Comparing weight
This week we have been learning about heavy and light. Today we investigated which numicon pieces were heavier or lighter than 5.
Planning for Writing
After making predictions and watching a short video clip, the children started mapping out events from a child's perspective. The children will use these timelines to support diary writing next week.
Y6 Science - Electricity
KNOWLEDGE: We have associated the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit.
SKILLS: We used recognised symbols to draw a simple circuit in a diagram.
VOCABULARY: component, cell, battery, circuit, resistor, switch, buzzer,…
You scratch my back I'll scratch yours
In ICT we have been using Scratch to create a computer game with a Stone Age theme.
Now where did I leave that mammoth I was going to have for tea?
The Stone Age
In literacy we have been weighing up the pros and cons of living in The Stone Age.
The Great Brookside Bake Off: Part One
In Design and Technology we have been learning that food tastes best in season.
What could be better than an Autumnal Apple Crumble?
Painting to Music
Reception listened to different pieces of music and used paint to record their emotional responses, creating exciting and expressive paintings.
Crossing the River
Children in Year 4 have been thinking about what makes an effective team, with a focus on communication, cooperation and responsibility. The children were challenged to cross the river, without touching the floor, using only a mat and a bench.
Outside Painting
Reception class collected materials and objects from nature to make painting tools; the children used these tool with mud to create abstract and figurative art.
Roman Numerals
As part of Cross Curriculum Mathematics, children have been learning Roman Numerals to 100.
Y2 Science - animals and their habitats
Year 2 have been exploring different habitats, following their trip to Chester Zoo.
Knowledge: Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend…
Parent Workshop - Read, Write Inc.
Some of the Year 1 and 2 parents and carers attended an introductory meeting about how Read, Write Inc. works in our school.