Month: September 2020
Year 2
Year 2 have had a busy week getting familiar with their new maths resources as they are following a new scheme. They have also been learning about food and what is healthy and unhealthy. Their task was to sort the different kinds of food … but of course some overlap! Willow was the first to…
Year 1
To introduce this half term’s topic ‘My World’, we started this week by looking at ‘Ourselves’. In Literacy we talked about things that we like and dislike and then wrote a few sentences on each. Broccoli seems to be well liked! Mrs Barham really loved all the extra details her children used to add interest to…
Reception
Reception We had fun in Forest School making ephemeral art depicting the best of our holiday. The children have settled in well in Reception and have quickly rekindled their friendships!
Oaks & Acorns
Oaks have been making their own sparkly, feathery crowns to link with the theme of Around The World, with this week being about the United Kingdom. They have been making the most of the lovely sunny weather and playing together in the sandpit which has had a makeover in the summer break. The children also…
New Climbing Route!
Mr Lee has set a brand new climbing route on the tower. With a second purple route on the way and the traverse wall also being re-set soon, climbing is as fun as ever!
Year 8 Science
The Year 8’s had an exciting Science lesson experimenting on plants for their current topic: photosynthesis. Their task was to check if the plants contained starch, a substance produced during the process. They did this by boiling the plants in alcohol, breaking down the chlorophyll and covering them with iodine. Iodine is an indicator that…
Year 8 Geography
What a relief! Year 8 are relieved to be back at school and were brushing up their OS Map skills looking at Relief this week!
Year 7 & 8 Drama
Drama Y7+8 Drama activity got off to an exciting start, playing Pop-Up Storybook. Several budding thespians arrived ready to make a scene!
Year 6 History
Year 6 have been learning about the Maya people this week. Their task in class was to draw out where the Maya civilisation was… as well as find out where the other central American countries are situated!
Year 4 Science
Year 4 have been learning about the different parts of the digestive system. Emily did a great job of modelling the digestive system for everyone!