This week we have been focusing on financial awareness week. In Year 3, we have been focusing on ‘How money works’ we have recognised coins, created amounts, found different ways of making amounts and then working our change given from scenarios within a shop. The children have really enjoyed using Read more
This week is Finance Week and in year 2 the children have been learning about ‘how we spend money’. The children explored what is a need and what is a want. They were able to develop their ideas about what is necessary to survive (need) and what isn’t needed to Read more
A big well done to one of our fantastic Year 1 children who has been busy completing the weekly maths challenge at home with their parents! The challenge was all about using multiplication to work out how many tails, ears, eyes, noses and legs five monkeys would have. The work Read more
A big well done to everyone who has been getting involved in our weekly Maths Challenge! It has been fantastic to see some pupils putting in a huge amount of effort at home to complete the challenges and show off their mathematical thinking. We have seen some brilliant ideas, careful Read more
In Year 4 Hawthorn, we always enjoy an active maths lesson on a Friday! This Friday, we took part in a fun game of Musical Chair Maths. When the music stopped, we stopped dancing, found a maths question and worked together to solve it. We had lots of fun while Read more
During maths lessons on a Friday we complete an active maths lesson, consolidating everything we have learnt that week. During these lessons, we play games and our lessons are very active and sometimes competitive! Here are some pictures from our recent active maths lessons.
This week year 1 have been celebrating British Science Week. Now known as STEAM. For each different part of our week we have focused on different activities. Our science activity asked us to think about how to create home-made bolts using tinfoil to ensure they were able to float on Read more
Year 5 Pine have taken part in ‘Steam week’ this week, celebrating science, technology, engineering, art and maths. This years theme is curiosity. Science – For our science activity the children had the task of designing a moon rover. They had to think about the challenges of driving on the Read more
British Science week – STEAM lessons based on the theme Curiosity Science – We learnt about how birds build nests using natural materials to keep their eggs safe. We then went to Forest School and worked in teams to build our own nests using sticks and leaves. This activity helped Read more
We have had a very fun filled week in Birch class taking part in activities to celebrate British Science week. In DT, the children baked their own bread. They worked hard to learn what ingredients and measurements were needed. The children really enjoyed the process of making the bread and Read more