Today Year 6 Rowan were lucky to visit the Cherwell Centre. They spent time in the gardens and at the farm looking at, talking about and stroking the animals. The staff at the Cherwell Centre were very helpful and knowledgeable, they shared a lot of facts with us about the Read more
We took part in ‘The great science share’, we worked win groups to complete a rainbow colour mixing experiment. We poured a cup of milk into a bowl, we then dropped food colouring in different areas then dropped washing up liquid into the centre to watch what happened. Then we Read more
Year 6 have been challenged to design, make and evaluate their own playgrounds in DT. The children have spent the past two days producing their own designs in groups focusing on the design criteria. The playground had to be: fun, safe, something to hide, something to climb up and something Read more
Last night we had a fun time at science club looking at materials. We had to find the best material to use as an umbrella. The children used scientific vocabulary to make predictions. Then, they tested the best material to keep themselves dry. The children found that plastic was the Read more
This half term we have been learning all about plants in Science. This afternoon we went up to Kaden’s garden to do planting of our own! We planted tomato plants that were very kindly donated by one of our parents, into the large planting bed using a range of gardening Read more
Year 6 have taken part in 6 workshops across 3 weeks, looking at the role of sports journalists, guided by journalist, Gareth Walker. Taking a different historical sporting moment each session, Gareth has guided the children through the process of how to create a quality piece of journalistic writing. From Read more
This week we have been investigating how water affects plan growth. we gave one plant water and then another no water and documented our findings. here are some pictures of our investigation.
A huge thank you from the school council to everyone who supported us in raising money for charity by buying tickets for our Easter raffle. We have raised an incredible £634 for our chosen charities! This has been split equally between the Turkey/Syria earthquake and the Ukraine, with each receiving Read more
Year 5 have spent the morning bonding as a team in forest school. First we recapped the Easter story but we had to work as a team because all the parts of the story were mixed up and hidden around the forest school area. After this, the children used clay Read more
Today Ethos did a fantastic job retelling the story of Joseph and his coat of many colours. The children spoke clearly and confidently during collective worship. They retold the story with a modern twist. We spoke about how Joseph showed forgiveness towards his brothers even though they were unkind to Read more