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In Science we have been making solutions,which are special types of mixtures. We mixed 5 different substances with water to see if they dissolved.

Our EYFS learners took their maths outdoors today for a giant investigation into height and comparison!

Using our outdoor area, the children were challenged to build stacks and towers that were taller or shorter than a target height!

Hands-On Building Materials

The children worked in…

Today we were honoured to meet a gentleman who fought in WW2. 
Popa, Mrs Long’s grandad, came in to answer our questions about the war, life when he was a child and generally all about his long, long life. 
Popa is 105! This is the first time a lot of the children had met someone who’s this age!
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In our art lesson today we have been learning how colour and brushstrokes can communicate aspects of our identity. We used different sized and shaped brushes whilst experimenting with colour and painting techniques.

We are so impressed with how our personalities have shone through in our…

Years 1 and 2 have been diving into the beloved picture book Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell!

This week, the children created their own story maps to chart the journey of all the animals sent by the zoo—from the heavy elephant to the grumpy camel.

What We Did

• Creative Mapping: The children…

In Science we have created our own filters to clean water. We had to use 6 different layers of materials which would trap the dirt but allow the water through. Our water was much cleaner at the end but we still wouldn’t drink it!

What a wonderful, hands-on maths lesson we had today! Years 1 and 2 took their place value learning outdoors to consolidate their understanding of teen numbers using natural materials and physical movement.

Using our natural surroundings, the children represented the place value of each teen…

Excitement was in the air this week as Maple Class got to use our brand-new chromebooks for the very first time!

What We Learned:

1. Logging On: Every child practised finding and typing their own unique username and password. This is a huge milestone for building independent digital…

In our Art lessons we have created a continuous line drawing of our selves. This proved to be quite a tricky skill, one which we haven’t attempted before, however we persevered and tried our very best.

Next, we used our ideas to communicate our identity in the self portrait and wrote these…

This morning our year 5 children took part in their level 1 Bikeability session. Tim and Andy were very impressed with their abilities and how well they all listened to the advice and instructions given.

After a session around the playground, some of the children took theirs bikes out onto the…

In Science we have been learning about mixtures. We have discovered you can separate mixtures that have different sized particle by sieving. We became gold prospectors and created our own sieves to see how much gold we could extract from the sand.

Maple Class showed off their brilliant agility and control during PE this week as we tackled essential dribbling and bouncing skills through a high-energy game called Dragons, Knights, and Castles!

How to Play

• The Knights: Armed with a ball, the knights had to dribble and bounce their way…