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Today the class explored air resistance and the force of surface friction by making balloon rockets out of different shaped balloons and using different types to string to make their balloon rockets move. They discovered that friction slows objects down and stops them; they discussed how smoother…

We have had a little move around in our Lower School classroom and now have a new role play area which the children are really enjoying. Our theme for learning in Year 1 and 2 this half term is ‘Explorers’ and after lots of discussion together the children got to decide what they wanted me to make…

Our Reception are busy learning all about the numbers 1 to 5, they are doing lots of different activities every week helping them to recognise the numerals, write them, count, subtilise, add 1 more and say what is 1 less. 
 

Here is a snapshot of the learning they did today using play dough…

At this week’s curling session, the children in Upper School were shown how to slide and then release the curling stone down the rink and onto the scoring target. Everyone seemed so much more confident with the skill of sliding along the ice and made good progress towards being able to play a…

Our Reception children have been busy building their number sense this week by digging through the sand to find numbers that were hidden. Once they found them they practised forming the numbers in the sand and then had to bury the number again by tipping the number shown in buckets of sand over…

Our Reception children have been super writers this week, recognising sounds in words and building cvc words. 
 

What superstars!

Today in our Science lesson, the class were introduced to the concepts of gravity and they particularly enjoyed the awe and wonder of Earth in space when we discussed and watched videos about the sizes of planets and stars. After this, the children focused on measuring gravitational pull using…

What a wonderful afternoon we had at the Flower Bowl learning the very tricky skills of curling. The children were shown how to brush the ice to make the curling stones move faster and then they learnt how to send the curling stone down the curling rink. It is so much trickier than it looks on the…

The children thoroughly enjoyed our second PE lesson this week! They used more apparatus to test and develop their strength and ability. They built on the skills that were practised on Monday by linking three movements together to create a sequence. 
 

Well done children, you are…

This week we have been continuing our learning about shape. All three year groups have done a variety of activities, here are some photos of our Year 1 and 2 children exploring 2D shapes.

We had a great first PE lesson in 2026 on Monday when the children started practising their gymnastic skills!

We have had a wonderful festive time in school this last week with crafts, parties, a panto visit, a Christmas dinner and so much fun. Here are some photos of the things we have been doing. 
 

We wish all our families a wonderful Christmas break.

Mrs Kemp and Mrs…