KS1 Science Club
The first of our Science Clubs began for KS1. Our investigation was called: Can I make a raisin dance? The children performed a chemical reaction using baking powder and vinegar to create carbon dioxide gas. They were amazed to see their raisins dancing in the beakers. We talked about the gas produced in the reaction […]
Class 2’s Starry Night
In Art, Class 2L painted a night sky inspired by Van Gogh’s Starry Night. They tried their hand at his Post Impressionist techniques!
Year 4 & 5’s School Sleepover
This week, the children from year 4 and 5 attended a sleepover at our school. We all great fun cleaning the classrooms, sorting our bags, and making our beds. Once that was done, the fun began with a rounders match, year 4 vs year 5. We managed to dodge the downpours because just as the […]
Class 1’s African Animals
The children had a wonderful time building waterproof dens for the African animals!
Talk Away, Don’t Walk Away
Class 3 had a great day on Tuesday performing our dance for #TalkAwayDon’tWalkAway! We spent the day at the Courtyard with our technical rehearsal, getting used to the stage and being backstage. Then there were loads of activities based around the building for us to explore while we waited to show off the dance we […]
Marvellous Maps with Class 2
In geography this week, we have been using observational skills to study the geography of the school and the local area. We used ordinance survey maps, and online maps, to take note of the features we found. We also looked at symbols that could be used for different features.
Y6 SATs Complete!
Our Year 6 children have come into school everyday this week with a smile on their face and full of determination to do their best. A breakfast altogether helped. They approached each test with a positive attitude and were rewarded with a film to relax. Well done Year 6, we are very proud of you!
Our Allotment
This week, children from Class 1 and 2 spent some time in our allotment. They tidied up the growing beds ready to plant some of our new plants which have again kindly been donated by Allensmore Nurseries through Andrew Wood and his team at Golden Valley Reuse and Recycle. Whilst sorting out the allotment, the […]
Class 2R’s Monet Cityscapes
This week in Class 2’s art topic, the children have been looking at Monet’s cityscape paintings. They explored how Monet painted the same landscape but at different times of the year and day, and how this changed the colours he used. The children used pastels to create their own cityscapes based on the Houses of […]
Class 2L’s Bog Babies
The ‘Hook’ for our new Talk for Writing topic this week has been to make a Bog Baby. The children listened to the story, with a focus on the description of the Bog Baby, and crafted their model using clay. They then painted their model, adding glitter, googly eyes and little wings. They were all […]
