We’re going on an animal hunt.
In our French lesson today we went on an animal hunt to find and copy the names of the animals in French. Back in our classroom we practised saying the names with our partners.
Birmingham museum trip
Class 2 visited Birmingham museum. While we were there we learnt about the history of the city of Birmingham. We also had great fun taking part in a Roman workshop where we learnt how to be a Roman soldier. It was fascinating to explore some real artefacts and look at replica uniform and…
Investigating materials
This afternoon we investigated the hardness of different materials using a scratch test.
Bikeability Boost for our EYFS Children!
We are thrilled to share that our school has kindly been gifted Bikeability training for teachers and six brand-new balance bikes for our EYFS children! This fantastic donation will help our youngest learners develop their gross motor skills, confidence and a lifelong love of cycling.
Today,…
Texture Treasures: An Art Adventure!
This week, the children in Class One became texture detectives as they embarked on an exciting texture hunt in our outdoor classroom! They explored nature, searching for materials with interesting textures - from rough tree bark to smooth shells and bumpy pebbles.
Back in the classroom, the…
Poetry in Motion: Senses in Action
To wrap up our week of poetry, the children in Class One put on an incredible performance of their nature senses poems! After exploring the outdoors on a welly walk at Forest School, they crafted poems full of vibrant sensory details.
The final lesson saw our young poets perform their poems in…
Puppet Power
In today’s exciting D&T lesson, Class One became true puppeteers as they brought their fairytale inspired puppets to life! Following their designs and using their preferred joining techniques - tape, staples or glue - the children assembled their puppets. Finally, they added personal touches with…
Tamworth Castle Trip
What a day Class One had on their exciting school trip to Tamworth Castle! As part of our history topic on monarchs and castles, the children stepped into the past, exploring everything from dungeons to armouries and even meeting the Lady of the Castle!
After a fascinating tour of the castle,…
Hindu beliefs
In RE we have been learning about Hindu beliefs about the journey of life. We learnt that the game of snakes and ladders links to the Hindu idea of moksha. It was designed to teach Hindu children about the right way to live. Snakes represented bad karma and the ladders represented good…
Periscopes
We built our own periscopes and investigated their uses.
Roman artefacts.
In history we have been looking at Roman artefacts that were found in Vindolanda. We had to use our inference skills to work out what we thought these objects were used for.