In our Music lessons, Year 5 have been using the glockenspiels to practise the beat in ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’. We started by using the notes, DDA and then progressed into improvising with new notes, DEF, which the children used to create their own...
In Maths this week, we extended our understanding of tenths by exploring them on a number line. We used a range of concrete resources to help reinforce each pupil’s understanding of dividing a number line into ten equal parts, so they can clearly see where...
In our Science lessons this week, we have been learning about light. We have learned that light travels in straight lines. We have been investigating how a shadow is created when a light source is blocked and how the size of the shadow changes. We...
This week we had an interesting visitor in class. We used the Parsloes Time Machine to summon Christopher Columbus into the present! We found out lots of information about him and his voyage to the Americas. We then used what we had found out to...
In geography this week Year 1 have been exploring physical features. First, we explored rivers and took part in an experiment to observe how a river flows from the highest point downhill to the lowest point. They then explored coastlines and discovered a range of...
Expressive Arts and Design This week we have been learning to design (draw and label) different houses and buildings. We have been designing and making houses out of cereal boxes. We designed and made a slide house and a castle in the outdoor area. We have...
Understanding the World and Creative. We enjoyed our learning in the Meadow celebrating our family backgrounds. We listened and danced to music from around the world. Our family’s heritage included many continents and counties such as Romania, the Congo, England, Pakistan, Germany and Ukraine to name...
Understanding the World and Creative. We enjoyed learning in the ARP about our family backgrounds. We listened and danced to music from around the world. Our family’s heritage included many continents and counties such as Nepal, the Congo, Romania, Nigeria, England, Turkey, India and Bangladesh to...
We enjoying our learning while celebrating our ‘Heritage House Challenge’. We spoke about our cultural heritage and learned to say ‘hello’ in lots of different languages. We made flags, decorated hand prints and made traditional food dishes with the creative materials. We engaged with lots...
This week in English in Year 6, we have been working on writing a set of instructions. We are using the mythical creatures that we created at the beginning of this half term and imagining that we are writing instructions about how to care for...