Year 1 PE- Dance
Today in their dance session, Year 1 explored the theme of friendship through facial expressions and body language. They had to think about what friendship looks like when they feel happy with their friends. For this, they had huge beaming smiles and excited expressions whilst gesturing high-fiving, hugging and linking arms. They then had to explore changing their facial expressions and body movements to convey what it would look like if they were unhappy with their friends. We had fed-up, frustrated and angry expressions whilst folding their arms, putting their hands on their hips, dropping their arms beside or behind them and gesturing a stop sign with their hands. We then created a sequence of movements to tell the story of Woody and Forky playing together, Forking running away and Woody rescuing him using some of the facial expressions and gesturing we had practised.
Year 4 - RE: Identifying Betrayal & Trust in the Easter Story
Our Easter topic in Year 4 is well underway now, and this week we were discussing what trust is and what it means to betray someone. We applied our knowledge as we investigated the Easter story for signs of betrayal and trust. We then chose one part of the story to represent each of these two concepts and explain our reasons.
Year 4 - PE: Maps and Punches
Our Year 4 orienteers had an introduction to map reading this week in PE. It was our first outdoor orienteering session and we had to use a map of the school grounds to locate 10 different markers. Each team had a punch card and they had to punch the matching number on their card at each location. All of our teams completed the course, collecting the correct punch in each location. There was a lot of ground to cover and a lot of running involved. What a tiring, but fantastic session!
Year of Prayer in Year 1- Sorry Prayers
This week, Year 1 have been writing sorry prayers, screwing these up and throwing them in the bin. Year 1 wrote prayers to say sorry for sometimes shouting at a family member or a friend, being unkind to their brothers and sisters and not listening to their mummy or daddy when they are asked to tidy up for example. We discussed how we all make mistakes and do things that we often later regret but it is how we learn from our mistakes that is important and this is why we say sorry and move forward.
Year 3 - RE: Exploring Joy & Sadness
The Year 3 class began their Easter unit this week with an exploration of emotions. The unit focuses on the joy and sadness experienced in the Easter story and by Christians at this holy time, so we started by discussing emotions we experience during special times and in everyday situations. When we shared our personal experiences, we realised that there is often more than one emotion experienced in the majority of situations. The children were very respectful and responded sensitively to each other’s experiences.
Performing Arts: The Auditions
Miss Woods and Mrs Araujo have both loved our first two sessions with the Year 6 performers. The children have taken their practices seriously and worked hard on their roles ready to audition. We have now decided parts and the children will be informed on Tuesday (18th March). We can’t wait to see you all in this performance at the end of the year.
Reception Maths - Comparing & Ordering
Reception have been looking further at numbers 1-10 and comparing them through the use of sequencing. We have found that each number is one more than the last and gets bigger each time we add one. We are really starting to understand the value of numbers and how these look in our number system.
British Science Week- Year 5- Building Sand Timers and Sweet Reactions
This afternoon, Year 5 had a brilliant time getting hands-on with science, exploring time and sweet reactions. First, the children took on the challenge of building their own sand timers. They worked in teams to create timers measuring one, two, and five minutes and then tested them to see how accurate they were. Our Science Ambassador, Mathew, was on hand to support them, and it was fantastic to see the children applying their scientific knowledge and working together. Then, we moved onto a heart shaped sweet experiment. The children investigated what happens when heart-shaped sweets are placed in different liquids: water, vinegar, and a fizzy drink. Before they started, everyone made predictions about what they thought would happen. They then carefully observed the changes, noting how the sweets reacted in each liquid. This led to some lively discussions about dissolving, chemical reactions, and the properties of liquids. It was a fantastic day of scientific exploration, where the children learned about time and chemical reactions whilst enjoying the teamwork and excitement of discovery. We certainly lived life in its fullness, celebrating British Science Week with engaging and educational activities.
Year 4 History - Developing our understanding of Continuity and Change in both Iron Age and Anglo Saxon Houses
Our history session today involved highlighting and developing our understanding of Continuity and Change in both Iron Age and Anglo Saxon Houses . We first identified key features of the houses such as building material/construction, hearth, bedding, doors and windows. Then we looked at what had stayed the same ( continuity) and what had changed between the Iron Age and Anglo Saxon periods. Finally the children labelled the key features of an Iron Age house which included a thatched roof, central open fire and wattle and daub sides.
Working Walls in Year 4
We are really pleased with how well the children are accessing every toolkit in the classroom to support their learning, especially our working walls. Our English unit and class novel is The Firework Makers Daughter and the children have really got to grips with all stages of the unit starting with gathering content, grammar toolkit collection, scaffolded work and now moving onto their independent pieces which will include fronted adverbials, noun phrases and dialogue.
British Science Week- Year 6- The Great Biscuit Dunk: Exploring Material Properties and Absorbency
This afternoon, our future scientists carried out the "Dunking Biscuit" experiment to celebrate 'British Science Week'. They made predictions about which biscuit would crumble first when dunked in room temperature water, ensuring it was a fair test by changing only one variable the type of biscuit. With the support of our Science Ambassador, Noah, the children carefully observed the results and concluded that certain biscuits, such as the [digestive], crumbled first due to their texture and composition. The science behind this experiment involves understanding the properties of materials, such as porosity and absorbency, which affect how the biscuits react when exposed to liquid. The children enjoyed discussing their findings, reinforcing their understanding of material properties, and of course, sampling the biscuits afterward! It was a fun and engaging way to apply scientific inquiry, develop critical thinking skills, and explore how materials behave in different conditions.
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Year 3 - English- Generating Ideas
Today in English, Year 3 have been busy coming up with creative ways to trap the Iron Man. Instead of simply digging a hole, they have been creative and generated ideas such as using a giant magnet to lift him into the air, luring him onto a platform that drops him into the deep sea, or even trapping him under a heavy metal net. The children have shown great imagination in their ideas.