Today we looked at how different religions pray and worship God. We discussed that prayer is how religious people talk to their God and why prayer is an important activity. We explored a range of artefacts from Hindus, Judaism, Muslim and Christians and looked at where they came from and how they are used. After that, we looked closely at the four Christian ideas of God the Father; the Creator; the Light and Love. We read Read more
This week we had a very special guest in Year 5 Juniper. Mrs Edyvean’s dog Roxy came to join us as part of our English lesson. Recently the children have been learning all about a boy named Ben who receives a mysterious present from his Mum that turns out to be a new puppy. The children spent time with Roxy to help generate ideas for their descriptive writing. They came up with some brilliant descriptions Read more
This week, Year 2 began their History topic ‘The Great Fire Of London’. Our first lesson was all about fire safety. We began the lesson by talking about and spotting dangers around fire and thinking about where would and wouldn’t be a good place to start a camp fire. As we were doing this, the fire alarm went off and we all had to safely leave the building to our designated area and answer the Read more
Each week on ‘French Fridays’ we will be learning some French words and phrases. This week we listened to a song that taught us how to count up to ten in French. We also played a game called ‘Splat’ which helped us learn the names of colours in French. We will have lots more fun learning some French next week!
We have been practicing answering the register using ‘Bonjour’ and have been learning a french greeting song. Every Friday we are going to learn some simple French words.
This morning, we have all taken part in a PE lesson and forest school. We have really enjoyed playing different games in PE, moving in different ways and finding a space. During forest school, we also played lots of games and learnt the rules. We even had time to make a small fire! Everyone has had a fantastic first full week in school, well done Reception!
Year 3 this week have been working on our science skills to see what items are magnetic and which aren’t. here are some pictures of our learning.
In R.E this week discussed things that we can’t see but believe in. We blew up a balloon and blew some bubbles and asked if we cannot see air, how do we know it’s there? We then discussed how we exercise trust and faith in our everyday lives. We talked about our belief in God and how we believe in the existence of lots of things we cannot see. We then thought about what the idea Read more
In Science this week, we have explored scientific diagrams. We looked at the differences between diagrams and illustrations and what the rules were for drawing a good scientific diagram. We then went outside and found a leaf to draw and label and practise our newly learnt scientific skills! The children all did a fantastic job! Well done Year 3.
This half term Year 6 are looking at ‘Me and my relationships’. This week we have focused on different situations and gave advice to each other. The children worked cooperatively to sensibly discuss and give advice. We considered whether the friendship sounded positive and healthy or not? Is it a balanced friendship? If not what should we do? This topic has really helped and supported our Christian Value this half term ‘Respect’ The children even Read more