Classes

We are thinking about what qualities people need to show they are a good friend. We are thinking about whether it was always easy for Jesus to be a good […] […]

Puddlebridge class wrote an email in French, showcasing their learning on the topic of pets. The children wrote fantastic sentences and were able to introduce themselves, as well as use […] […]

To enrich our historical learning this term, we have rehearsed and performed a dance inspired by the building of the Egyptian pyramids. Throughout the dance, we use our bodies to […] […]

Over the last couple of weeks in Danes Class, we have been enjoying Charles Dickens’ ‘Great Expectations’. Focussing on an extract in which Pip met Miss Havisham for the first […] […]

In this unit, we have created our own Spooky Story compositions, featuring a drum beat, melody and bassline. Charanga’s YuStudio enabled each child to have their own work space and […] […]

This term in art, Danes have been responding to the learning question: How Do Artists See the World? Throughout the learning journey, they practised their skills and explored how artists […] […]

Today, Puddlebridge enjoyed their first Design and Technology day of the year. To support our learning about The Awesome Egyptians in history, we designed, made, and tested our own shadufs. […] […]

During their RE lesson, children in Puddlebridge used watercolours to create a symbol from the Christian Christmas story which explains something about Jesus. […]

Shackadell class have loved maths week! We started the week in our whole school assembly thinking about all of the different ways that we use maths every day. We started […] […]

Danes Class finished off their French topic on schools and subjects by designing some amazing posters to showcase their learning. These included fantastic sentences, which included the day and time, […] […]

We began our learning about light by considering what we already knew and remembered about how shadows are formed. We learnt in detail about how our eyes work – this […] […]

Raye Montague, a trail-blazing engineer, has been the focus of our English learning for Maths Week. We spent the week learning about her incredible achievements as well as the set-backs […] […]

Our PSHE learning was a particular highlight of Maths Week. In true apprentice style, we worked in groups to manufacture a paper product worthy of Miss Branagan’s, Mrs Avis’ and […] […]

To celebrate Maths Week, we looked at how we can construct an impossible triangle in art. First, we had to draw an accurate equilateral triangle using a ruler and protractor […] […]

On Friday 14th November, Danes and Puddlebridge Classes enjoyed a visit to The British Museum. This supported their historical learning about the Ancient Egyptians. Our day began by exploring the […] […]

This week we have really enjoyed reading ‘The Owl who was Afraid of the Dark’ by Jill Tomlinson. The story was a great follow on from learning about celebrations that […] […]

This term, Haffydown have been diving into the bold, expressive world of Jean-Michel Basquiat, a ground breaking neo-expressionist artist known for his energetic lines, vivid colours and powerful storytelling. Basquiat’s […] […]

This term, Year 3 have been busy exploring the fascinating topic of Animals Including Humans in Science. Our budding biologists have been learning all about skeletons, bones, nutrition, and the […] […]

Haffydown took a fascinating step back in time when we spent the day as poor children at the British Schools Museum in Hitchin. We experienced what life was like in […] […]

This some of this half term, Haffydown have been thoroughly enjoying our English unit based on the much-loved story The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt. Through this colourful […] […]

On Tuesday 11th November the whole school walked up to the church to take part in our Remembrance service. Pupils from Year Six led the prayers and shared a bible […] […]

Danes class made a Remembrance Day wreath in their French lesson out of cornflowers (‘les bleuets’). They learnt that after World War One ‘les bleuets’ continued to grow on land […] […]

In design and technology, we worked in groups to design and make an Egyptian shaduf. These were used by the ancient Egyptians to collect water from the River Nile to […] […]

Year 4 have been bringing together their learning about states of matter in science and exploring how these link to the water cycle. Through hands-on investigations and creative diagrams, the […] […]

Today, a team of seven children from Year Five competed in a table tennis tournament at Barclay Academy. Our children showed incredible commitment and enthusiasm in preparing for the event; […] […]

We use a wide variety of construction materials both inside and outside. When we are constructing with different materials, we are practising lots of different skills. We are planning, designing, […] […]

Our RE learning this term in Danes has been all about Islam and how Muslims show commitment to their God. Each week, we’ve explored each of ‘The Five Pillar of […] […]

Thursday 21st October – 10:30pm Today was a very important day – Ted’s birthday. We all rose bright and early to kick-start the celebrations; we gathered together in the lounge […] […]

Years Five and Six have had lots of fun learning about electrical circuits during their science lessons this half term. We began by thinking about what we already knew – […] […]

In English, Puddlebridge Class have thoroughly enjoyed reading Biscuit Bear by Mini Grey. Through this text, we have developed our performance reading and writing skills – focusing on sentence structure, […] […]

We had a great day based on our learning about significant nurses in history. We had a visit from Florence Nightingale and we learned so much. We were able to […] […]

We absolutely love learning in our outdoor spaces. We have been enjoying our Forest School sessions already and have been very busy exploring our school grounds. We love to learn […] […]

