29 Oct

Year 6 STEM workshop

Can you fit 5 people through an A4 piece of paper? If you think the answer is no, then talk to some Year 6 children who now know better! This is because we were visited today by Dr Irene Wise from Lancaster University who talked to us about  STEM skills (Science, Technology, Engineering and…

28 Oct

Hebrew and Greek lessons

Mr Weston came in this afternoon to explain why different parts of the Bible were originally written in Hebrew and Greek. He showed us how to write our names in both Hebrew and Greek. Hebrew was especially difficult as it is written from right to left and doesn't use familiar letters. He also…

16 Oct

Take a look at just some of nursery's fun Autumn activities !

We have used the changing world around us to help us learn in our play. From exploring in our woodland area, counting conkers to give to the hedgehog and using leaves to glue onto a giant squirrel. 

Take a look at us using tongs to remove the seeds in the sunflower, helping us strengthen our…

16 Oct

Nursery's 'Ourselves' topic

This half term nursery's topic was, 'ourselves'. We have had a visit from Zach's baby brother where we learnt all about how to look after him and what he needs to drink. We then have had Cederick the skeleton stay with us whilst we have been learning all out our bones. Take a look…

16 Oct

investigating DT Shelters in Year 6

In Year 6 we are investigating how to make strong and effective shelters. Today we working in teams to see who could make the strongest structure using a limited amount of materials including card, straws, pipe cleaners, paper and sellotape. Natty, Rebecca and Phoebe's team was the winning one as…

15 Oct

Y1-A Fruit Smoothie

We enjoyed following a recipe to make a strawberry and banana smoothie for Mrs Aylott. We followed the instructions carefully spotting the features of all the instructions. The following day we designed and wrote our own smoothie recipes using all the features we had seen.

9 Oct

Y6 Lockerbie Assembly

On Tuesday 8th October we held our Lockerbie assembly. Since we returned from Lockerbie we have thought and written about our experience there and what we have learnt from our trip away. We shared our memories (and lots of photographs!) with our families and the rest of the school and then we had…

8 Oct

Ourselves Topic- brushing your teeth!

During our topic, we also looked at keeping our bodies clean and discussed the importance of brushing our teeth. We watched a video and got a new toothbrush and toothpaste to take home. 

We then sequenced instructions on the best way to brush our teeth. 

8 Oct

Ourselves Topic

During our topic of ‘Ourselves’, we had discussed the importance of washing your hands thoroughly and why. We read instructions on how to wash your hands and they are in the toilets to remind us.

8 Oct

Making Fruit Salad

During our ‘Ourselves’ topic, we have been learning about foods which are healthy for us. We designed a fruit salad using healthy fruit and tried to use different varieties. 

We enjoyed using good chopping skills to cut the fruit into small pieces and some children tried some fruits that they…

2 Oct

A very windy day.

Nursery made the most of a wild and windy afternoon this week!

We gathered lots of making materials and made kites to fly. We made sure we used lots of glue so they didn't blow to pieces!

When we had all finished we put on our coats and ran around our big playground and watched our kites…