Year 6 braved the wind and cold to make some pancakes over the fire on Ash Wednesday – a day late but they were still delicious. We were too busy cooking or eating to take too many pictures, Connie and Ella were so cold that they used every spare coat they could find! …
Mrs Dudley’s class had fun on the slack line and built some great dens during outdoor learning.
Miss Gobel’s class showed resilience, independence and responsibility whilst flying our kite. It was fun but harder than it looks!
Miss Gobel’s class showed real resilience and responsibility when lighting fires with flints and steels. It was a wet, windy day and it’s not an easy job in any weather.
In year 6, we have been learning the difference between human and physical geography as part of our ‘Hola Mexico!’ topic. In groups, we had a go at sorting pictures of Mexico and the UK into whether they were showing the human or physical geography of the country. We had to work together collaboratively to…
Year 6 made the most of a bit of sunshine in outdoor learning this week. They stripped willow for wreath making, made dens, practised knots and pretended to abseil, made a shop, moved leaf mulch to our new mulching cage and lots more. We also made some links with the science that the class are…
For our Quest Day this term, year 6 wanted to experience what it may have been like for a Victorian child at school. They came in dressed up in Victorian costume. First, they chose a traditional Victorian name to be called for the day. In outdoor learning, they had their hands inspected and took part…
In design technology, Mrs Dudley’s class have looked at Victorian samplers. We have practised different embroidery stitches: running stitch, satin stitch, back stitch and cross stitch. We have designed our own samplers and now we are busy creating them. We have been extremely resilient – especially when we have got ourselves knotted up!
In year 5/6, we have been working hard on our reading skills. One of our objectives is all about reading for pleasure and reading to an audience. As a class, we went down to share some of our favourite stories with the nursery children. The children from both classes really enjoyed the afternoon and there…
As part of their topic on the Victorians this half term, Year 6 have started to look at the art of William Morris. “We noticed how he was clearly inspired by nature and how his wallpaper designs show repeated patterns whether they are reflected, translated or rotated. We had a go at choosing a part…