Today, a group of children from Years Five and Six had a wonderful PE opportunity at the Stevenage Golf and Conference Centre in Aston. The sun was shining for the […] […]

This term in history, we are learning all about the Ancient Egyptian Civilization. Our learning is helping us to answer questions such as ‘How can we discover what ancient Egypt […] […]

Over the past couple of weeks, we have been exploring place value. This has included some very large numbers as well as decimals. To secure our learning, we have enjoyed […] […]

We were delighted that 22 children from Years Five and Six (with two children from Year Four competing in the Year Five team) were able to represent our school at […] […]

We have already been very busy drawing and writing for many different purposes. Some of us are mark making in our role play, such as when we are pretending to […] […]

We have loved welcoming our new children to Shackadell class! It has been lovely to see so many smiling faces and the children have settled well into school life at […] […]

We have looked at several different puppets and how they move. We have enjoyed watching some famous puppet shows. We then designed and made our own glove puppets. […]

We have loved our maths learning all about ‘The Number Devil’ by Hans Magnus Anzensberger this half-term. This captivating books tells the story of twelve-year-old Robert who hates his maths […] […]

Earlier in the term, our English learning was based upon ‘Oliver Twist’ by Charles Dickens. With the eponymous character, Oliver, starting his life in a workhouse, we decided to look […] […]

In Design and Technology, Puddlebridge have enjoyed developing our textiles skills. Our challenge was to design and make an attractive yet durable cushion. We began with primary and secondary research, […] […]

We had such a great day at Stanwick Lakes. We were plant detectives and pond dippers for the day. […]

Having spent a couple of days learning about William Shakespeare, today we explored the opening to his tragedy – Macbeth. We began our morning imagining we were on a bleak […] […]

This term, Year Four are learning all about Living Things and Their Habitats. As part of this unit, we have learned that scientists classify animals and plants into different groups, […] […]

Today, Years Five and Six had an extended PSHE session in order to complete their First Aid training. They learnt lots of important knowledge and life skills in order to […] […]

Following on from our trip to the zoo we have written recounts about our day. Firstly we created maps of our journey through the zoo, remembering the order of the […] […]

Shackadell class went to Hertfordshire zoo. We have been learning all about dinosaurs recently and we really enjoyed the dinosaur trail at the zoo. It was amazing to see how […] […]

In year one we have been placing numbers onto number lines using benchmark numbers. We have been working out the multiples of 10 either side of a given number. In […] […]

In line with our geography topic on China we have been learning about a Chinese installation artist/sculptor named Yin Xiuzhen. Our unit is called ‘Where is in your suitcase?’ It […] […]

We love our daily maths lessons in Shackadell class. This year we have really been mastering our numbers and having a deep understanding of each of them. We use lots […] […]

Our Year 2 and Year 3 children have been busy building a brand new skill this term — touch typing! They’ve been using Purple Mash’s 2Type programme, which is a […] […]

Haffydown had a fantastic time in Forest School, getting creative, muddy, and a little bit magical as they made their very own boggarts! For those who don’t know, boggarts are […] […]

Year 2 and 3 have been diving into the world of fractions recently — and what a brilliant time we’ve had! To help us get to grips with this tricky […] […]

We have been reading Julia Donaldson’s poem version of The Magic Paintbrush. This fits in with our geography topic on China, as it is based on a traditional Chinese folk […] […]

Last term, Puddlebridge completed a unit of learning in Music based on Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey – a Rock anthem from the 80s. They learned that a Rock anthem […] […]

In our recent art lessons, Puddlebridge have been diving into the world of perspective drawing, learning how to make flat images appear three-dimensional using clever techniques such as vanishing points, […] […]

Puddlebridge have been developing their computing and design skills using Purple Mash’s 2Design and Make tool, which allowed us to explore 3D modelling. Having used the software previously in Maths, […] […]

Today, Year Six visited the Hazard Alley Safety Centre in Milton Keynes. Our morning was spent learning important messages about drugs and alcohol. During this session, the children learnt what […] […]

Year Six very very lucky to enjoy a session led by Chris of Fit Kidz. They got to grips with how a rowing machine works and practised their technique. They […] […]

In Design and Technology, we have been developing our skills working with textiles. Our challenge was to design and make an attractive cushion that would also be durable. Before we […] […]

This year we have been learning how to play the glockenspiel. We have learned how to keep the pulse to a range of different backing tracks. Here is the final […] […]

We have been enjoying Zana Fraillon’s beautiful ‘Wisp: A Story of Hope’ in our English learning. Her use of vocabulary and metaphors along with Grahame Baker-Smith’s breathtaking illustrations tell the […] […]

Our art learning this half-term has enriched our historical learning about the Mayans. We began our learning journey with the learning question ‘What is perspective?’. We looked at a variety […] […]

