Year 3- Computing- Making our own podcast
In today's computing lesson, Year 3 focused on online platforms like YouTube and learned about creating a contents page for a podcast. The children analysed different examples from various users to see what makes a good one. A big part of the lesson was protecting our identity online, because a channel can combine many forms of communication, including a written description, links to other sites, and even videos about ourselves.
Year 6 - LBQ Maths
Today, Year 6 demonstrated excellent focus and determination during their arithmetic practice using LBQ. Pupils worked carefully through a range of challenging questions, applying their calculation strategies with increasing accuracy and confidence. It was fantastic to see such perseverance and enthusiasm.
Year 3 - LBQ Maths
Year 3 began their LBQ journey, focusing on addition and subtraction within 100 using related facts. The children showed great enthusiasm as they explored different strategies to solve problems and strengthen their understanding of number relationships.
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Year 2 Maths- Familiarising Ourselves With the New Tablets
This morning, Year 2 had their first experience with the new tablets now available for Key Stage 1. They did an outstanding job logging into Purple Mash and quickly getting familiar with the device. Students then explored a variety of engaging maths games on the platform, practising times tables, number sequences, and number bonds. Well done, Year 2 – great work!
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Year 2 Junior Jam Sessions- Music, Computing and French
Year 2 are enjoying their Junior Jam sessions, In French, they've been asking and answering questions about their age and birthdays, growing in confidence with each lesson. In Music, the children have been getting creative by learning how to write a story to music, using rhyme to bring their ideas to life and add rhythm to their storytelling. In Computing, they've been exploring voice recording as a form of communication—learning how to record and share their own voice notes clearly and effectively.
Year 6 Junior Jam - French, Music and Computing
Year 6 have enjoyed another fantastic morning with Junior Jam, today. In French, the children revised vocabulary relating to members of their family, verbally rehearsing and then writing sentences about who they lived with and where. In music, they learned how melodies in a song can portray emotions, writing and composing melodies of their own on the glockenspiels. Computing this week was all about web design, and the children were tasked with creating a new web page for Junior Jam.
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Year 5 - Junior Jam
Year 5 learned how to communicate their likes and dislikes in French, used sampling to make audio jingles for adverts in Computing and explored the emotions produced by different songs in Music.
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Year 3 - Exploring Purple Mash
This morning, the children explored Purple Mash, a creative and interactive online learning space. They focused on grammar activities, practising suffixes and using them to create their own exciting sentences. Purple Mash offers opportunities for children to learn through discovery and creativity, which they find both enjoyable and engaging.