On Thursday, we visited the Science Museum where we took part in a "Feel the Force" workshop. The children were able to share their knowledge about magnets as well as learning about other forces during the session. The children were chosen to take part in...
This week in Year 2, we have been learning about position and direction in Maths. We used our understanding of positional language, such as left, right, forwards, backwards to complete multi-step problems. We also thought about turns. [gallery ess_grid_gal="alexandra-sidebar" ids="16376,16375,16373,16371,16372,16370"] ...
In Maths this week, we have been learning to tell the time on an analogue clock. We have learned to recognise Roman numerals up to 12, before revising our knowledge of o'clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to. As we end the week, we...
In R.E this week, we have been learning about parables (a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson). Children were acting out The Prodigal Son parable, thinking about a character's emotions and the message behind the short story. [gallery ess_grid_gal="alexandra-sidebar" ids="16271,16273,16274,16275,16276"] ...
Year 4 have had yet another great experience of gardening where they planted coriander, garlic chives and rocket! They have learnt about the importance of looking after their plants and picked up the necessary techniques needed to sow seeds successfully. [gallery ess_grid_gal="alexandra-sidebar" ids="16256,16257,16255,16254,16252,16253"]...
In Science, we have been investigating forces. We learned that a force can be a push or a pull. We thought about the different forces that we use every day, such as pulling a chair out or pushing a button on a control. We talked...
This week in Design and Technology, Year 2 have been learning how to design and make a wheeled vehicle. We have thought about key features of a vehicle, such as the axle, axle holder and chassis. We even got to test our designs in class,...
Year 4 became historians for the afternoon when they were busy examining artefacts from the Roman era in the hopes to identify what each object could have been used for. This lesson comprised of a great deal of speculation and interest from the children. Some...
In English, we have been focusing upon describing characters. We are beginning to read "The Iron Man" and have been thinking about what we know about the character so far. We have created a list of questions that we have about the character which we...
Year 2 started this term by creating our own 'toy museum' in the classroom. We brought small toys from home and shared information about our toy. This also links to our Talk for Writing unit, which is a non-chronological report. We have read the text...