A visitor arrived in our classroom today…Daisy the Dragon!! We were really excited to see that she was guarding some eggs which inspired us to do some writing during child initiated learning. […]
During Forest School today we talked about some of the things we might do during our sessions. We looked at some of Mrs Skulls films of wildlife she had filmed which we might see at school. We went onto the […]
As we start the new year we have been thinking about our feelings and emotions. We really enjoyed ‘The colour monster’ by Anna Llenas. We collected lots of colours around our classroom and talked about which feelings and emotions each […]
We are really excited to be using our new pebble pool! Sometimes we read in it, other times it is a small world for strange and fantastic creatures. On some days it is filled with water and we can jump […]
In Science, Year 4 have just started a new topic learning all about States of Matter. Within this topic, we will discover the differences between solids, liquids and gases, think deeply about condensation and evaporation, and get to grips with […]
This term our historical and geographical learning will be based around our topic, ‘Brave and Beautiful Britain’. During the first half term, we will be learning all about the Second World War, focusing on the Home Front. We will soon […]
In science this half term, Years Five and Six will be learning about electrical circuits. This will include: drawing circuit diagrams using recognised symbols; constructing simple circuits; investigating how bulbs can be made brighter and buzzers louder and exploring electrical […]
In English, we are studying ‘Goodnight Mister Tim’ by Michelle Magorian. Set in the Second World War, young Willie Beech is evacuated to the countryside. He is taken in by kind old Tom Oakley but then has to return home […]
We love being challenged in maths! To begin our maths learning in Danes, we are enjoying ‘A Week of Inspirational Maths’ which includes learning all about the importance of understanding how our brains work, how important it is to make […]
This term, our topic ‘Brave and Beautiful Britain’ will develop our historical and geographical understanding. We will learn about the Second World War and, in particular, about The Battle of Britain – a key turning point in British history. We […]
Our Christian values are important to us. We used them to come up with our class agreement. Sometimes we like to reflect and so our reflection area has a prayer tree, shells and bible stories to encourage our spiritual thinking. […]
We love to read in Orchard Class and are always excited to choose new books from the reading garden as well as from our school library. In Year Two, we focus on developing our skills of decoding, retrieving, inferring, predicting, […]
We are very excited to start learning about our history topic and discovery all about this significant historic event. In history, we use our enquiry skills to answer a sequence of learning questions. This half term, we will be exploring […]
We know the importance of looking after our wellbeing. Our Zen Den is the perfect place to reflect about our feelings, write down any worries or calm down in this chilled out space. We are learning strategies to help us […]
This half term we will be learning all about how different animals grow. Our learning questions are: How do different animals grow? What do animals need to survive? What changes as humans grow? PPPOP investigation lesson Why is exercise important? […]