Entries by Margaret Joyce

Week 10

We have had a busy week! This week is Anti Bullying Week and Parliament week. We started by looking at what bullying means and what we should do if we think bullying is happening. We made some posters to show what bullying is. The children took part in a workshop on anti bullying and looked […]

Autumn 2 Week 2

We have had a wonderful day at Celtic Harmony today, where we learnt how to become a Celtic Warrior. We had a fantastic time learning how to fire an arrow and solve warrior riddles. The children were great at hunting for clues in the woodlands and proved themselves to be very fierce. We also learnt […]

UK Parliament and Anti Bullying Week

This week we have taken part in two very important national events: UK Parliament Week and Anti bullying week. For UK Parliament Week, we used the resources sent by the Parliament Education service to understand the structure of Parliament. In class, Year 5 learnt about what a referendum is and set one up for the […]

Year 2 Blog Week 9

It has been a very busy week in Year 2. The children have been focusing on the book Weslandia as part of our whole school writing project. ‘Wesley is an outcast from the civilization around him. He’s not into pizza or football or haircuts like the other boys in his school. So, when Wesley has […]

16th November

This week we have focused on our school themes of Anti-Bullying and the UK Parliament. The children completed some research for homework last weekend on Parliament and from this home learning, they have shown what they can discuss what  the UK Parliament is and what democracy means.  As a class, the children voted for two members […]

Autumn 2 Week 1

This week, Reception have joined the rest of the school, focussing their learning around the book Weslandia. The children worked very hard, imagining and creating their own lands. In RE, the class have been taking part in ‘Other Faiths Week’ and have been learning about Judaism and the Jewish celebration of Shabbat. They particularly enjoyed trying some sacramental […]

Autumn 2 Week 1- Year 5

Welcome back. I was wonderful to see the children back in school looking refreshed and ready for another half term of learning. In English, we have begun our learning on our new text ‘Weslandia’. Along with the rest of the school, we have been exploring the characters and locations. Year 5 made some interesting inferences […]

Autumn 2 Week 1

It has been lovely to welcome the children back after the half term. They have worked well together and enjoyed sharing their news. In RE we have focused on the Jewish day of rest – Shabbat. The children were fascinated with the celebration and enjoyed taking part in the sharing of wine (apple juice) and […]

Year 6 – 09/11/18

First week back and Y6 were straight back into it with their class mass. Despite having so little time to prepare, you did yourselves proud: well done to the readers for spreading the message of remembrance so clearly and compassionately; well done to the musicians for adding so much colour to our liturgy; well done […]