Year 1 have absolutely loved celebrating Careers Week and World Book Day this week. Year 1 explored the exciting world of engineering through both their English and DT learning. In English, the children focused on developing their oracy skills by working in groups to create toy adverts for their marble Read more
This week, our learning focused on engineering, technology and oracy skills. We began by exploring what engineering is, using sentence stems to understand that engineers plan, design, test and improve ideas while thinking about the user. We finished the lesson with a Kahoot quiz to check our understanding. Next, we Read more
Reception came into school today dressed as a book character or what they would like to do when they grow up to celebrate World Book Day. Everyone looked fantastic! Reception have been very busy today celebrating World Book Day. We have been listening to lots of stories, sharing our favourite Read more
📚✨ World Book Day in Maple Class! ✨📚 Maple Class had a fantastic time celebrating World Book Day and Careers week! We saw some amazing costumes including Tracey Beaker, the Hulk, Snow White, Cinderella and many more wonderful characters. It was brilliant to see everyone bring their favourite stories to Read more
Your child has been actively participating in our Careers Week activities, with a particular focus on engineering. As part of their learning, the class explored the inspiring work of Isatou Ceesay, discussing how innovation and creativity can help solve environmental problems. The children developed their communication skills by completing a Read more
We started off Careers Week by learning all about Bessie Blount, a famous engineer who invented a machine that allowed people who had lost limbs to eat independently without the help of a nurse. We researched facts about her and then completed a Kahoot quiz all about her work and Read more
Year 4 have had a fantastic week celebrating Careers Week, with a special focus on engineering. Throughout the week, the children explored how engineers design solutions to real-world problems. Our challenge asked the question: How can robots be designed to support patients to develop fine motor skills and muscle strength? Read more
During careers week Nursery learnt all about being an engineer. We started the week by learning what engineers are and the different jobs they do. We designed a house together, discussing our decisions as we went along and importance of planning. The children had a go at designing their own Read more
This week Reception have been exploring different careers. At the beginning of the week, parents and adults came into school for shared learning. Everyone explored and discussed different careers with their adults. They enjoyed being an artist and creating pieces of artwork, being a doctor and looking after their patients, Read more
This morning, Year 5 have taken part in their very own press conference. This week for careers week, Year 5 were given the engineer Mae Jemison to focus on. Throughout the start of the week we were able to learn lots about Mae by watching videos, reading her stories, and Read more