Year 6 - World Trade
Today, Year 6 began exploring the concept of global trade and how the United Kingdom is connected to other countries through the exchange of goods. The children investigated a range of different countries and identified the products they export to the UK. Through this, they began to understand how natural resources, climate, and physical geography influence what different countries are able to produce. The children then located these countries and coloured their own world maps using a key to show each product and its country of origin. This helped them to visualise the global distribution of goods and the extensive trade networks that connect continents and oceans. The activity also supported their understanding of imports, exports and trade routes, highlighting the scale and interdependence of the global economy. Towards the end of the lesson, the children began to explore the advantages and disadvantages of international trade. They discussed how trade can support economic growth, provide access to resources that are not available locally and create employment opportunities. They also considered some of the challenges, including environmental impacts, transport distances and the reliance countries can have on goods produced elsewhere.
Kids with Bricks Lego Club
Week two of "Kids with Bricks" Lego club was all about lights. The children watched a video explaining when the lightbulb was invented and how it changed our lives. They were then tasked with making their own Lego creation with lights. Some children built Christmas trees, others made lanterns or torches and more! Photos of their builds will be sent off to the weekly competition. A special well done to our Builder of the Week - Zachary!
Year 3- Maths- Calculating perimeter of 2D shapes
This week, Year 3 have worked hard on their maths, focusing on calculating the perimeter of various 2D shapes. The children have been learning how to measure and add the distances around the outside of an object, and drawing their own complex shapes.
Whole School Worship with Rev Matt
Our Whole School Worship was led by Rev Matt this morning. We started with a prayer and then Rev Matt introduced our challenge - Would you rather. Where would you rather live ,in a castle or a yacht? A cave or a hot air balloon? An aquarium or a zoo? The challenge was linked to our Bible story as it was about the place we live in. The Bible story Rev Matt shared was about where our home is . It was The Prodigal Son which is about a son who foolishly wastes his inheritance, yet is welcomed back with loving arms and forgiveness by his father. It teaches that God’s love is unconditional and that it is never too late to ask for forgiveness and come home. In our time to think session we looked at what the perfect home would look like and how it would feel to know that you could live in God’s perfect home. We learnt that our perfect home would be filled with love, happiness and joy.
Year 3- R.E-The Easter Narrative: A Journey of Mixed Emotions
This afternoon, Year 3 began their new unit, Is the Cross a Symbol of Sadness or Joy? We started with a quick quiz about the Easter story and were reminded of our Questful characters as we prepared for our journey. Following the arrow to show our direction of travel, we looked at the key events of Holy Week, including Palm Sunday, the Temple, the Last Supper, and the Crucifixion. The children discussed the different emotions people experienced throughout the story and shared what they would like to find out on their quest.
Year 4 History - The Burial at Sutton Hoo
In our History lesson this week we were looking at Anglo Saxon artefacts and the burial ground at Sutton Hoo. The children were presented with eight artefacts and they had to use inference skills to develop their ideas of what they thought they were, what they were made from and how they may have been used.
English - Using Inverted Commas in Year 4
Using our class novel, Year 4 wrote a piece of dialogue between two characters for their innovated piece of writing. They also remembered that ‘said’ is dead and had to use a variety of synonyms to improve their final pieces.
Hockey Skill Development in Year 4
In our third hockey session we focused on mobility, puck/ball control, and tactical awareness. The children also developed the key skills which included (crossovers, edge work, speed), stick handling (dribbling, faking), passing (accuracy, receiving), and shooting (power, accuracy). We then went into small sided games which the children loved!
Year 2 - Science Week - The Big Farming QUESTion Show
Year 2 took part in webinar where we learned about some of the science involved in farming. We learned that cow poo is a microhabitat where some creatures such as dung beetles live.
Choir - Concert Practice
Choir have been working really hard on polishing their performance in preparation for the Let's Go Sing concert at Planet Ice next week. The children have worked really hard to remember the lyrics and actions for a range of different songs and are now excited to perform to a live audience. We can't wait to see them shine!
Reception Science Week - Experimenting with Ice
For Science Week, Reception have been experimenting with ice to see how it can change from a solid to a liquid. We based our Science lesson around The Evil Pea from Supertato, where the children had to help free the vegetables from the ice using different tools or equipment. We helped to free the vegetables by breaking the ice, using warm water to melt the ice and by pouring on salt to dissolve the ice. The children loved observing the changes as the vegetables were freed from the blocks!
Year 5 - PE
We continued to develop our football skills this afternoon by playing a variety of skill based activities in small groups. The children improved their dribbling skills by considering the space around them and moving new directions depending on the position of other children. Then we worked in pairs to dribble between cones before passing to a partner, with a focus on close control and accuracy. We finished by combining dribbling and shooting.