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Financial Awareness Week

Year 4 Maple had a very exciting maths lesson this morning. As part of Financial Awareness week, we took part in some of the NatWest How Money Works activities. We discussed the term ‘budgeting’ and thought about how we earn and spend money. We all started with £7 in our imaginary piggy bank and worked our way through different decision making cards. We had to track our spending, make choices about items we wanted to Read more

By Mrs Murphy, ago

Teamwork- Skills Builder

This half-term focus ‘Essential skill’ has been Teamwork. This afternoon we gave Year 1 lots of challenges to put their teamwork skills to the test! In the challenges given, they had to communicate well using speaking and listening skills. They also had to be creative and problem solve, together. We completed caterpillar races, under and over, had to move a hoop across the row of our team without letting go of hands, move across the Read more

By Miss Lomax, ago

Financial awareness week

Year 4 had a fantastic time in today’s maths lesson as part of Financial Awareness Week! We took part in some of the NatWest How Money Works activities, which really got us thinking about how we earn and spend money. Each child started with £7 in their piggy bank and moved around the classroom to different stations where decision-making cards were placed. They had to make smart choices, track their spending, and see how their Read more

By Mrs Downing, ago

NatWest Thrive – Jobs and Skills

This week is financial awareness week. In Year 1 we have been focusing on job and skills. We have thought about which jobs and skills are going to help us to communicate, problem solve, use creative thinking skills and work as a team which also ties in  with our skills builder work this half term. We worked in teams to sort out which jobs use specific skills. We then thought about which jobs we are going Read more

By Miss Jones, ago

Financial Awareness Week in Year 2

As part of Financial Awareness Week, Year 2 have been learning all about the difference between wants and needs! We started our learning by watching a short video that helped us understand why it’s important to think carefully about the things we buy and use. The children quickly discovered that needs are the things we must have to survive, like food, water and shelter, while wants are the things that are nice to have but Read more

By Miss Wilde, ago

Skills Builder Team Work

Year 2 took part in a Skills Builder lesson this week, focusing on the importance of teamwork. The children worked together on fun challenges that required good communication, listening, and cooperation. One of our favourite activities involved using a hula hoop—the challenge was to pass it all the way around the circle without letting go of each other’s hands! It took plenty of teamwork, problem-solving, and laughter to complete. Everyone showed fantastic collaboration, perseverance, and Read more

By Miss Wilde, ago

Shadows

This week in Science, Year 2 investigated how shadows change size. Using torches and different objects, we discovered that when an object moves closer to the light source, its shadow becomes bigger, and when it moves further away, the shadow gets smaller. The children made excellent observations, used great scientific vocabulary, and had lots of fun experimenting with light and shadows!

By Miss Wilde, ago

Diwali

Reception have enjoyed learning about Diwali. We have been making rangoli patterns, Diwali cards, Rama and Sita masks and taste testing food. We also enjoyed some dancing to end our day!    

By Mrs Marsh, ago

Strange things are happening in Year 4…

Year 4 arrived at school today to a surprising scene- our classroom was covered in police tape and swarming with frogs! Something mysterious has clearly happened overnight… We have states off the week by stepping into the shoes of detectives. Armed with notepads and curious minds, we’ve been interviewing eyewitnesses, gathering clues, and piecing together the puzzle.

By Mrs Downing, ago