It has been a very busy past couple of weeks for Reception. During Science Week, they had lots of exciting visits throughout the week. Thank you in particular to Luca’s mum, who taught the children about microbiology! The children have been very busy in their maths learning, exploring the composition of 9 and 10. In […]
Who can believe we only have one week left till Easter break!? Year 1 has continued to be busy bees this week. Religious Education Maths They worked so hard to understand how the = sign can be used to balance calculations (additional home learning was sent home for this last week and Mathletics was also […]
Please visit wonderseekers website for some ideas for Science at home. https://www.wonderseekers.charity/science-at-home Religious Education This week we revised what we know about the season of Lent and focused on fasting. The children had great knowledge of what they can choose to fast and learnt that it doesn’t always have to be food related! […]
This week, Reception have been learning about how plants grow and what they need to be healthy and strong. The children planted some bulbs with the help of Mrs Moccia and listened to lots of different stories about beanstalks- Jim and the Beanstalk by Raymond Briggs, Shhhh! by Sally Grindley, Jasper’s Beanstalk by Nick Butterworth […]
Religious Education This week we revised what we know about the season of Lent and focused on the act of Prayer. The children had great knowledge of when we pray, how we pray, why we pray and who we can pray too. Mathematics Year 1 have been learning subtraction methods in Maths this week. They […]
It’s been another wonderful week of learning in Reception. The children have continued to focus on their new theme- On the Farm, through learning about Fairtrade farming, as part of Fairtrade Fortnight. The following video really helped the children to understand why Fairtrade is so important. After watching the video, the children had lots of […]
Religious Education This week we revised what we know about the season of Lent and focused on the act of Almsgiving. The children came up with lots of ideas that they can show giving to others. Please ask them about it. Mathematics Year 1 have enjoyed lots of puzzles and problem solving this week based […]
This week the children started their new topic for this half term-On the Farm. In English, the children heard the story of Farmer Duck- a poor duck who had the bad luck to live with a lazy farmer! The class wrote their own story endings during guided writing and enjoyed making animal puppets, constructing farms, […]
Religious Education This week we marked the start of a new season in our Liturgical year; The Season of Lent. The children learnt that during Lent Catholics reflect and try to grow closer to God and Jesus through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. They made a Lenten promise which they offered up during Friday’s assembly. Your […]
This week, the children have been focussing on the story ‘The Elves and the Shoemaker’. The story is a simple one, of a poor shoemaker and his wife who suddenly find they are getting help from a mysterious source. They discover their helpers are little elves, whom are working long and hard to finish making […]
