JOURNEY STICKS
Nursery went to the woods and used double-sided tape to make journey sticks – a record of their journey through the beautiful summer woods.
CONSTRUCTION CLUB
Every Friday throughout May, children in KS1 and Early Years were invited to release their creativity in Construction Club. We had lots of fun building together, completing challenges and sharing our end designs.
NURSERY VISIT OUR NEW FISH TANK
Nursery are learning about Pirates this half term. We have been adventuring in our own pirate ship in the classroom, and spotting and counting fish in our outdoor play area, so there was great excitement when we went to see some real fish. There is even a pirate ship on the ‘ocean’ floor! We will…
FAIRYTALE PARTY
Look at all of these wonderful fairytale characters that came to school! To celebrate the end of our topic ‘Once Upon a Time,’ the children came dressed up as a fairy tale character. We had a tea party, read fairytale stories and played party games. Which characters can you spot?
MEET THE LIFEGUARDS
Today, we were visited by two local RNLI lifeguards who led an assembly for all our key stage 2 children all about staying safe at the beach. They explained what the different flags that are displayed at the beach mean, what rip currents are and what to do if you get caught in one, how…
World Book Day
Today, to celebrate World Book Day, the children and staff were invited to come in dressed up as a word and they did not disappoint. We had wonderful words such monochromatic, love, archaic, palaeontologist, musical, colourful, despicable, lethal, clumsy, perplexed, discombobulated, shiny, sparkly, royal, Christmas and so many more. Every class enjoyed the beautiful story,…
VISITING MUSICIANS
We were so lucky to be visited again by two talented musicians, Alfie Pugh and Jade Gall. They played a variety of instruments and musical pieces for the children who were in awe throughout. It is such a magical experience to see and hear live music being performed.
NURSERY PARENT’S MORNING
Nursery’s theme for the last half term was “How many colours are there in a rainbow?” This theme was used to inspire, create, sing, dance, act and read, all whilst learning through play. The parents were invited this week to a celebration showcasing the creations of their children. The children sang for their parents before…
TOASTING MARSHMALLOWS
Nursery took advantage of the clear, cold and calm weather to toast some marshmallows on the fire. The children learned responsibility around the fire; this is one of our Green Behaviours. Mr Ball made sure that they were safe and we all enjoyed the delicious marshmallows.
D.T. IN YEARS 5 AND 6
Did you know that Henry VIII had a pulley to help him get out of bed? In DT this half term, year 5 and 6 have been learning about mechanical systems and in particular, pulleys. They have investigated how they work and have looked at real-life objects that use pulleys. They then created a machine…