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Cookery Club Week 1 – Fruit Kebabs

This week in Cookery Club, the children made rainbow fruit kebabs – and what a fantastic session it was! The children began by exploring the different fruits using their senses. We talked about colours, textures and smells before moving on to an important part of Design & Technology – planning. The children looked at the fruits available and decided which order they wanted to thread them onto their skewers.  The children practised using child-safe knives Read more

By Mrs Jones, ago

Random acts of kindness day

🌈 Random Acts of Kindness Day To celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day, year 4 created some bright and colourful artwork to share with residents at a local elderly care home. Our goal was simple — to spread a little happiness and bring some extra colour into their day. Each piece was made with care, creativity, and kindness in mind. We hope our artwork brings smiles, sparks conversations, and truly brightens their day. Sometimes the Read more

By Mrs Pillitteri, ago

Problem Solving In Afterschool Club

This half-term in after-school club, we have been developing our essential skill of problem solving through a range of engaging and active challenges. Pupils have taken part in activities such as the Human Knot, where teamwork and communication were key to untangling themselves, as well as exciting code-breaking tasks that required logic, reasoning and careful thinking. We have also enjoyed a variety of games and quizzes that encouraged strategy, resilience and collaboration. Throughout these activities, Read more

By Miss Lomax, ago

3D Spider

This half-term, Year 1 have been exploring the art skill of creating 3D forms using paper. During our recent lesson, the children worked collaboratively to design and build a large spider model inspired by Maman by Louise Bourgeois. We used a variety of techniques to turn newspaper and tape into 3D spiders. The activity encouraged creativity, problem solving and teamwork, as the children shared ideas and supported one another to achieve a fantastic final piece. Read more

By Miss Lomax, ago

Random Act of Kindness 2026

Year 2 had a wonderful time celebrating Random Acts of Kindness Day! We collected donations for Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary, bringing in pet food, blankets and toys to help care for animals in need. The children were proud to know their kindness will make a real difference. We also had a visit from our Anti-Bully Ambassadors, who helped us create special word art describing another child in the class. We used kind and positive words, then Read more

By Miss Wilde, ago