement as we became real-life nature detectives, exploring a range of different habitats around the centre in search of minibeasts. Armed with nets, brushes and magnifiers, we carefully searched high and…

Our theme for Art week centred round marine preservation, particularly the dangers of plastic in the ocean.

We discussed how art can have a purpose and is often quite poignant.

In our sketch book we planned our piece of art and began collecting plastic recycling to add to the art.

We…

 Willow Class tested different circuits to see if it would light their bulbs.

Willow class have thoroughly enjoyed designing and creating book covers. We thought carefully about the appropriate fastenings and how we will add the details.

Sewing has become one of our favourite things.

Once we had completed our covers we evaluated the finished pieces against our…

Our classroom has been full of excitement as we turned into young scientists today… with a wriggly twist!

We created our very own wormeries to help us answer the question: what do worms do to the soil? The children were so curious and couldn’t wait to get started.

First, we worked together…

We’ve been busy mathematicians in EYFS this week as we explored the numbers 9 and 10 in lots of exciting ways!

The children have been finding and making 9 and 10 using a wide range of resources, both inside the classroom and out in our outdoor area. It was wonderful to see them taking their…

What a night to be proud of! On an electric evening at Tamworth’s SnowDome our children took part in the Tamworth Schools swimming gala finals — competing against much larger schools and showing exactly what Mary Howard and St Andrew children are made of.

Seven of our children qualified for the…