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Year 3 discuss the art of winning and how tactics play a huge part of this. 

Whilst studying about the Stone Age, Year 3 have being looking for clues as to what the period's most famous monument, Stonehenge, may have been used for.

Children in Year 4 have been using charcoal to represent light and dark; as well as comparing objects of different sizes. 

Year 2 have been using the language of flattening, rolling, pinching and scoring to manipulate clay.  They have also created their own clay pot using the "pinch" technique.

Knowledge: to shape a pinch pot and join clays shapes as decoration

Skills: 

• I can use the pinching technique…

Each class has been promoting and developing our pupils' knowledge and understanding of new vocabulary.  In Literacy, pupils have explored tier 1, 2 and 3 words linked to their topic, Read, Write Inc. or Pathways to Write.  In other subject areas such as Geography and IT, pupils are investigating…

Each class has been promoting and developing our pupils' knowledge and understanding of new vocabulary.  In Literacy, pupils have explored tier 1, 2 and 3 words linked to their topic, Read, Write Inc. or Pathways to Write.  In other subject areas such as Geography and IT, pupils are investigating…

In Year 4, the children have been learning how to create a 3D drawing.  We have experimented with shading to create different tones and how to make an object look 3D..

In another small step forward in improving our school (perhaps more of a tweak really), today we introduced our mobile ‘Learning Boards’ for every class from Year 1 to Year 6.  These will help our teachers make it really clear what new knowledge, skills and vocab we intend to learn or practise in…

Ms Smith, our Subject Leader for Art, assesses the impact of our Art curriculum by speaking to pupils in Year 6. The pupils wanted to share their ideas about art; they talked about their sketchbooks and looked back over the years recalling previous learning about skills and knowledge of…

Year 3 begin their journey back in time to the Stone Age!

We went into our school hall to read our amazing history timeline which we have on display.

I wonder what your ancestors were doing 8,000 years ago?

Year 3 got the New Year off to a good start by 

celebrating our differences.

In the book New Jumper we learned about welcoming 

difference and how that helps us grow as individuals 

as well.