Reception read the story ‘The Colours of Us’. This compared the shade of our skin to different things like cinnamon, honey, coffee and chocolate. The children compared these to their skin tone and then had the difficult job of trying to mix the colour of their own skin tone using…
Day two of Kindergarten’s Jubilee week celebrations started with an exciting Morris dancing session! The children learned about how the dancers usually wear bells around their ankles to make lots of noise when they jump around and wave hankies in the air. They loved listening to the traditional music and…
As part of the Juniors’ celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, they are all taking part in an exciting and engaging Morris Dance workshop today. After a quick warm-up, the children were introduced to the concept of Morris Dancing. The instructor demonstrated the basic parts of the dance – steps,…
Year 5 had one of their ‘Social Science’ sessions where pupils worked together to find out various features of insect and amphibians’ life cycles. Various sheets with necessary information were spread around the room and pupils located and exchanged the information they had gathered to learn about life cycles.
Years 5 & 6 went for an ‘Afternoon Art Walk’ in the local area. Pupils sketched various features from nature as well as interesting designs they saw along the way. It was a sunny & arty afternoon!
The children across the Early Years Department have made a card for the Queen congratulating her on her Platinum Jubilee. The children from Kindergarten had the very important job of posting this letter and so, despite a little rain, they took a walk to the post office to buy a…
The children in Kindergarten are finding out about the different minibeasts. They have enjoyed lots of activities and learning, including the arrival of some caterpillars which they are observing every day. When they are ready, which could be two to three weeks, they plan to take the butterflies on one…
On Tuesday 17th May, Year 4 embarked on their journey to Colchester to visit the infamous Castle. During their day at Colchester Castle, the children had the opportunity to explore the museum, investigating and observing a variety of artefacts including ancient vases, coins, and kitchenware. The children were tasked with…
Reception loved their time in the Art room with Ms Parrott and Ms Georgie. We tried a new method of creating Art work. We painted over the top of a picture of the Queen onto a special sheet which we then put through the machine to create a print. After…
Year 6 have been learning about the body and functions of the organs in Science this term. They were lucky enough to have workshops run by two student doctors – Alex and Jack. Alex came into class and spoke about the lungs and the whole respiratory system, he also gave…
