As we welcome the start of the Summer Term, in Nursery we have started our new unit of work – ‘Living and Growing.’ For our entry point we planted some cress and spring onion seeds and are looking forward to helping them grow over the...
In Hedgehog Class we really enjoy our P.E lessons. This week we have been learning how to negotiate space safely and how to cooperate with each other and play team games. We played a game called domes and dishes which had great fun. We all...
This term we are learning and developing our skills in tennis. We have been familiarising ourselves with the tennis ball and racket. We used under arm throws to control and return the ball, working as a team. We moved around the area with the ball...
This week in Geography, year 3 have been continuing their learning about the Isle of Skye. The children spent time researching the physical features of different parts of the Isle of Skye, for example, Cullin hills, Fairy pools, Sigachan River and Neist point. After identifying...
Year 4 headed to Hornchurch Country Park to learn about the classification of animals. We started our day with some invertebrate hunting, when we learned about how insects camouflage themselves to blend in with their habitat. We learned how different birds adapt to their surroundings...
This week in Design Technology, we have been investigating the use of different cams. The cam types we looked at were eccentric, elliptical, snail and pear. All four cams allow the follower to move in a different type of way. For example, using the snail...
This week’s PE lesson focused on orienteering, with an emphasis on teamwork, communication and strategic thinking. Pupils in Year 6 were placed into small groups and challenged to complete a series of tasks. From the outset, it was clear that success depended not on individual...
Talk for Writing LO: To participate in a sensory story. This week we continued to explore our book, Billy’s Bucket, through a sensory story. We focussed on the sea creatures that Billy might have seen in his bucket. Some of us went for a paddle in a rock...
This week saw the Boys’ football team travel to Goresbook Primary School, in what was a crucial quarter-final match. Parsloes made a fantastic start to the game, taking a 4-0 lead into the second half. Eventually, comfortably winning the match 7-0 and progressing now to...
Science At the end of last term, we were looking at our Big Question – ‘How do Animals Grow and Change?’ We have looked at how baby animals change into adults and the different names that the animals are called, e.g. puppy and dog; kitten...