Y1 Maths
The children have been learning to multiply by 10. We used pieces of Numicon to support our understanding of how many groups we were multiplying by.
Tree Planting in Y1 and Y6
We had a wonderful collaborative afternoon on Thursday, with the Y1s and Y6s working together to plant 120 new trees up on the junior field. The Y6s were fantastic role models, and showed such kindness and consideration towards the Y1s, helping them to dig the holes and place each tree in carefully. We’ve planted the […]
Pre-School Summer 1 Week 1 – Frogs!
Welcome back! And what a lovely sunny day we’ve had. We welcomed our new starters and read the story of the Wide-Mouthed Frog. The children loved it so much that I’ve read it over and over again to them! They enjoyed playing outside, looking for minibeasts, making paper frogs and playing on the tyres.
Y1 Maths – x 2!
Today, the children have been learning how to multiply by two! We looked at the symbol ‘X’ and different ways we say this and what this means. The children used numicon ‘2’ pieces to show their working out.
Y3 Celtic House Building
At the end of our ‘Mists of Time’ topic we have been learning about our Iron Age ancestors, the Celts. We have explored how they lived and the changes seen through their use of iron. We thought that the Celts seemed settled now when compared to the Stone Age hunter gatherers! Inspired by the evidence […]
Year 3 – Squash Lessons
This half term year 3 have had the opportunity to try out the sport of squash. We were invited down to Abbeydale Squash Centre for taster lessons. It was wonderful to see how the children’s racket skills improved over their three sessions, back in school we have continued developing these too. Hopefully some may return […]
Reading for Pleasure Challenge Winners
A huge well done to everyone who participated in our reading for pleasure challenges this half term, we were blown away by how much awesome reading took place across the school, and by how creative and resourceful the children have been in completing the different activities. From exciting new book covers, to whole stories written […]
Make do and Mend
As part of our World War 2 topic, Y6 pupils have been practising their sewing skills. During the war, clothing was rationed and many families stretched their ration-coupons by repairing their existing clothing or exchanging their ration coupons for the raw materials to make new clothes. Inspired by the thought of repairing or reinvigorating an […]
Spring 2 Week 6
We’ve had a lovely week, completed spring trails and enjoying spring crafts. We loved the Eggciting trail, every time we found an egg there was a very energetic challenge to complete !! As always we loved our outside adventures and even found some snow !! The children used powder paint to colour mix in the […]