This half term, Year 3 have been exploring the programme scratch for computing. They will be using the programme to create their own interactive stories, games and animations. [gallery ids="20797,20798,20799"]...
In Year 2 this week we have been looking at the balance of good health and discussing what a healthy diet would look like. We looked at the different food groups and what certain foods do for our health and well- being. Take a look...
This week in Year 1 our highlight was visiting a Synagogue. We have been learning about Judaism in RE over this half term and were excited to learn more! We saw all the special places in the Synagogue and recognised the different symbols like the...
Our creative activity in Nursery this week was to paint a snowman. The children firstly thought about the shape of the snowman's body and how many circles they needed to paint. Once dried, the children were encouraged to think about different snowman features such as;...
This week, in Computing, we were introduced to our brand new topic: programming using Scratch. We recapped key terms that we have seen before, including ‘sprite’, and practised adding sprites and changing backgrounds independently. We then looked at what variables are in computing: a value...
In maths this week, year 2 has focused on 3-D shapes and their properties. They named 3-D shapes they are familiar with and identified them based on the number of vertices, edges and faces they have. They then applied this knowledge to sorting shapes into...
This half term, Year 6 have been working hard on designing a tsunami alarm. This has cropped up a few times in our newsletters and I am sure you all want to see the final results! I think you will all agree that the children...
As part of our STEAM topic, Year 5 designed and created Christmas toys to be shared with nursery and reception. Year 5 were able to follow a brief and create a toy which included two Christmas characters and had moving parts. Year 5 were also able...
In Year 2, the children have been learning about symmetry and folded different shapes to see how many lines of symmetry they could find. Finding out that a circle had infinite amounts of symmetry was astounding to them! [gallery ids="20453,20454,20455"] ...
Our highlight this week was learning all about Floella Benjamin as part of our Diverse Britain lessons. Floella Benjamin was born in Trinidad and travelled to England when she was 10 years old. She lived an inspiring life as a presenter, actor and writer. We...