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Our Reception children have had fun with this activity this week when they tried to free the  flowers they’d picked from the ice! 

They used their senses and explored frozen water and how it changes state when salt or warm water are added. They learnt that the warm water had the greatest effect…

For the last couple of weeks, the Upper School children have been researching, planning and producing a non-chronological report about Easter celebrations in different countries such as Mexico, Spain and Germany. They had to think carefully about how they set out their writing as the objective was…

This morning, Upper School braved the bracing wind to complete a maths competition that I set up around the school field. There were 29 maths challenges hidden all over the grounds and they worked in pairs to find them and try and answer the questions correctly before they could go and try a…

We had a treat this afternoon when Upper School came to our classroom to share their learning about Easter celebrations around the world. Go to their blog page to find out more!

This week has been very exciting for middle school as we have had a chance to see the baby oyster catchers! 
We have counted three chicks that have been sleeping just outside of our window in the lower school play area. 

Each morning we have loved looking out for them and checking if they are…

Our RE topic this term has been what rules should we follow? We have spent a lot of time discussing the rules we have in our society, at home and in other places. We have looked at the story of Adam and Eve and how they broke God's rule to not touch the tree of knowledge. Children also explored…

Well  done to our Year 6s for completing their SATs in such excellent fashion. We are very proud of the way they approached the week with confidence. Each Year 6 tried their absolute hardest and there is no more we could wish for. Well done all! 
 

After a very busy and intense morning completing SATs papers, the Upper School children enjoyed going outside in the grounds of school to find the types of materials birds might use to make their nests. They found wool, straw, sticks, grass, moss and leaves to add to their clay bases and recreate…

Upper School finished their Tennis skills topic today with some tennis matches. This meant they could show off the skills they had learnt! They demonstrated forehand and backhand shots, tactics to beat their partner and accuracy with their own shot placement. All the children agreed that they had…

As part of our studies about the USA, we have been looking at population distribution and population density. We also compared the population and area of New York and London.

To progress in our DT project of designing a bag, children spent their DT lesson learning some different sewing techniques.
They used sewing boards and thread to create patterns and practice some of the stiches we may end up using for our projects.

We learned:
A running stitch 

An…

This week, the children have moved on to exploring and composing their own music.
We have been focusing on the structure of music, looking at rhythm, beats and trying overall to read sheet music. 
Children have been using 'my favourite things' from the sound of music as a basis to explore notes…