Year 1 Maths and English- Writing Riddles
Year 1 recently completed an engaging English unit where they focused on creating and writing riddles. To connect this with our maths lessons on recognising coins, we merged our learning by writing riddles specifically about coins. The children really enjoyed sharing their riddles with the class and having their classmates guess which coin they were describing.
Transition Day- Year 2 - 3- A Rewarding Afternoon
This afternoon, we focused on Maths and Reading . They read remarkably well, and their ability to summarise what they'd read showcased excellent comprehension. In Maths, they clearly displayed a strong grasp of place value and numbers, building a solid foundation in these essential areas. Beyond their academic achievements, it was evident how much growth and maturity they have developed. They are definitely ready for Year 3! As a special recognition for their hard work and how much they enjoyed their time experiencing Year 3 today, they were rewarded with a session on the outdoor gym and worship with Rev Matt. They've had such a positive experience and are eager to go home and share all about their day with their parents and carers!
Year 5 - Human Life Cycle
During this science lesson on the human life cycle, the children explored the stages of growth from birth to adulthood, with a particular focus on the rapid development that occurs during infancy. After discussing key milestones in a baby’s first year—such as weight gain, increasing height and motor skill development—the class worked collaboratively to interpret a set of data showing the monthly growth of a baby. Using this information, they constructed line graphs to visually represent changes in height and weight over time. The activity helped reinforce their understanding of how humans change and grow during the early stages of life.
Year 5 - LBQ
Today in Year 5, the children took part in an interactive LBQ (Learning by Questions) session, where they focused on converting between centimetres and metres and vice versa. This engaging activity allowed them to practise their understanding of measurement in a fun and responsive way, receiving instant feedback to help correct misconceptions and deepen their learning. The children revised the relationship between centimetres and metres (100 cm = 1 m) and applied this knowledge to solve a range of problems, including word problems, reasoning challenges and real-life measurement scenarios. They demonstrated increasing confidence in switching between units, identifying when to multiply or divide by 100 depending on the direction of conversion.
Year 6 Maths
In maths, year 6 have been recapping identifying and estimating angles, as well as finding missing angles. They had to combine all of their knowledge on angles and apply it to solving some tricky challenges.
Year 2 - Telling the Time
This week, our Year 2 class has been making fantastic progress in learning to tell the time! We started by mastering o'clock and half past, which the children picked up incredibly quickly – they were amazing! We then moved on to quarter past and quarter to, and again, they've really shown their understanding of these times too. For the past couple of days, we've been tackling telling time in 5-minute intervals. This has presented a bit more of a challenge, especially when figuring out the time to the next hour. But we're going to keep practicing, and soon, they'll be able to tell the time no matter where the hands on the clock are pointing!
Year 3- Maths-Reading time on a clock
This week, our Year 3 mathematicians have been diving deep into telling the time, revisiting and building upon their knowledge from Year 2. We focused on digital and analogue clocks, emphasising how we describe time on a digital clock. The children continued to practice using the phrases "minutes past" and "minutes to" the hour. This helped them understand the important convention that a digital time like 3:40 is best described as "20 minutes to 4," rather than "40 minutes past 3." This session was key in helping them connect times past the hour to times to the hour.
Year 3- Design Technology-Features of a Castle
Today, our young designers started their final D.T. unit on structures by learning about castles. They explored the different features of a castle, such as turrets, battlements, moats, and drawbridges. We discussed why castles needed to be strong and stable, and linked this to stories and real-life examples of castles and how they were built to protect the people inside. The children then sketched their castles using 2D shapes, carefully labelling key parts. This helped them develop the skills and understanding they’ll need to build their 3D castles using boxes and cardboard tubes later in the unit. They showed fantastic creativity and a growing understanding of how structures are designed for strength and purpose.
Reception Maths - Using rekenreks
This week in Maths, Reception have been exploring the rekenreks to support their counting and composition of number. We looked at how to set the rekenreks correctly and identified the patterns we could see, such as five red beads and five white beads on each row. The children then worked in pairs to move the beads along and used their subitising skills to move groups of beads all at once, rather than counting individually. The children also cleverly identified doubles they could see - double 5 and double 10.
Reception Maths - Number Track games
This week, Reception have been revisiting the order of numbers 1-10 and discussing how we know the position of each number. We said that each number increases by one more each time and we can use this to find any numbers which are missing. The children then took part in number track games with a partner where they had to roll the dice and move their counter the equal amount along the number track.
.jpg)
Year 6 Debt Aware Money Skills Session
Year 6 completed module 6 of Money Matters, this week. This was all based around enterprise - a project or activity which is difficult, complicated or potentially risky. The children learned that an enterprising person is independent, positive, hard-working and resilient and looked at some famous examples. They also discussed what is involved in setting up your own business.
Year 5 - Money Matters
On Wednesday, Year 5 took part in their final session of the Money Matters programme, bringing to a close a fantastic series of lessons focused on financial education. The children have developed their understanding of key money concepts and today they explored the roles of banks, the importance of saving and how to make informed choices when spending. Through interactive discussions and real-life scenarios, the children reflected on how money is used in everyday life and why budgeting is a valuable life skill.