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Today we celebrated St Andrews Day in church.

In music today we told the story of Little Red Riding Hood using tuned and untuned percussion instruments. We used tempo, timbre and dynamics to create our characters, show how they were feeling and what actions were taking place.

To kick off our new maths topic, shape, Class One embarked on a thrilling shape hunt to discover circles and triangles in their environment. From the round wheels of a tricycle to triangular leaves and bug houses, the children were amazed by how shapes are part of everyday life. The activity…

In Art this week we have been learning about the technique of Frottage. This is where you take rubbings from textured surfaces to form a picture. It was a technique created by the artist Max Ernst.

We have been investigating how the temperature of water affects how quickly solids melt. As part of our experiment we used thermometers to measure the temperature. We were so amazed that one of our ice cubes took 40 minutes to melt!

We have been learning about deforestation linked to the Amazon rainforest. Today we have had group debates to put forward all our arguments both for and against deforestation.

This week, Class One took part in a variety of engaging activities to celebrate Anti-bullying Week. The theme this year was “Choose Respect”. We kicked off the week by creating our very own ‘Kindness Tree’. Each child decorated a heart with acts of kindness they had shown or received and together…

 
Today we joined with Class 2 for our football session, practising passing, shooting and dribbling.

This week, Class One delved into the magical story of Rama and Sita, the story behind the Festival of Light, Diwali. Reception enjoyed listening to the story and brought it to life by carefully colouring a picture of Rama and Sita. They also amazed us with their recall skills, sharing parts of the…

Class One have enjoyed exploring the outdoors in our latest geography lesson to identify features in our school grounds. We started the lesson indoors by discussing familiar features in the classroom. The children pointed out everything from tables and the teacher’s desk to doors, windows, and our…

As part of our Remembrance reflections we created prayer poppies. We listened to The Last Post and shared our prayers, on all those who have sacrificed their lives during wars.

This week our children made poppy wreaths for Remembrance Day