Today Year 5 completed our stuffed toys. The children have worked ready hard during this unit and and created some brilliant toys. Lots of the children initially found the sewing aspect difficult but persevered and should be very proud of themselves. Well done Year 5!
Last week, Reception enjoyed a week of learning all about Chinese New Year. We listened to the story of the Great Race, where we found out about the animals that the years are named after – this year is the year of the dragon. We made Chinese lanterns, paperchain dragons and dragon masks, tasted some Chinese food, acted out the Great Race story and finally, on Friday, we became Chinese dragons, we worked in teams Read more
Year 6 were very lucky today to have a visit today from a Humanist, Kevin. Focusing on our topic in RE at the moment is, ‘What matters most to Christians and Humanists?’ Kevin explained what a Humanist is and what they believe in. Humanists are people who want to take care of Humans and our natural world and make it a better place without believing in God. We asked questions such as Do you believe Read more
As we work towards the end of our ghost story unit, we have begun to plan our own ghost stories. We’ve planned our own characters, settings and ghost, ready to write our final piece later this week!
This half term, Year 6 have been investigating the topics “What Matters Most to Christians and Humanists?” as part of our RE topic. We were lucky to be visited by Kevin, a Humanist, who talked to us about what it is like to be a Humanist, and take questions from the children too.
This week was Mental Health Week, the theme was ‘My Voice Matters’. We had lots of discussions in class about what Mental Health is and who they can talk to so they can get their voice heard, we also discussed what things are important to us, what helps us feel calm and content and who we are able to feel we can talk to. We then did an activity which made us think about what Read more
This week is Children’s Mental Health with the theme ‘being ourself’. We talked about how everyone is unique and special. We’re then given a name of someone in our class and it was our jobs to do something this week to make them smile! This could be anything from leaving a picture in their tray, playing with them at playtime, picking up their coat if it fell on the floor. It was really nice to Read more
This week in forest school Year 2 Ash used their team work skills to build their own shelters. We definitely needed them in the rainy weather we had!! We also made winter pictures using natural materials from the forest and we always have lots of fun exploring. Z
Following on from our ‘Farm to Fork’ research session, Year 6 were then tasked with designing a three course menu, using ingredients and dishes that complimented each other. We decided on bruschetta to start, chicken fajita mains and fruit kebabs for dessert. We chose three dishes that are healthy, contribute towards our 5 a day, and give us a balance of nutrients from different food groups.
Juniper enjoyed a lesson with their families this morning. It was lovely to see the joy on their faces. We all worked together, thinking about the Christian value of ‘Love’ to decorate a plant pot ready for Valentines Day. Each child planted a sweetpea inside the pot. Please enjoy the photos below.