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 […]
VE Day 80th Anniversary
On Thursday 8th May, the whole school celebrated the 80th Anniversary of VE Day. Despite the chilly weather, the children still enjoyed a picnic lunch together but in the hall. They each made poppies for our display to remember the people that gave their lives in the conflict. In classrooms, the children participated in a […]
Gardening with Class 2 and 3
We were very lucky to have been given some new plants to brighten up the school grounds. These were kindly donated by Allensmore Nurseries through Andrew Wood and his team at Golden Valley Reuse and Recycle. We were also incredibly grateful for our bug hotel donation from Andrew Wood. The bug houses are made by […]
HMFA Football Tournament
On Thursday 27th March, a year 5 and 6 mixed team attended HMFA football tournament at Sutton. We had a great time, and enjoy the sunshine. We were delighted to be place third at the end of the tournament.
Programming Bee-Bots with Class 2
As part of our computing topic, Class 2 have been learning all about programming. This week, they programmed Bee-Bots to follow a set of instructions to move around a toy shop.
Class 1’s Jam Sandwich Instructions
 The children really enjoyed following the instructions to make jam sandwiches. Well done Class 1!
Bird Drawings in Class 4
In Class 4, as part of the children’s art topic, they have been sketching birds continuing from their focused feather drawings in the previous week.
Amazing Artists in Year 2
As part of the Nature Art topic, Year 2 created land art in the style of Andy Goldsworthy. They had a fabulous time collecting natural objects and creating pictures from their imagination. They were so engaged and excited to find their creations evolving into extraordinary pictures as they worked!
The Great Fire of London in Class 2
This half term, the children have been learning about the Great Fire of London. They have enjoyed finding out about how the fire started, how it spread and comparing fire-fighting methods from 1666 and present-day. The children created diary entries in the style of Samuel Pepys and fabulous collages of a fiery, London scene.
