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This week in Design and Technology, Class One finished their exciting project of creating a special chair for Baby Bear! Using recycled materials and paper, the children designed and constructed their very own chairs, all while exploring concepts of stability and creativity. The children…

In Maths, children in EYFS have been exploring measure and pattern. On Monday we looked at using the vocabulary big, little, large and small and had a teddy bears picnic to compare what size food the little and big bears would need. Today we used the language short and long to compare length and…

I gave the children a challenge, to turn muddy water clear by only using equipment they can find in my classroom.

Each team was given a set of beakers, household items and a test tube to collect their filtered water in.

No water was consumed during this experiment.

The results were…

In RE this week, EYFS explored how Christians celebrate God and different times of the Christian calendar through music. The children enjoyed singing along to popular harvest songs and used the instruments to join in with the music. We talked about the reasons why Christians celebrate harvest and…

Each group had to create their very own 'Amazing Everyday' installation sculpture using items from around the school.

Collaborating, the children were able to bring their ideas to life!

Year 1 and 2 have been thinking about what makes them unique to create their very own, Who am I?’ poem. We celebrated what makes us special and shared our poems with our friends. Today was our proof reading and editing session -  a very important part of the writing process - and one we always…

In PE we have been practising the skills needed to play Tag rugby. Today we were learning how to pass the ball correctly and also how to defend against an attacker.

Class 1 explored the different ways they could dribble a ball. Some children had a go at guiding the ball using their hands and other children enjoyed dribbling the ball with their feet. Great PE everyone!

In computing, Class 1 explored what technology they can use at school and how to use an iPad. They investigated the buttons to learn how to switch the device on and off, how to turn the volume up and down and where the home button is. Class 1 then enjoyed investigating the different apps on the…

Today in RE Class 1 have explored what God’s message is in the Bible story ‘Jonah and the Whale’. The children engaged with the story and drew emoji faces showing the emotions they thought Jonah might be feeling at different parts of the story. They then had a class discussion and talked about…

Inspired by the artists Cai Guo-Qiang, the children used a range of techniques to create their own miniature installation art space. By using tea bag splatter, glitter explosions and a few brush flicks, they were able to create a mood within their box. 

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Year 2 are enjoying learning their new spellings on Spelling Shed.