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What a wonderful evening of Christmas singing we enjoyed on Monday 8th December! Both our Upper School and Lower School singing groups have been practising hard each week to prepare […] […]

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 […] […]

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 […] […]

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 – […] […]

We are learning about the installation artist and sculptor Yin Xiushen. Our topic is called ‘Where is in my suitcase?’ It isn’t a typing error. Yin creates cities in suitcases […] […]

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 […] […]

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 delighted to be joined by so many family and friends for both of our carol services on Tuesday 17th December 2024. Year Six did a wonderful job of […] […]

On a crisp autumn day, Haffydown Class set off on an exciting school trip to the West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village in Suffolk. After a long journey filled with chatter and […] […]

In our recent Design and Technology sessions, we’ve been diving into the world of cam toys! We kicked things off by learning that cams rotate on an axle while making […] […]

As part of our geographical learning, we enjoyed a walk to the River Beane. This gave us an opportunity to observe, discuss and embed many aspects of our learning about […] […]

What a fantastic day Years Four, Five and Six had visiting Tower Bridge! This visit supported our learning in Geography and DT. In Geography, our focus is Rivers so it […] […]

In English, we have enjoyed reading the touching story of the life of palaeontologist Mary Anning. We read two books: Stone Girl, Bone Girl and The Fossil Girl. This unit […] […]

What another great show! So much talent in our school and it was wonderful to see all of the children performing together and having fun! Well done to each and […] […]

We have been learning how to create quizzes in Purple Mash using 2quiz.  We began by creating a simple picture-based quiz for young children.  Purple Mash offers different question types, […] […]

We enjoyed our challenge to design and make a Moon Buggy or Mars Rover. First, we needed to research these vehicles to learn about their features and functions. Next, we […] […]

We talked about how we would welcome King Charles III if he came to our town. We also thought about what the people of Jeruselum might have said when Jesus […] […]

As part of our learning about Antarctica, the children created a model of an iceberg and explained how it forms from a glacier. They used vocabulary such as glaciers, icebergs, […] […]

We had a great time celebrating World Book Day! We each brought in our favourite books and we enjoyed dressing up. Today the whole school took one book – ‘Journey’ […] […]

On Thursday 2nd February, we visited Bayfordbury Observatory to support our learning about Earth in Space. First, we enjoyed a presentation all about our universe and beyond. We learnt so […] […]

Following the theme of Christmas, the children designed a felt Christmas tree for DT. They took their time to research, design and finally make their Christmas trees. The results are […] […]

In art, we have been developing our drawing skills. First, we experimented with different grades of pencil before focussing on how texture, shade and tone. After that, we looked at […] […]

We were excited to welcome a special visit from some feathered friends this week! We really enjoyed learning all about the birds and were even brave enough to handle them. […] […]

We have been enjoying exploring Autumn. We have been collecting objects which show that the season has moved into Autumn now. We have been using these items in our child-initiated […] […]

On Friday 7th October, Puddlebridge and Danes classes visited the British Museum to support and enrich their learning in History. We had a fantastic day and were so very proud […] […]

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

What a show! So much talent in our small school and wonderful to have everyone performing together again. Well done to the whole cast. […]

In art, we have been looking at the work of Wassily Kandinsky. We created our own pieces of abstract art inspired by his work. We were able to apply our […] […]

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Year Six had a fantastic day at Redbourn County Showground. They learnt lots about farming, food production and the countryside. Highlights of the day included a tractor ride and a […] […]

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 […] […]

Head back in time to find out how the towns and cities of the UK first developed. Learn about the needs and requirements early settlers had when choosing a place […] […]

In geography this term, we will be learning about geological forces from deep within the Earth. We will find out about volcanoes, earthquakes and other natural disasters. As part of […] […]

On Tuesday 7th December, the whole school enjoyed a fun filled geography and RE enrichment day to discover how Christmas is celebrated around the world in different countries and cultures. […] […]

We enjoyed designing and making our own Second World War planes. We had lots of ideas about how the wings and tail should look having visited Duxford Imperial War Museum […] […]

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 […] […]

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 […] […]

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 […] […]

In science, we have been learning about properties and changes of materials. We learnt that some changes are reversible whilst other are irreversible. We observed an irreversible change when we […] […]

In Design and Technology, we made Mars Rovers. We watched footage of the recent landing of Perseverance on Mars and looked at the features needed for such a vehicle. This […] […]

Today, we enjoyed a whole day of art. We focussed on developing our pencil sketching skills. Our day began by experimenting with different pencils to create darker and lighter tones. […] […]

In science this half term, we are learning all about forces. We began by learning about gravity, weight and mass. We discovered that weight is actually a force and is […] […]

Danes class have made a fantastic start to the new school year. It is so lovely to have everyone back in school after such a long time! All the hard […] […]

Danes class had a wonderful time at the Natural History Museum. […]

We are very excited about our learning in Danes class this term. Our geographical theme is Extreme Earth – we will be learning all about volcanoes and earthquakes as well […] […]

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 […] […]

On Wednesday 23rd October, we enjoyed at DT day. This linked our learning in science, history and design technology. We had to design and make a plane based upon a […] […]

On Tuesday 17th September, Danes class attended Crucial Crew at the Bowes Lyon Centre. During the morning, they took part in six different workshops to help keep themselves and others […] […]

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In design and technology, Danes class have been working with textiles. Their task was to design and make a pencil case. Initially, they looked at the different designs, materials and […] […]

Danes class are getting very excited about their trip to PGL. Check back here whilst we are away to read about what we have been up to! […]

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In maths we have been looking at classifying shapes. We have worked hard on symmetry as well as trying to make shapes with certain properties. […]