Entries by Margaret Joyce

Summer 2 Week 4

In Maths we have been solving problems with repeated addition. We have been counting objects in twos, fives and tens. In English we have been learning about suffixes. We have looked at when we add s or es to a word. We played a game where we had to find a partner with the correct […]

Summer 2 Week 3

This week we have continued learning about healthy living. Children have took part in activities at lunchtime. They have been tasting water with different fruits in, trying to catch a apple with their mouths and running activities. The children designed posters to encourage people to be active and to drink more water. In Maths we […]

Summer 2 Week 3

In Year 5 this week, we have been learning about percentages in maths and looking at the illustrations of Shaun Tan in English. We also did some computing where we focused on reducing the number of commands to make an algorithm more efficient. A real highlight of the week was our Trip to Nicholas Breakspear […]

Reception- Summer 2 Week 3

Reception have continued to learn about mini-beasts this week, with a particular focus on snails and slugs. They used non-fiction books to find out about ideal living conditions for them and then created a class snail and slug world, filling it with creatures found around the school grounds. Reception also had a special treat when […]

Summer 2 Week 3

This week the children have written and illustrated wonderful poems about The Iron Man. We have explored food types and how to keep healthy in Science and in Topic we have learnt about and created our own Egyptian Cartouche’s. The children have also been learning what it means to be virtuous in RE and have […]

The Romans

Year 4 have had a few busy days all centred around the Ancient Romans and their invasion of Britain. During this week, they have constructed Roman helmets to help them with their creative writing which will continue in to next week. They have also designed and painted Celtic clay pendants. In class they have read […]

14th June, 2019

This week the children have continued with their Roman Topic looking at why the Romans invaded Britain and learning about Boudica.  They have studied sources of evidence about her and have made excellent interpretations of what she may have looked like. In Maths, the children have continued to focus on the 12 and 24 hour […]

Reception- Summer 2 Week 2

It was wonderful to see so many of you at the Potters Bar Carnival on Sunday- you all looked amazing and seemed as if you were having lots of fun! Reception brought their new topic to life, when they went on a mini-beast hunt around the school grounds this week. The children learnt that Pope […]

Year 2 Blog Week 33

Thank you for supporting your children with the whole school Home Learning on St. Paul. The artwork, posters, fact files and story retellings are fantastic! We have displayed all of this wonderful work on a map which shows St. Paul’s missionary journeys. This week we continued our learning on St. Paul by focusing on the […]