Blog Author: N Billingsley

Fantastic efforts from Year 5 in gymnastics this week. Pupils were asked to work with a partner to create a balance on a piece of apparatus. Excellent work from everyone!

In Science this week, Year 5 have been investigating materials that dissolve in water and those that don’t dissolve. Pupils made excellent observations and developed their knowledge of solutions.

In Art, we are looking at photographs. We have been learning how some images can be created through composition whereas others are created through editing.  This week took photographs to look like we were holding and drinking from a giant water bottle. 

As part of our work on digital manipulation, pupils in year 5 had a fantastic time setting up a photo booth and using various props in their photographs. Lots of laughs and learning!

What a fantastic afternoon we had in Year 2. We welcomed some special visitors from BAE into class where we took part in a Roving Robot activity.  Our focus was on teamwork. We had to work together, listen to each other and make decisions to control the speed of the robot.  

The theme of our RE work last half term was 'How can we share what we have?' We were thinking about how we can spread Jesus' message of loving one another and how we might support our neighbours across the world. We found out about the work of Mission Together; the Pope's charity which supports…

Year 2 have enjoyed making clay tiles and pots in class. They have developed several skills including rolling to an even thickness, mark-making onto clay and joining clay pieces together.  Pupils made a pinch/thumb pot and a coil pot using the skills they had practised.

Year 2 have combined their computing and maths skills to create pictograms using the iPads.

We have started our new art unit and in a few weeks we will make a clay pot. To help us practise the skills needed to manipulate clay we experimented rolling, coiling and twisting salt dough.

What a fantastic day at the Sealife centre! We have had great fun exploring all the exhibits and the children were marvellous marine biologists! Throughout the day they asked lots of questions, made careful observations and found out lots about sea creatures.  

Year 2 found an intriguing message in their classroom which led them on a quest to crack a secret code.  After an exciting adventure we found hidden treasure and discovered that our new History unit is titled Tutankhamun. We found out what an archaeologist does and practised excavating some…

Year 2 started their new English unit - fairytales this week. They had great fun listening to the story of Hansel and Gretel and making a sweet house.  Now we can’t wait to start writing our own fairytales.