Mondrian Masterpieces on the iPad!
This week in Computing, we crossed over into the art world and took inspiration from the famous Dutch artist, Piet Mondrian!
Mondrian's style is simple but striking: he used only straight lines, squares, and rectangles, painted with the primary colours (red, yellow, and blue), plus black and…
Addition Fact Families
Today in Year 1 Maths, we had a fun, practical lesson revisiting Addition Fact Families using paper plates! We learned that a Fact Family uses the same three numbers to create different number sentences.
The Fact Family
- We picked a set of three numbers (like 5, 2, and 7) and moved their…
Marvellous Marks: Our First Steps into Optical Art!
Today, we officially launched our exciting new art topic: Marvellous Marks! We had an incredible time exploring how simple lines can become spectacular works of art that can even trick our eyes!
We started our journey by looking at the amazing artwork of a famous artist named Bridget Riley. She…
Odd Socks, Awesome Hearts! Maple Class Starts Anti-Bullying Week
Maple Class kicked off Anti-Bullying Week today with a splash of colour for Odd Sock Day!
It was fantastic to see everyone rocking their mismatched socks, which sent a strong visual message: being different is wonderful!
In Maple Class, we celebrated all the unique qualities that make us…
Maple Class Gets Creative: Digital Portraits with Paint.z!
This week in Computing, Maple Class turned into a digital art studio! We explored how we can use an iPad to create brilliant paintings using a fun software application called Paint.z.
The challenge? To create a self-portrait—a digital painting of their own face!
The children loved getting…
Super Spellers in Maple Class!
Our EYFS children have been busy practising their phonics and writing skills by using picture cards to build and write CVC words.
The children looked carefully at each picture — like dog, hat, sun, and pen — and listened for the sounds they could hear in each word. They then used their phoneme…
Wonderful Water Workshop in Maple Class!
This week, Maple Class enjoyed a fantastic Water Workshop led by a visitor from South Staffs Water. The session began with a lovely story called Little Drop, which helped the children learn all about the water cycle — how water travels from the clouds to the ground and back again!
After the…
A Tasty Treat in Maple Class: Pumpkin Soup!
This week in Maple Class, we had a wonderful time making pumpkin soup, inspired by our English topic book Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper.
The children followed a set of instructions carefully to make their own soup. They worked brilliantly as a team to chop the pumpkin and carrot into small…
Well-being Day with Steel the Gladiator!
Maple Class had an amazing Well-being Day today! The children were so excited to meet Steel the Gladiator, who talked to us all about being confident, kind to ourselves, and kind to others.
The children loved asking Steel questions about his time as a real TV Gladiator and were thrilled to have…
The Great Little Bake Off
This week, Maple Class had a sweet afternoon at our ‘Great Little Bake Off’ Stay and Play! We were joined by some of our lovely potential new starters for September and had a fantastic time getting creative in the kitchen.
The children decorated their own cupcakes and biscuits using icing,…
Making 5 in Lots of Ways!
During Busy Bee time, our EYFS children explored patterns and shapes using colourful Multilink cubes. They looked carefully at pictures and worked hard to copy the designs, making sure each one used 5 cubes.
Once they had built their patterns, the children counted carefully to check there were…
Rolling, Dribbling and Controlling!
This week in PE, Maple Class had lots of fun developing their ball skills!
We started our lesson with some warm-up games to get our bodies moving and ready for action, before practising how to move the ball carefully around cones, through spaces, and even around each other! The children…