Year 4 RE
Year 4 have enjoyed decorating their angels for a whole-school piece of artwork, to be used by Church. We cannot wait to see what the completed piece will look like!
Year 5 Computing - Exploring and Analysing Video Games!
Year 5 has launched into their new Computing unit on Game Creation by critically exploring video games developed using Purple Mash 2DIY3D. Students engaged in rigorous evaluation, analysing what constitutes a high-quality game, including its graphics, audio design, and core action. They then applied this analytical process to the sample games, identifying any shortcomings and brainstorming precise ways their own upcoming game designs could innovatively address these flaws.
Reception - Maths - 2d Shapes
Our Reception children have been exploring squares as part of our White Rose Maths learning. They looked for squares around the classroom, used sticks to make their own, and talked about what makes a square special. Lots of careful looking, great teamwork and brilliant shape spotting.
Year 5 and 6 PSHE - Knife Crime Workshop
This week, Year 5 and 6 welcomed a PCSO (Police Community Support Officer) to our PSHE lesson for a crucial talk on the dangers of knife crime. Students engaged actively, learning essential strategies for personal safety and understanding the legal and ethical reality: there is never a justified reason to carry a knife. The officer also provided vital guidance on critically evaluating social media content that may pose risks. Following the session, the children created clear and impactful information posters to educate the wider school community about the dangers they had learned.
Nursery - Music - Change In Tempo, Fast And Slow
In our music lesson today, the children focused on exploring the musical element of tempo, or speed, through hands-on play. We used drums as our instruments, instructing the children to practice drumming really, really fast and then really slowly. To support their understanding of the difference between fast and slow movements and speed in music, the children watched a visual video aid. This video featured a rabbit and a turtle, accompanied by corresponding fast and slow music. This multi-sensory approach successfully helped the children grasp the concept of tempo and how to control the speed of their movements while playing instruments.
Year 3 - Design and Technology - Making A Mock Up Of A Seasonal Tart
Year 3 became bakers-in-training this week! As part of our D.T. project, we created 3D mock-ups of our proposed seasonal tarts. The children did a fantastic job using craft materials to represent different seasonal vegetables and toppings. These models have helped us decide exactly how we want our final, edible tarts to look.
Year 3 - Science - Understanding Nutritional Values
In Science this week, Year 3 investigated the importance of a balanced diet. The children explored the five main food groups—carbohydrates, proteins, dairy, fruit/vegetables, and fats—and discussed how each nutrient helps our bodies grow and repair. We also analysed food packaging labels to identify nutritional values, paying close attention to the "traffic light" system to spot hidden sugars and saturated fats.
Reception- Physical Development- Leaf Threading
Reception class children enjoyed our leaf threading task today to enhance their fine motor skills. This task involved the precise manipulation of threading materials, such as thick laces through holes punched in or around autumn leaves. Successfully completing this task required significant hand-eye coordination, focusing the child's attention on coordinating their movements to thread through the small target area.
Year 3 - English - Understanding The Main Reasons For A Letter
This week, Year 3 have been discovering how to change minds with words! We started our new unit on Persuasive Letters by acting as text detectives. Our specific focus was identifying the main reasons within a text. The children read example letters and worked hard to pick out exactly why the author was writing and what arguments they used to support their point of view. It was a great introduction to understanding how to build a strong argument before we start writing our own!
Pre-School- Science -Electricity
This week in our understanding the world the children have been looking at electricity. We used an electricity board so the children could see when electric was pumping to the board the light bulb lit up and when electricity was pulled away the bulb did not light up.The children looked around the classroom to find items that need electricity to work.
Pre-School English Sensory Story Telling
Our literacy focus this week was We're Going on a Bear Hunt. We conducted a sensory storytelling session where children engaged their sense of touch by exploring trays set up with materials representing parts of the story. These included long wavy grass, thick oozy mud, sticks and leaves for the forest, and melting ice for the snowstorm. The children were highly engaged throughout, especially enjoying the sensory experience of climbing under the dark table to enter the cave.
Year 2 - English - Instructions
Year 2 have started an exciting new unit focused on instructions! We began by exploring how to play various playground games. The children acted as detectives, using their highlighters to successfully identify the crucial command words (or 'bossy words') that tell us exactly what to do.
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