We have had two wonderful outside educational experiences in Year 6 over the past week. We participated in an online art lesson, delivered by the National Gallery, where we developed our drawing skills and created our own mythical creatures. We also visited the Natural History...
We are very lucky to be part of a SEND Project that allows us to have Miss Hopewell in every week (until Easter), enhancing our sensory curriculum further. She is working with the children in very creative ways. This week, children have been making salt...
We have really enjoyed our first full week in Reception! We have been exploring all the different areas in the classroom and outside. We have been creating hedgehogs and badgers for our classroom displays. We have been using different techniques to decorate some of the...
This week Year 1 have been sorting objects into different groups. They focussed on sorting by colour, shape, size, and type of object. They enjoyed working together in small groups. [gallery ids="16841,16842,16843,16844,16845,16846"] ...
In Year 6 we have been learning how to read symbols on Ordnance Survey maps. We identified the symbols on our own map of Dagenham. We have also learned about how a compass is used and the cardinal directions - North, East, South and West,...
This week in maths we have been exploring numbers within 100. We used different equipment to represent 2-digit numbers including base 10, Numicon, bead strings, cubes and counters. We had to know the value of each digit within a number and work as a team...
In Science, we have been learning about the functions of different parts of a plant. We have investigated how water travels around a plant by adding food colouring to a beaker of water. We discovered that the stem carries the water all around the plant...
In Science this week, the Year 4 children have started to learn about the digestive system. They began by learning about the different functions of their teeth and then discussed how to keep their teeth healthy. To help them understand how their teeth can be...
In PE this week the children have been learning fitness skills. This included doing squat jumps, high knees, step back jacks, spiderman climbers, lunge jump and the wall sit. The emphasis in the lesson was to keep a straight back and shoulders. Ask the children...
On Tuesday, our first 8 pupils started in Nursery and we have been looking at the different areas that we have to play in. We have started to make friends and are looking forward to more fun and learning. We cannot wait for more children...