Online Safety: Streaming Services
Streaming platforms have quickly become one of the most popular ways for children to watch TV and films. But behind the convenience of on-demand content are several risks that parents and educators should be aware of. From excessive screen time and binge watching to age-inappropriate material and algorithm-driven recommendations, our latest #WakeUpWednesday guide explores the realities of children’s streaming habits. It also provides practical advice to help families create safer viewing environments, including: ✔️ Setting up individual profiles and PINs ✔️ Managing screen time and autoplay ✔️ Talking to children about algorithms and stereotypes Download the free guide and help support safer streaming habits at home. https://vist.ly/4uh7n #OnlineSafety #WakeUpWednesday #DigitalWellbeing #SafeguardingChildren
Year 4 Class Worship and Horrible Science Assembly
Today, Year 4 had an extended class worship. The first part followed on from yesterday's collective worship about sharing what we have. We talked about ways we have shared with others and times when someone has shared something small, but it has had a big impact on us. We added some of our ideas to our kindness kite. We also took part in the Big Live Horrible Science Assembly for British Science Week. The topic was light & space, with guest speakers, including British astronaut Tim Peake. The children recapped some of the information they had learned in Years 2 & 3, and learned lots of interesting new facts that will help them when they meet their Year 5 space topic. They also completed challenges in groups based on the information presented.
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Year 6 - British Science Week
As part of British Science Week, Year 6 explored the question: What makes great teamwork? The children took part in a practical challenge where they worked in small groups to control a single pen. Each of the children held a peg, and the pegs were clipped to the pen. Without touching the pen directly, they had to communicate and work together to draw a series of pictures that were given to them. This activity encouraged the children to think about the importance of communication, patience, listening and cooperation. They quickly realised that successful teamwork requires everyone to contribute, share ideas and support one another in order to achieve a common goal. The challenge also showed how scientists and engineers often rely on teamwork and collaboration to solve problems and create solutions.
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Year 4 DT Electrical Posters
In our second DT session we researched a set topic to develop a range of initial details. We decided to choose between The Amazon Rainforest or Roman Britain as we have recently studied both topics. We noted our key findings into fact boxes and a spider diagram and then sketched untold ideas for our electric posters to meet a design criteria.
Netball Club
In our second week of netball club this half term we focused on improving our technical skills, tactical awareness and physical fitness. We did this through playing full games in which children switched positions regularly to establish zones on the netball court. Not long now until the league starts after Easter !
Reception - Understanding of the world
In today’s lesson we talked about Doctors, what they do and how they help us. We looked at their jobs and where they work. The children explained we need doctors to help us to look after our bodies when they aren’t working properly, to help when we need a blood test and when babies are born.
Year 1 DT: Food Tasting
Today, we tried lots of different fruits, yoghurts and cereals. These will be potential ingredients in our healthy breakfast pots. To help us plan a good breakfast pot, we rated the different foods and described them with adjectives such as sweet, sour, rancid, juicy, crunchy and smooth. Next week, we will plan a breakfast pot for our partner based on their likes/dislikes.
Craft Club Week 2
Today at Craft Club we learned about the art of decoupage and used it to decorate wooden photo frames. The children made some beautiful gifts for Mother’s Day! Next week: St Patrick’s Day crafts.
Whole School Worship - Sharing What We Have
Our kindness kite focus for this week, ‘Shared what they had’, linked perfectly with today’s story, the Feeding of the 5000. Before sharing the story, Mrs Ham asked children to about times they have shared with others. These included smiles, toy and clothing donations and even car sharing. After watching the story, the children reflected on the benefits of sharing and how God provides for his people in abundance, just like how the small amount of food multiplied upon Jesus’s faithful request to God. In reflection, we considered what we could share with others throughout Lent and made pledges to do so. We brought our worship to a close by sharing our wonderful singing voices with one another, practising some Easter songs for our upcoming service.
Year 5 - British Science Week
To celebrate British Science Week, Year 5 discussed the nature of curiosity and how it drives our exploration and understanding of the natural world. Each child wrote down a question they would like to answer, and we started by explaining a blood moon. We then explored the aerodynamics of paper planes and worked in groups to develop and improve the initial design. The children worked as scientists, collaborating and testing new ideas.
Year 6 - Is Macbeth a good person?
Today in Year 6, we rounded off our unit on Macbeth with an oracy-focused lesson centred on a concept cartoon exploring the question: Is Macbeth a good person? The cartoon presented a range of viewpoints about Macbeth’s actions and motivations, encouraging the children to evaluate different perspectives and justify their opinions using evidence from the text. The children used their talk tokens to support balanced participation and to encourage purposeful discussion. This helped ensure that everyone contributed thoughtfully to their group conversations. During the discussions, some children took on the role of silent summarisers, carefully listening to the dialogue, gathering key points and identifying evidence from the play. They later shared these summaries with the class, helping to draw together the different ideas that had emerged. The lesson placed a strong emphasis on developing spoken language skills, including building on others’ ideas, respectfully challenging viewpoints, and supporting opinions with textual evidence. By the end of the session, the children demonstrated a deeper understanding of Macbeth’s character, recognising the complexity of his choices and debating whether his ambition, guilt and manipulation by others affect how we judge him as a person.
Week 2 Doodle and Dance
We’ve had another spectacular week in Doodle and Dance, and the energy in the room was absolutely infectious! Our young artists spent their creative sessions bringing a variety of characters to life on paper. From cuddly teddy bears and brave superheroes to colorful fish and zooming aeroplanes, it was wonderful to see their imaginations take flight. When it was time to move, the children jumped straight into our Just Dance sessions with incredible enthusiasm. They did a fantastic job following the rhythmic instructions and keeping up with the choreography. The absolute highlight of the week was definitely "Golden" by K-Pop Demon Hunters—it has officially become a group favourite! The children brought so much power and spirit to that routine, and it was the perfect way to wrap up our second week together.