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30 June 2022

Handa’s surprise

This week we have introduced the book Handa’s surprise by Eileen Browne. The children have explored different fruits we have been tasting, chopping and smelling these fruits and vegetables. We will continue with this theme next week introducing all of the animals and the exotic fruits from the story. Some children are already acting out […]

26 June 2022

Trailer Makers

Willow Class enjoyed the sunny weather outdoors this week creating scenes for their trailers for the book ‘Into the Forest’ by Anthony Brown. They learnt about different filming angles such as worm’s eye view! They have also really impressed me with their knowledge of healthy eating and they have been deciding ways they can sort […]

25 June 2022

Ahoy, Matey!

Juniper class have loved starting our new Pirates topic this week! On Monday, were found a Pirate ship in our classroom and discovered lots of hidden clues such as golden coins, eye patches and a telescope! We worked hard to create our very own treasure maps and hid treasure around the classroom and outside for […]

24 June 2022

Reading in the rays!

Wow! What a busy week for Sycamore class. The children have loved playing in the sunshine. We read our class novel ‘Harry Potter and the philosopher’s stone’ out on the playground. The children have completed their narratives this week all about the creation of the Aqualung from Jacques Cousteau’s point of view. The children have […]

20 June 2022

All about Antony Gormley!

Year 6 had a fun-filled week exploring all about the sculptor, Antony Gormley. On Monday, Year 6 headed on a trip to Crosby Beach where they were able to explore The ‘Another Place’ exhibit created by Antony Gormley. We were able to bring our knowledge back into the classroom to plan and create our own […]

19 June 2022

Telling the time.

Maple class have been learning to tell the time this week. We’ve been looking at o’clock, half past, quarter past and to and every five minutes of the hour. To help us, we’ve been using lots of different resources including animations, physical clocks to play with, whiteboard work and drawing our own clocks on the […]

18 June 2022

Under the Sea!

Juniper class have had another busy week, continuing their leaning on life under the sea! We have had a fun, Arty week where we have practised lots of new art techniques. We have enjoyed creating ocean pictures by blowing paint bubbles as well as exploring the wax resistant technique where we drew secret sea-life creatures […]

18 June 2022

A Day in the Life: Victorian Britain!

This week, Hawthorn class finally got to visit Blists Hill, Victorian Town in Telford. They had a wonderful day exploring what life was like in Britain during the Victorian era. They had the opportunity to experience: discipline in a Victorian school, the intricate job of a printer and even tried their hand at putting clothes […]

18 June 2022

Hawthorn play with the Halle!

This week, Hawthorn Class had a fabulous afternoon playing their brass instruments alongside the Halle Orchestra at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall! The performance was themed around The Americas, a topic Hawthorn class studied last term. They enjoyed singing, dancing and playing their pieces of music they have worked so hard to learn. Well done all!