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In D&T we have been learning about seasonal foods. In preparation for making our seasonal tarts we have been learning how to prepare fruits and vegetables. We have learnt how to grate, peel and chop safely. Keep your eyes peeled for photos of our seasonal tarts which we will be making…

This week we investigated how prospectors panned for gold by sieving different size solids to separate the mixture.

In Science, Class 1 have been leaning about the different habitats that plants and animals live in across the world. Reception joined in and played a matching game to match the picture card of the animal to it’s habitat. The children had lots of fun investigating where the animals live and where…

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Today our year 2 children logged onto TTRS to practise their times tables. Beginning to grow our talents and showing perseverance.

In preparation for writing their own narrative based on the class story, ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea’, Class 1 created a story map together. They came up with lots of actions to go alongside the drawings to help them remember the events in the story and then worked in groups to perform it in front…

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Today we had a visit from Mr Willy Wonka. We had to try and persuade him to make our new inventions. We presented our ideas for our sweets which included,

Groovy Dancing Gummy Bears

Wonderful Dancing Marshmallows 

Scrumptious Melting Lollipops

He was…

For our D&T project this half term Class 1 are exploring structures so that the children can make a sturdy new chair for Baby Bear after Goldilocks broke it! Today we investigated how the shape of a structure affects its strength. We discovered that the cylinder is the strongest shape and can…

We have enjoyed spending time in our reflection area creating friendship bracelets.

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In RE we have been looking at the features of a Mosque. We used the iPads to do a 360degree tour of a mosque and then worked in teams to annotate pictures with what we had learnt.

In Science this week we have been exploring igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks. we used the handheld microscopes to observe their appearances.

After reading the story “The Tiger who came to Tea” EYFS were inspired to build dens for the tiger and other animals using loose parts and objects found in our outdoor area. We had lots of fun designing and building the habitats!

This week we have been exploring a book called In Our Hands we have enjoyed learning about how to be an illustrator and have created our own illustrations using sketching pencils and watercolours. We have also learned how to be an author and used the ideas in the book to write our own…