Blog Author: Mrs Kendall

In Art this half term we have been exploring digital technologies to create artwork. We have used Microsoft Art and developed skills through using the tools within the App. This week we tried to create a nativity scene using the shape tools, the fill tool and the brushes tools. 

This week it is Anti-Bullying week and the theme has been ‘One Kind Word’. In Year 2 we thought about what this means and what kind words we can say to each other to make someone’s day. We discussed how one kind word can provide a moment of hope and can be a turning point from a bad day to a good…

To inspire our recount writing next week, we took part in a variety of outdoor adventure activities this afternoon. We toasted marshmallows by the fire and talked about fire safety, we had an orienteering challenge on the field where we had to use our teamwork and mapping skills to locate items…

In Year 2 we have been learning about when we would need to call 99 and which services are offered in an emergency. We discussed the people who help us and how important their roles are.  We then acted out some scenarios and even got the chance to dress up. We had lots of fun! 

As yesterday was World Mental Health Day, we celebrated this in school today by taking part in a guided yoga session led by an instructor from The Yogi Group. During our session we explored breathing techniques, a yoga story, yoga poses that helped us work on our resilience and positive…

Yesterday we visited church for the first time, we met with members of our church community and observed the church furnishings that we had been discussing in class. We then all genuflected as we left the pew. The children really enjoyed meeting Deacon Michael for the first time and are looking…

In Science this week we have been discussing the importance of exercise. We completed an experiment where we exercised for a minute and monitored our heart rate and tried to find our pulse. We found out that our heart rate goes up when we exercise to increase the blood flow around our body and we…

In Geography today we looked at lots of different maps to find where we live. We used globes, atlases, a world map and a map of Europe. We worked as a team to find the UK and even searched for different countries where children in our class have visited. 

In English we have started looking at the book called ‘The Tunnel by Anthony Browne’. Today we read up to the part where the brother and sister are at the tunnel so we decided to create our own tunnel and debate whether or not to crawl through ourselves. We have some very brave boys and girls…

WOW - what a fabulous three days it has been!

It has been an absolute joy to welcome you back into school this week and I have loved seeing your smiling faces every morning. I have enjoyed getting to know each and every one of you and learning about your special families. 

We can look…

In Science this half term we are learning about animal growth and survival, as part of our unit we had some chick and a hen brought into school to observe difference between adults and their babies. 

Welcome to Year 4! 

Our PE days are currently on a Tuesday and a Thursday and your child can wear their school kit on these days.

On a Tuesday, we are  working with TeamTheme (Matty and Jake) who are focusing on invasion games. On a Thursday, we welcomed a lovely lady from TeamTheme who…