This half term Year 1 have been exploring their five senses. This week, we used our ears to explore how we can hear a range of sounds. We went on a listening walk around the school, ensuring that we tiptoed through the corridor and made...
Our Topic in Hedgehog Class this term is Transport. We have been learning about different types of transport and in Understanding the World we have been looking at similarities and differences between transport today and transport in the past. On Tuesday we looked at Mrs...
In Nursery this half term we are looking at our Big Question: ‘How do vehicles go?’ We have looked at different toy vehicles in the provision; speaking about the wheels, engine and steering wheel. However, this week was very exciting for us, as we had...
In the Meadow this week, we continue to read The Ten Little Aliens and the children have loved the different sensory trays and textures. This continues to engage them in understanding the story and elements of space like the names of the planets. [gallery ids="22814,22815,22816"]...
Our DT lesson kicked off the half term with a bang as pupils dived head-first into a sensory exploration of food, perfectly linked to our Big Question: What is a healthy and balanced diet? The classroom was buzzing with curiosity as children evaluated a range...
In Maths, Year 5 have been investigating cubed numbers. We began by interlocking cubes to make larger cubes. We learnt that a cube number is the result of multiplying a whole number by itself and then by itself again, for example 6 × 6 ×...
Year 4 – History To kickstart our History learning on Ancient Greece, we hosted our very own Parsloes Olympics! We first had our ‘running of the torch’ parade which is traditionally done by the athletes to signal the start of the games. We then took part...
For our creative hook in Year 3, the children tasted a range of fillings that they might like to choose to create a healthy wrap. They used descriptive words to describe the taste and texture. They then shared what they liked and did not like,...
This term we are learning about habitats and how different animals are suited to where they live. We built our own habitat environments this week and discovered how the animals survive in different climates. We will be learning more about microhabitats and food chains. [gallery ids="22739,22740,22741,22743,22744,22745,22746"] ...
This week, Year 1 got the opportunity to go on an African Adventure! They explored the continent by roleplaying as animals, learning a new language and exploring a range of artifacts. The children enjoyed creating free frames of different scenes in Africa and listening to...