Oh no, here come the Romans! This term in class 8 we will be studying romans and looking at the book ‘Gladiator Boy’. So far we have been looking at the thoughts, feelings and motives behind the two main characters Decimus Rex and Gladiators. We worked in teams to think Read more…
We have started our new exciting Linked Learning topic… The Romans! To kick us off, some super children brought in some research they did over half term and read it to be class. Throughout the lesson, we were visited by lots of young Romans, wearing a Roman helmet and carrying Read more…
As we get towards the end of our football topic in PE, it was time for us to perfect our shooting ability. We discussed using the side of our foot for accuracy as well as controlling our power to make sure it reaches the net but also doesn’t go wide Read more…
This week in our language and communication lesson, we went with an important topic that relates to the Christmas time of year. Do we have to see things for us to believe in them? Some children brought up the tooth fairy, Santa, the Easter bunny and Mr Bishop suggested aliens Read more…
In class 7, we know that dark is just the absence of light. So when we were given the question ‘what causes a shadow?’ we knew where to start looking. Once we had strengthened our understanding that shadows are formed when light is blocked by an opaque or sometimes translucent Read more…
On Friday, we had our first speaking and listening lesson! This involved considering what made a good listener and a fantastic speaker. We looked at the importance of eye contact and keeping quiet when it’s someone else’s turn. Our topic of discussion was related to our book The BFG. We Read more…
As our new topic in Linked Learning is all about how the Earth shakes, rattles and rolls, we have been looking closely at Earthquakes. We discovered the Earths crust is made up of lots of tectonic plates that are actually moving around quite a bit! In order to visualise how Read more…
With Remembrance Day coming up very soon, the poppy box is making its way around school. The box is full of school related items such as rulers, pencils and sharpeners, with all donated money going to a great cause. Our very own Phoenix and JJ, thanks to being part Read more…
In our recent look at the French language, we focused on “comment tu’tappelles?” Which means ‘what is your name?’ Once we had this mastered and asked eachother plenty of times, we moved on to making sure that we could answer it in French too. ‘Je m’appelle’ was quick to catch Read more…
Class 7 were given an interesting problem to help find a solution for. When humans go further and further into space, they will need to grow food to keep themselves alive. The soil they use to grow their food in will need to be very absorbent to make the most Read more…