We have had a fantastic time during ‘Box week’. We read some different books all about what you can make with a cardboard box. It was exciting to be able […] […]

We have been learning about the four countries in the UK. We have looked at traditional foods from these places and put them onto a map. We ended our unit […] […]

In English, Puddlebridge have been reading The Story of the Blue Planet by Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason. The story follows two adventurous children living on a planet where no […] […]

We have really loved this book and showcasing our acting and singing talents. […]

We have been learning so much about animals! Following on from our trip to the allotments to find out about local wildlife, we have been learning all about wildlife in […] […]

Today, Danes Class enjoyed participating in the 2025 GoConstruct K’nex challenge. This is an engineering challenge involving around 180 schools across Hertfordshire and surrounding areas. Led by our local STEM […] […]

In science, Year 4 have been learning about sound. We started by learning that sound is made when something vibrates. These vibrations cause the particles around the sound source to […] […]

Last half-term in Danes Class, our music learning was based on Adele’s cover of ‘Make You Feel My Love’ by Bob Dylan. We learnt the instrumental section on both recorder […] […]

We have been thinking a lot about our local area and the environment we live in. We have been talking about the kinds of plants and animals that live in […] […]

Shackadell loved spending time working on our World Book Day book – ‘Here we are’ by Oliver Jeffers. We thought about things we find in space, in the sea, on […] […]

In Danes, we have been learning about Peter Thorpe. We looked at many of his rocket paintings, observing the use of colour in the background and foreground before having a […] […]

Recently, we have been developing our geometric reasoning in maths. We began by looking at properties of polygons and investigating quadrilaterals. Learning about diagonals helped us to deepen our understanding […] […]

In science, Years Five and Six are learning about the Earth in space. We have enjoyed becoming experts on our Solar System and the planets within it. We worked in […] […]

We have been looking at healthy eating (as year 2 have been in science). We looked at the different food groups and the ‘Eatwell Plate’. We then evaluated some different […] […]

Danes and Puddlebridge classes enjoyed an exciting day at the Natural History Museum to enrich our geographical learning. We began the day exploring different areas of the museum before heading […] […]

Recently we have loved the freezing cold weather and we have been enjoying looking at the ice in our outdoor classroom so we decided to make our very own ice decorations. […] […]

Year 2 students recently took part in our second exciting Recycled Fashion Show, where they showcased their creative outfits made from recycled materials. During the Autumn term, in Science, the […] […]

In Year 2, as part of our “Animals Including Humans” topic, we’ve been learning all about how to stay healthy through healthy eating, exercise, and good hygiene. We started by […] […]

We have started the new year with a BANG, CRASH and ZAP as we have been learning all about superheroes! We started off by reading ‘There’s a superhero in your […] […]

For our PE learning last half-term, we learnt and performed a dance inspired by the Blitz during World War Two. The dance begins with families waving off their young children […] […]

We will be looking at different types of materials and their properties. We will investigate why some materials are more suitable than others for different purposes. […]

Our learning question this half term is: How does praying throughout the day, help a Muslim in their everyday life. […]

We are going to learn about three queens; Elizabeth I, Victoria and Elizabeth II. There were some significant changes to the world that changed life for everyone during each of […] […]

We were very excited to perform our Nativity – A Bundle of Joy! We worked really hard on a variety of skills for this performance. Singing, dancing, using our performance […] […]

We have been working hard and learning all about space. We designed and created our own spaceships, working towards our curriculum ambition of creating intricate junk models. We used our […] […]

As part of our learning in design and technology, we have worked in groups to design and make a Second World War Shelter. We learnt how to construct a jinx […] […]

Our first DT topic of the year went brilliantly. We used our prior scientific knowledge of circuits to help construct our own war planes that actually flew. We made a […] […]

Year Six had a wonderful time on their recent trip to Marchants Hill PGL Centre in Surrey. Please enjoy the video to share some of the highlights of their trip. […]

Today, we had a special visit from three magistrates. They taught all of us in Years Five and Six about how the judicial system works and what job magistrates play […] […]

What a brilliant day we’ve had! To enrich our historical learning, we decided to become evacuees for the day.  Our special day began with finding the classroom looking rather different; […] […]

Today we went to church for our service of Remembrance. Danes and Puddlebridge classes were dressed as evacuees as part of their learning about the Second World War. It was […] […]

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We had our class trip to Mill Green Water Mill Museum which linked with our history topic about The Great Fire of London. We enjoyed many activities including, identifying and […] […]

Today in ‘Drawing Club’ we drew some dragons after reading ‘Room on the broom’ by Julia Donaldson. After lunch, a very special visitor arrived in our classroom…Daisy the dragon!! We […] […]

In our English learning this week, we have been looking at the effect personification can have in poetry. After watching a virtual reality video in an underground station during an […] […]

In science, we have been learning about air resistance. We had so much fun setting up our own PPPOP investigations using paper helicopters. Some of us tried varying the size […] […]