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Year 4 - Class Worship: John the Baptist
In this week's class worship, we heard the story of John the Baptist’s and how he was given the special job of preparing for the arrival of Jesus. The speakers talked about how John had to turn away from what he wanted and focus on what he needed in order to be ready for the arrival of the king. Following this, we spent some time thinking about our Christmas lists. The children wrote down one thing they’ve asked for on their Christmas lists. We then made a class list of human needs. We checked our lists to see if anyone had asked for any of these things for Christmas. The children noted that they didn’t ask for water or shelter (etc.) because those things are already provided for them by their parents or the world around them. We finished by talking about how the children can prepare for when they are adults, for example, by doing chores, working hard or saving money.
Year 4 - Science: Effects of Liquids on Teeth
We’ve been looking at teeth in-depth in Year 4 recently, particularly the role of our enamel in protecting our teeth. Last week, the class designed an experiment to test how different liquids would affect our enamel. This week, we carried out our investigation. We used eggshells to replicate teeth, and we tested 6 different liquids: water, milk, blackcurrant, coffee, Diet Coke and vinegar. To run the experiment, we soaked an egg in each liquid for 2 days. We then removed the eggs and wrote our observations. We then spent two minutes brushing and described the shells again. Vinegar was found to have the worst effect as it dissolved the shell just leaving the membrane to protect the egg inside. The darker liquids stained the eggs, and the water and milk didn’t change the eggshells much.
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Year 6 - LBQ - Adding Mixed Number Fractions
Year 6 spent today’s lesson developing their understanding of adding mixed-number fractions using LBQ. The children engaged with a sequence of challenging questions that reinforced core concepts including converting mixed numbers, finding equivalent fractions and simplifying. The digital platform allowed for immediate feedback, supporting pupils’ progress and addressing misconceptions in real time.
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Year 6 - Class Worship
Year 6 took part in a thoughtful class worship exploring Herald the King and what it means to live out God’s Big Story in our daily choices. The children reflected on themes of hope, kindness and responsibility, discussing how they can shine God’s light in school and at home. To celebrate this special time of year, the children created ‘wishful stars’, each one expressing a personal hope or commitment inspired by the worship. These stars now serve as a gentle reminder of the messages shared and the values we choose to carry forward.
Year 3 Meet Author Janek Puzon
Today, the children had the pleasure of meeting an Janek Puzon an author. He read out loud the story Dean the Baked Bean and His Karaoke Machine. This picture book tells the story of Dean, a small but mighty baked bean who doesn't quite fit in with the rest of his tin. While all the other beans are content to sit quietly in the sauce, Dean has a big dream and an even bigger voice. The central themes are: Embracing individuality: Learning that it's okay to be different from everyone else in your "tin." Following the reading, the children engaged in a Q&A session, by asking about the author's journey, his creative process for generating new ideas, and the role of his illustrators. He concluded by mentioning that his works are available on various platforms, including on Amazon. The children are super excited about getting hold of one of his books which will be available at our school library soon. They were particularly fascinated to learn about the editing and proofreading process (which they recognise from using their purple pens), understanding how crucial it is to polish a book before it's published.
Year 3- P.E- Dance- Movement Through Moore's Masterpiece
In P.E. today, Year 3 immersed themselves in the festive world of Clement Clarke Moore's classic poem, "Twas the Night Before Christmas," through an exciting dance and movement session. The children began by setting the scene, transforming into snowflakes and then growing tall and majestic like Christmas trees, establishing a winter context. They used movement to become the inhabitants of the Christmas house, demonstrating the quiet and stillness before the main event. The children then created fantastic dance sequences to show the arrival of St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) and practiced galloping and soaring as his reindeer flying through the night sky. The second half of the session focused on the act of giving. The children used collaborative movement to help Santa Claus unload his sleigh and carefully fill the stockings with presents. The session concluded with a flourish: we watched Santa’s final, swift departure and enjoyed one last exhilarating ride across the floor as Santa's magnificent reindeer. Amazing listening and dancing from all the children. Well done!
Year 1 PE: Overarm Throwing
Yesterday, we practiced our overarm throwing skills. We practiced standing with our opposite leg forward and using our opposite arm to aim. We practiced throwing into hoops, on marker spots and through cones. They found it tricky but really persevered. Well done Year 1!
Author Visit to KS1 and Year 3: Janek Puzon
We had a special visit from an author this morning, Janek Puzon. He read his new book “Dean the Baked Bean and his Karaoke Machine”. It was about a baked bean who loves singing on karaoke. The children sat amazingly whilst listening to him read the story and enjoyed it. They also asked some fantastic questions such as: How many books have you written? Do you enjoy being an author? Where do you write the books? How do you write a book? Which is your favourite book that you have written? We are very excited for our delivery of his books to our school library!
Year 1 DT: Moving Christmas Books
Year 1 are so excited to show off their finished Christmas DT books. It has taken them weeks to complete. They independently completed all of the designs for the pages in the books as well as ensuring that they have moving parts. Each book has an up and down slider, a side to side slider and a pivot and lever mechanism. We cannot wait to sell them at our Christmas Fayre for £2!
Year 1 English: Ordering a Recount
In English, we have started to plan to write a recount on the events of the Great Fire of London. We have learnt lots of new terms such as chronological order, time conjunctions and past tense. Today, we stuck in the pictures for our recount in chronological order and wrote the correct time conjunctions next to them.
Year 5 - Science
In science, Year 5 studied which materials are soluble and which are insoluble in water. We first considered how particles move when substances are dissolved, spreading out evenly through the water. Then we defined the terms solute, solvent and solution before carrying out a practical to observe how soluble coffee, sugar, tea leaves, metal and oil are.
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Year 3-Design and Technology: Busy Elves and Festive Pouches
In Design and Technology this term, our Year 3s have been transformed into busy elves, expertly working on a practical textile project: creating their own festive and functional pouches. This unit has allowed the children to build successfully on the foundational sewing skills they learned in KS1. They have carefully designed their pouches and mastered the running stitch, ensuring they sew with regular-sized stitches and that both ends of the thread are securely knotted. They accurately prepared and cut their fabric using a template, then used a running stitch to join the two pieces. Finally, they creatively decorated their finished pouches using the materials provided. We are incredibly proud of the hard work from our busy elves and are thrilled that their functional and aesthetic pouches will be showcased and ready for purchase at the upcoming school Christmas Fayre.