The secret sky garden!
This week Sycamore class have commenced their new writing focus based on saving the planet. Our vehicle text a narrative about a girl called Funni who changes her concrete jungle environment to a thriving natural wonderland! The children immersed themselves into the text by predicting and inferring what would happen. In maths this week we […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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!