This week, Year 6 had a very successful and enjoyable trip to the Junior Citizen Event. They engaged with a number of different groups to find out information that will smooth their transition to secondary school. They participated in scenarios that were designed to raise...
After the exciting arrival of our class caterpillars, Year 5 have enjoyed learning about the life cycles of amphibians and understanding the process of external and internal fertilisation. We have also dissected flowers to learn the different plants of a flower and how they reproduce. [gallery...
Year 5 dissected and labelled the parts of a flower, using key vocabulary such as: sepal, stamen, stigma, petal, stalk and pollen. We discussed the role that each part plays in the development and reproduction of plants, suggested ways how the pollen reaches other plants...
Our Year 6 summer topic is Mesoamerica. We had been learning all about the Maya, who lived there from 1800 BC until 1500AD. We marked Mayan cities on a map and then investigated some artefacts. We had great fun looking to see what they were...
We have had lots of fun learning the skills of playing volleyball in PE this term. Waiting in anticipation for the next pass proved tricky, as we were constantly keeping our feet still and therefore not able to dash to the space to receive and...
Year 6 have been enjoying building more circuits in Science this week. We added a range of different components to our circuits and included a switch too. We have also been busy creating Mayan masks to launch our History topic. So many children have auditioned...
Year 6 have had a very tough week this week doing our SATs tests. We have been so proud of how hard the children have worked to prepare and the progress they have made. They were all in on time to enjoy breakfast in school...
We have been learning to listen and appraise a piece of music, practicing playing along to K-Pop music on the glockenspiels. It was great fun and quite noisy! One man's noise is another man's melody! [gallery ess_grid_gal="alexandra-sidebar" ids="15920,15921,15922,15923"] ...
This week, Year 6 have been very busy revising for their SATs tests next week. We have revisited lots of different topics in Maths and Grammar and have been practising answering 3-mark questions in our Reading lessons. We are mostly feeling calm and prepared for...
Year 5 pupils have been enjoying athletics in the sun recently, playing a variety of sports such as: javelin, standing long-jump, shot put and a relay race. They learned how to work in teams in order to be successful, as well as the different skills...