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To start our new maths topic about 2D and 3D shapes, we sorted lots of different shapes into groups.  Can you tell what our sorting criteria were?

As part of our topic, we had another parent coming to tell us about how she helps people in the St John’s Ambulance. We enjoyed hearing about what she does and loved looking at the medals she had been awarded, especially from the Queen! 

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We have been investigating different types of shelters and materials. Linked to our topic about explorers and Shackelton's Antarctic expedition, we have planned our own shelters that would be suitable for cold, windy conditions. Today we practised making secure frames out of wood. We measured…

Look how much water we have collected this week! We will be monitoring how much rainfall we get in the coming months and also look at the temperature. 

Year Two are learning all about puppets.  First we explored different types of puppets using books, pictures and the real thing before having a go at making our own finger puppets.  

We had to make a template by drawing around three fingers and adding some detail like a unicorn horn or pointy…

Three firefighters came to visit Year 2 this afternoon.  They taught us all about keeping safe from smoke and fire in our homes.  We learnt to "Get out, call them out and to stay out"!  What would you do if there was a fire in your home?

Year 5 have had fun this week, making their own musical instruments. They have previously spent time investigating how different instruments make sounds before planning and designing their own.

In RE we have been looking at stories Jesus told, called Parables. This is the Parable of the Sower. The children re-told the story and they planted a sunflower seed each.

We had a very exciting visit from some real life superheroes!  The recycling wagon came to see us at school and told us all about recycling including the importance of reusing as much as we possibly can.  We learnt that our land fill sites are getting too full so we must all do our bit.  An easy…

Today nursery had an exciting visit from a recycling team who helped us sort rubbish out into the correct green bins. We had a close look at the big recycling truck and the bin men showed us how they put the rubbish from our green boxes into a wheelie bin, then they showed us how the truck crushed…

We had a great time learning about recycling our rubbish and why it is so important.