3 Jun

Year 3 Visitors

Year 3 were delighted to welcome both Jana’s mum and Maha’s mum into their class today. The mums gave us a presentation about the 5 Pillars of Islam - the rules which are central to the Muslim faith. Jana and Maha were also very happy to share their faith. The rest of the class then had the…

20 May

Volume and Capacity outdoors

Yesterday Y3 took advantage of the good weather and took our maths lesson outside. We estimated and measured the capacity and volume of various containers. By accurately measuring the capacity of the cup we used to fill the other containers; we were able to work out the actual capacity of larger…

12 May

Body Team Work

This afternoon we found out what some of the major organs in our body do and what we can do to help them  function at their best. We discovered that they work together as a team. When one doesn't work properly this can impact the efficiency of the others.

We also worked together in teams to…

25 Mar

Year 6 find out about Eucharist.

Today Year 6 took a walk in the sunshine to visit church. Reverend Catherine explained to us how a Eucharist service at St. Paul's is carried out. We discussed the symbolism of some of the items used and explored the links between the Jewish Passover, Jesus' Last Supper with his disciples and the…

28 Jan

Passover 2025

Today year 6 re-enacted a Seder meal to help us remember the significance of this important festival to Jews today. We tried the symbolic food and drink and found some were far more appetising than others! We also set a place for Elijah and opened the door to welcome him in. We enjoyed looking for…

27 Feb

Y6 Explore Eucharist

This afternoon Y6 braved the rain to meet Rev. Rebecca at church. She gave us a very warm welcome and took us through the Eucharist order of service. She explained how and why Christians celebrate Eucharist and the significance of all the items involved. This has helped us to see more links…

30 Jan

Passover 2024

In R.E. Y6 have been learning about how God used Moses to lead the Jewish people out of slavery in Egypt. Just as Jesus did, Jews today still remember this significant event in their history, through the festival of Passover. Today we had fun re-creating a Passover Seder and were able to…

26 Sep

Year 6 RE

In RE today we considered whether it was more difficult or easier to journey through life with faith in God. We heard about Open Doors who help persecuted Christians world wide. We played a game they produced to help us understand some of the difficulties faced by Christians facing…

21 Sep

Outdoor Maths

We have been revising our knowledge of place value this week. As the sun was shining today, we took the opportunity to get outside and work in groups to challenge each other with our use of function machines, involving multiplying and dividing whole numbers by powers of 10.

31 Jan

Passover 2023

Today Year 6 re-enacted a Passover meal. As we tried each of the symbolic foods we recalled the story of the Exodus. We tried to imagine what a Jewish family might be feeling and the significance it holds for them. You can probably tell by the photos who tried the bitter herbs; which remind Jewish…

29 Nov

Richard and Ruth Return

This week we enjoyed welcoming back Ruth and Richard who are leading us on our 'Walk through the Bible'. Ruth has recently been on a trip to the Holy Land. She was able to share some photos with us from her trip to the land where Jesus lived, taught and died. This links nicely with our recent work…

4 Oct

Open Doors

We played a game created by the Charity Open Doors. They help Christians round the world who have suffered persecution. We discovered that for many people choosing to journey through life as a Christian is an extremely difficult option. We also found out that Christians around the world have so…