There have been many lent and Easter activities going on this week. On Monday we baked Easter shaped biscuits. The children measured, mixed, rolled and cut to produce some delicious buttery shortbread. The school smelt amazing from their efforts and many classes were very jealous! On Tuesday we went on our Lenten walk with Year […]
In English this week, we have have continued with our class book Flotsam. The children enjoyed exploring the pictures of this wordless book to understand the story. Year 3 particularly liked creating their own image about what else the underwater camera could capture. In Maths we have been working on unit (fractions with a numerator […]
The highlight of our week in Year 5 was our trip today to the British Museum, aimed at enriching the children’s understanding of Ancient Greece. We embarked on a journey via train and tube to Russel Square, and upon our arrival, we were treated to an engaging presentation in a remarkably impressive lecture theatre! The […]
Another week has simply flown by again! This week, Year 6 have been very busy preparing for ‘The Way of the Cross‘ service, which they will be leading, next Tuesday evening. Please note: The children have all been asked to wear black as a base colour- costumes will be provided on the night; if your […]
In Re this week the children retold the story of The Last Supper. They were split into two groups and went off to set their own tables, including unleavened bread, cups and plates. The children then re-enacted the events of the story. Year one started their week with their second visit from the Hertfordshire Mental […]
The children in Year 4 had yet another busy week with some practical tasks in Art and D&T. In Maths, the class moved on to formal division with chunking whilst in English, they have written an accurate recount of the events of the ‘Journey’ by Aaron Becker, focusing on action sequences punctuated by commas and […]
Our focus in Reception this week was The Enormous Turnip. The children acted out the story in groups, trying to pull a big turnip from the ground! They sequenced the story, made tools using boxes to help them pull a turnip out and retold the story by drawing a story map or making a booklet. […]
This week the class have been learning about Holy Week. They have retold The Last Supper and created collages about Palm Sunday. In Maths this week, they have been learning to tell the time. They have revisited o’clock and half past and begun focusing on quarter to, quarter past and intervals of 5 minutes. In […]
We’ve been keeping ourselves busy again in Year 3 this week. Not only did the children manage to practise for and put on a fabulous St Patrick’s Day assembly, we have been taking part in Science Week. This included having a lesson taught by a teacher from Nicholas Breakspear, learning about a scientist called Brianna […]
This week, Year 6 joined the rest of the school in celebrating British Science Week; the theme this year was ‘Time’. To kick start the week off, the children were asked the BIG QUESTION- Does taller mean faster? Initially, and after much debate, the children decided that they thought that taller did in fact mean […]
