This week the children visited Dame Alice Owen’s woodland area to take part in activities for National Tree Week. They were truly mesmerized by the awe and beauty of the wood. They observed the trees and listened to the sounds of the birds and leaves crunching under their feet. They explored 2d shapes in the […]
This week Reception have joined the rest of the school in focussing on the story Traction Man by Mini Grey. The story is based around the heroic adventures of Traction Man, an action figure who thinks he is a superhero. Throughout the week, the children helped to create our own ‘Superheroes Headquarters’. They set up lots of […]
This week, the children have continued their work in English based on the wonderful story of Traction Man. They have spent several days writing their own recounts and editing their work. We have been delighted by their wonderful writing and how they have worked well together assisting one another in our editing sessions. In RE […]
In Science this week, we learnt about and modelled the 4 components that make up blood: red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma. In English, the children have been busy writing and editing recounts from Traction Man’s perspective, with the target being to convey the egotistical personality of the character. Some wonderful language […]
Year 3 have enjoyed starting their new science topic Light and Dark this week. We thought about what life would be like without light and tested whether humans could see without any light sources – we can’t! We have also created sculptures and pictures in the style of Andy Goldsworthy this week which was great […]
This week in science, we have been learning about taking repeated measurements to improve reliability. We created autogyros with different blade surface areas, and timed how long they took to fall. In this lesson, we required our maths skills to calculate the surface areas and find the averages of our results. We have now concluded […]
This week the children have continued to engage in activities based around Traction Man. They all enjoyed developing their ant team learning power to work in small groups and delegate character parts. There was some brilliant acting from many budding actors and actresses! We all enjoyed watching them perform in class. In Maths, the children have […]
We have had a fun filled week in year 3, reading, acting out and writing about Traction Man. The children have been immersed in their learning and are eager to start writing their Traction Man recounts. As part of Anti-Bullying week we created an anti-bullying pledge and celebrated our similarities and differences. Please watch one […]
This week, Reception have been participating in National Anti-Bullying Week. The theme this year was ‘All Different, All Equal’ and the class have spent a lot of time celebrating what makes us unique. We used the book ‘The Rainbow Fish to the Rescue’ to explore different types of bullying. In the story, a little striped fish is left […]
This week we started our writing focus on a wonderful book: Traction Man! The children have embraced all the activities that we have been doing in class: hot seating, whole class discussion, examining scenes from the story etc.. On Monday, many of the children brought their favourite toys into school and talked about the adventures […]
