Year 5 - Gymnastics
This week in gymnastics, Year 5 have been exploring counterbalancing, working in pairs and small groups to create stable, controlled balances. They experimented with different ways to distribute weight evenly, ensuring that both partners contributed to maintaining balance. As their confidence grew, the children incorporated varying levels and different points of contact to make their balances more dynamic and visually interesting. They also focused on trust and teamwork, communicating effectively to adjust their positions and maintain stability.
Year 3- Class Worship-How can we make connections with others?
In our class worship, we explored the story of how the Princess of Wales recently shared portraits drawn by her and her children to highlight the importance of connection. Inspired by this, the class reflected on different ways we can connect with others, suggesting activities such as walking and talking, reading and discussing a book, or playing a board game while chatting. They agreed that while creative activities are a wonderful way to bond, meaningful conversations make connections even stronger. Arabelle led the prayer, thanking God for showing us how to love and care for one another. She prayed and hoped that our actions would lift others and bring kindness into the world.
Year 3- Year of prayer- Reflects on Forgiveness
As part of our Year of Prayer, Year 3 took a moment to think about forgiveness. Each child wrote or drew something they wanted to say sorry for on a piece of recycled paper. They then quietly said sorry to God and asked for His forgiveness. To show that God forgives us and takes away our sins, they scrunched up or tore their papers into pieces, reminding them of His love and mercy.
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Reception: First Aider Visit
We had the pleasure of welcoming Marion into our class today. Marion has trained all of our staff to be first aiders and the children were also taught some basic first aid. They were taught why first aiders wear gloves, when to apply a plaster, how to put a bandage on and how to put somebody into the recovery position. Thank you so much for teaching us Marion, we learnt lots.
Year 6 - Class Worship
In class worship, year 6 discussed the question: is it important to feel proud of where we come from? The children discussed their opinions on this, which led into thinking about whether we actually are proud of where come from and why. We then discussed why some people may not feel welcome in their community and how this could be rectified. Lastly, we linked this back how the Bible tells us that everyone has a special place in the world and that it is important for everyone to feel welcome, respected and valued.
Whole School Worship - The Widow’s Offering
Today in our Collective Worship we acted out the Bible story of the Widow’s Offering. Mr Norris kindly acted in the role of Jesus, and we had 4 children from across Years 4 and 5 acting as the money givers. Each person acted out sharing a small portion of their wealth to charity, and then a poor widow came along and donated two coins. Jesus explained that the widow gave the most because she gave all she had. We all spent time reflecting on how we could give to others during Lent. Some ideas were we could take part in the Big Lent Walk and help to raise money for those who don't have as much food as us and we could show kindness to each other through our 40 acts of generosity such as donating our clothes and toys to charity. We said a special prayer for all of the things we are thankful for and each time Mrs Ham dropped a coin, we said Amen. We are thankful for our family, friends, pets, teachers, food, warm beds and God's creations. We finished our Worship by singing Rich in Kindness and Year 6 modelled the actions at the front.
Year 5 English - Persuasive Letters
In English, Year 5 have been busy writing formal, persuasive letters. The children have studied persuasive features and combined this with their work on emotive language from their previous unit on Oliver Twist, to compose a letter to Keir Starmer, proposing that the public should be using more Fairtrade products.
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Year 2 - The Easter Story
During RE this week, Year 2 continued to learn about the story of Easter. The children are becoming more familiar with each step of the story from work in class and Rev Matt’s worships focusing on different parts of the story. We played pass the parcel and underneath each layer was part of the Easter story. We then ordered each part into chronological order from the beginning to end of the Easter story. The prize in the middle of the parcel was mini eggs! Previously we have looked at the different symbols of Easter and eggs represent new life being born just like Jesus was reborn on Easter Sunday.
Year 6 P.E - Orienteering
Year 6 are really enjoying their new P.E unit on orienteering! The children have been learning how to re-set their map as they move around the school grounds, so that they can locate certain landmarks. Working co-operatively with a partner, the children had to navigate their way around school, retrieving information. It was a lot of fun!
Year 5 Science - Water Resistance
Year 5 had a fantastic science lesson on forces and water resistance, this week. The children learned that objects need to be streamlined in order to move through water easily, otherwise the upthrust or drag will slow them down. They made predictions about which object they thought would move fastest/slowest through water and then carried out an investigation to test their predictions.
British Science Week- Year 1- Exploring Chemical Reactions
This morning in Year 1, we carried out an exciting experiment called Exploding Lunch Bag! The children were amazed as they watched a sealed bag suddenly pop. Using baking soda and vinegar, they observed how a chemical reaction created gas, causing the bag to expand until it burst. They discussed what was happening at each stage, making predictions and thinking scientifically about why the reaction occurred. Our Science Ambassador, Noah, was a fantastic helping hand during the experiment. Then we planted mung seeds in a sealed bag with moist cotton wool, the children came up with different suggestions about what might happen next. Some wondered whether the seeds would sprout faster in a warm or cool place and questioned if adding more water would speed up the growth. While others were eager to see if theirs would grow faster than Reception’s.