Computing
A trip to the seaside
Our new topic is ‘Beachcombers’ so we took a trip to the seaside and completed the FANTASTICS. This will help us with our class story ‘Winnie at the seaside’ and all our topic work.
English
Anthony Browne
This week we have been exploring the new books that we are going to be looking at in our English lessons this half term. We had to find some similarities between them. We noticed that they were all written by the author Anthony Browne and that in most of his Read more
Art & Design
The Iron Man Art Work
We made backgrounds for our new books. We blew the paint so it moved around the page. It made some fantastic effects! We have also started creating our Iron Man portraits. Stay tuned for more pictures…
English
The Iron Man
Children found a chalk outline of a body in the school grounds. Although it had a body, two arms, two legs and a head, it did not appear to be a human body as it was really tall and wide and had strange shapes poking out. The children explored the Read more
Christian Values
One little word
Today we watched a fantastic performance of ‘One little word’. The performance had no speaking parts at all apart from one little word -sorry! It was a very powerful production and all the children were engaged throughout. Thank you M6 for such a thoughtful story #onelittleword
English
Jack and the Beanstalk
In Reception, we have been learning about Jack and the Beanstalk. We have been doing lots of reading and writing based on the story. We have enjoyed thinking about what we would buy if we had golden eggs. We also enjoyed making wanted posters of the giant! This week we Read more
Art & Design
Dogs, Dinos and DNA!
Year 6 continued their work on inheritance, evolution and Darwin by exploring what DNA is, how it helps decide what type of person we will be and how genetic engineering and selective breeding have affected living things around us. We studied selective breeding in dogs, looking at how species Read more
Eco Committee
Recreating Darwin’s Experiments: Owl Pellet Investigation (Warning – contains real animal bones!)
After weeks of studying Darwin’s work, we were able to use his notes to recreate some of his experiments. We decided to focus on his work on seed dispersal and what he felt he could learn from owl pellets and the study of diets within food chains. The first thing Read more
Art & Design
Fossil Facts
As part of our research into Darwin and his Theory of Evolution, Year 6 investigated what fossils are, where they are found, how they are formed and what types of fossils there are. We created information booklets using our 4 sentence paragraph strategy: statement, question, exclamation and command. The children Read more
English
Macbeth Drama
Year 4 have been working hard in English, writing Macbeth’s diary recount. To help us plan our work, we enjoyed acting out the scenes after King Duncan’s death in class today. We have some amazing actors and actresses!