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…
The theme for our Junior Humanities Week this year was “Sustainability”. The aim was to emphasise how every small change or action towards combatting Climate Change makes a difference to our planet and its future survival. During the week, the children in the Juniors learned more about Sustainability in general…
Reception has loved exploring shapes. They have explored what new shapes they can make when they cut them in half as well as joining lots of shapes together. They created a big triangle using lots of different small triangles and also made a long rectangle using lots of squares. The…
Carrying on with their Dinosaur topic, Reception have been learning about carnivores and herbivores. The children learnt that paleontologists can tell what the dinosaurs ate by looking at their fossilized poo and decided to make their own. After mixing all of the ingredients together the children used their hands to…
