Image of Nursery - Listening And Attention - What Is My Animal?
21 May

Nursery - Listening And Attention - What Is My Animal?

During our listening and attention activity the children showed great curiosity towards our mystery animal in the box.The children were given 3 possible animals and were tasked with listening to clues relating to the mystery animal to find the correct match. Each child listened very carefully to to various clues such as ‘my animal can fly’ or ‘my animal likes to jump’, and used those clues to match the characteristics to a specific animal, either by pointing, reaching, or vocalizing the animal's name or sound. While individual children showed varying speeds of processing, the group as a whole successfully narrowed down the choices, often arriving at the correct animal after one or two clues. This activity effectively engaged the group in a shared listening experience, prompting active participation in a problem-solving task.

Image of Pre-School-Understanding The World-Bug Explorers
21 May

Pre-School-Understanding The World-Bug Explorers

This week in Understanding of the world the children have been bug explorers. The children used a range of equipment like magnifying glasses and bug catchers to explore our outdoor area to see what creepy crawlies they could find. The children loved to explore with the different equipment and also enjoyed looking at all the bugs we found such as worms, woodlouse, beetles, flies, spiders, slugs and snails. Bug exploring in EYFS is a fantastic way to engage young children with the natural world and supports a wide range of developmental areas. It fosters curiosity, observation skills, language development, physical skills, and an understanding of living things and their habitats.

Image of Year 3 Art - Creating A sculpture Of The BFG
21 May

Year 3 Art - Creating A sculpture Of The BFG

In Art, Year 3 students have been designing and creating sculptures of the BFG using Modroc. They first shaped the head and shoulders with newspaper, then secured it with masking tape before applying the Modroc.

Image of Year 3 English - Writing An Explanation Text
21 May

Year 3 English - Writing An Explanation Text

Year 3 have been continuing their work on explanation texts in English, focusing specifically on seed dispersal. They've successfully incorporated paragraphs and conjunctions into their writing.

Image of Year 1 - Art And Design - Collages Inspired By Eric Carle
21 May

Year 1 - Art And Design - Collages Inspired By Eric Carle

Our Year 1 artists dived into the colourful world of Eric Carle with an exciting collage art lesson. Inspired by his vibrant illustrations, children explored textures and shapes to create their very own masterpieces. It was a squishy, sticky, and super fun adventure!

Image of Pre School - Phonics - Sound Hunt
21 May

Pre School - Phonics - Sound Hunt

In Preschool the children have started to learn some of the sounds from phase two phonics. Each week the children will learn two new sounds. The sounds we have learnt so far are s,a,t and p. The children love to find objects that begin with the given sound, we play games with these sounds with the flashcards hidden around our nursery. Phase 2 phonics focuses on introducing new letter sounds and building blending and segmenting skills. Children learn how to combine sounds to make words and how to break words down into individual sounds.

Image of Pre-School-Understanding The World-Bug Explorers
21 May

Pre-School-Understanding The World-Bug Explorers

This week in Understanding of the world the children have been bug explorers. The children used a range of equipment like magnifying glasses and bug catchers to explore our outdoor area to see what creepy crawlies they could find. The children loved to explore with the different equipment and also enjoyed looking at all the bugs we found such as worms, woodlouse, beetles, flies, spiders, slugs and snails.

Image of Online Safety - Violent Content Online
21 May

Online Safety - Violent Content Online

Around 70% of teenagers say they’ve seen real-life violence on social media in the past year. Violent content online isn’t just something young people are occasionally stumbling across – in many cases, it’s becoming a routine part of their digital world. From fights and stabbings to toxic ideologies , disturbing videos are often just a click away on social media or group chats. This week’s #WakeUpWednesday guide highlights the unseen risks this poses to children’s mental health , sense of safety, and social behaviours. With insights from a leading expert , it offers practical ways for parents and educators to respond with empathy and support – not punishment or panic.

Image of Year 1 - Story Time - Year 5 Sharing Their Books
21 May

Year 1 - Story Time - Year 5 Sharing Their Books

What a fantastic learning experience! Our Year 5 students recently shared their incredible D.T. moving mechanism books with an eager audience of Year 1 pupils. It was wonderful to see the older children proudly demonstrate their designs and explain how their mechanisms worked, while the younger children were captivated and full of brilliant questions. A truly inspiring example of collaboration and creativity across the year groups!

Image of Nursery - Maths - Colour Recognition
20 May

Nursery - Maths - Colour Recognition

The children showed immediate engagement with the light table, drawn by the vibrant colours of the splats and blocks. The task of identifying and matching colours was readily embraced by the group, successfully placing coloured blocks onto their corresponding splats demonstrating strong colour recognition and matching skills.As they built their towers, children began counting the blocks. Some using scattered number language, with many children accurately counting their blocks up to at least three, and some extending beyond that. Towards the end of the activity, the concept of comparing height emerged naturally. Children pointed to and discussed the "tallest" and "smallest" towers they had built or observed. The activity successfully provided a multi-faceted opportunity for mathematical exploration through hands-on, sensory play.

Image of Pre-School- R.E- Daniel And The Lion
20 May

Pre-School- R.E- Daniel And The Lion

In our R.E lesson today the children have listened to the story of Daniel and the Lion. The children learnt how Daniels trust in God and pray saved him from being eaten by the lions. The children asked questions about the story and then went on to create their own pictures of Daniel and the lions in the den. The children had the opportunity to role play with the lions and a person we named Daniel.

Image of Year 3 Class Assembly
20 May

Year 3 Class Assembly

This morning, Year 3 held a class assembly to celebrate their hard work and share some of the enjoyable things they've learned this year. They highlighted their exciting Science experiments on magnets and forces, their progress in P.E. with cricket and swimming, their use of Digi maps in Geography, and their creative Mod Roc sculptures in Art.