Art & Design
African dance
We have had lots of fun designing and painting our African masks. Once they were dry we then practised an African dance, once we practised it a few times we then did the dance with our masks and we did amazing!
Eco Committee
Willows Forest School on Friday
Year 1 Willows had such fun during their time at Forest School. With the forest school teachers, Miss Steele and Mr Tomkins, the children worked really hard to listen to instructions to keep themselves safe. We went to explore the forest and looked for some creatures1 We found snails, Read more…
Eco Committee
Year 1 Willows Kaden’s Garden Visit – we planted carrots!
We visited Kaden’s Garden last week and tidied up our planter! We had lots of fun digging in the mud, making sure the weeds were pulled out and put in the compost heap for recycling. After we prepped out planter, we then got some TINY carrot seeds and planted them, Read more…
Geography
Wriggle and crawl
We started our new topic this week Wriggle and crawl. We completed a geography lesson by walking around the school grounds looking at human and physical features. Then in class we created a birds eye view of the school grounds and added a key. In science we went on Read more…
Eco Committee
Winners for Eco Energy Saving Posters!
Well done to the children who have completed the poster competition. Below you will find the winners! You will get to pick your prizes tomorrow 🙂 Well done everyone who entered.
Geography
Changing Landscapes
Do you know where a river starts and finishes? Maple have been learning about the ‘source’ and ‘mouth’ of a river. We know that a river begins high up in the mountains and ends when it flows into the sea. Maple have also been investigating how a river can change Read more…
English
Penguin Planning!
We looked at how to effectively create non fiction shapes and map out an information text about the Penguins of Antarctica. We we used images to summarise each paragraph and then used shapes to break each individual paragraph down into smaller chunks. When we we come to write Read more…
Geography
Amazing Icebergs
Year 6 had the chance to investigate how icebergs are formed, where they are found and the impact they can have, such as in the story of the Titanic. We created our own icebergs and used ice cubes to represent smaller chunks of sea ice. We then looked at the Read more…
Geography
Winding Rivers
Maple have been to visit the River Roch in Queens Park today. The children carried out an investigation to see how fast the river was flowing. We then spotted signs of pollution in the river and some local wildlife. The children found examples of erosion and deposition along the river Read more…