This week, Year 4 has been using Turtle Academy to learn how to code. We have been creating different algorithms for our turtle to go in different directions, and this week we learnt how to repeat commands to make a square. We practiced changing the...
This week, Year 3 identified different jobs in Ancient Egypt. They used primary and secondary sources to identify what jobs people had in Ancient Egypt and how they knew this by looking at sources of evidence. Some of the jobs they found out were Pharaohs,...
Year 2 had an amazing time being super scientists this week. We are looking at the the life cycle of a butterfly for our extended enquiry and we closely observed the features of a caterpillar. We noticed how the caterpillar’s skin had started shedding as...
In science this week, Year one have been learning all about the five senses. We used our sense of smell and taste to classify different foods into taste categories. [gallery ids="12280,12281,12282,12283,12284,12285,12286,12287,12288,12289,12290"]...
In Reception this week for Maths we have been learning to sort by 'more' 'fewer' and 'the same'. We used our combining skills to work out how many dots there were all together on dominos and then decide whether they were more, fewer or the same...
This week in literacy linked to our core text ‘What the ladybird heard’ written by Julia Donaldson, the children mapped out the route the thieves (Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len) follow to help them catch the prize cow shed. We used positional language whilst describing the...
On Wednesday morning, Year 6 were invited to take part in a very exciting workshop with author, Puneet Bhandal. Puneet is a former Bollywood film journalist and her work is often inspired by some of the incredible experiences that she has come across. Most recently,...
In science, Year 5 began an enquiry into whether washing our hands is effective. Before handling slices of bread, some children left their hands unwashed, some washed their hands with only water, and some washed their hands with soap. We then sealed the bread in...
For this writing cycle, we are writing an adventure narrative to continue Arthur's trip. He has found his first item to create the Golden Rope, and we are now going to find out about his journey to find his second. Determined to succeed and to make...
This week, we have been learning all about fractions. We have been learning about unit and non-unit fractions, and using fraction fans and bar models to help us understand the numerators and denominators. [gallery ids="12153,12154,12155,12156"]...