Year 6 have been investigating different types of comprehension questions. They had four types: retrieval, vocabulary, inference and organisational. Working in pairs they sorted questions into the correct categories.
Hill Group had their second session on the climbing wall this morning. They all challenged themselves to achieve more than the day before, whether that was climbing to a higher position, reaching the top, or using only certain coloured holds. The staff were really impressed with the attitude of all Read more…
Valley Group completed the ‘Nightline’ activity this afternoon. They had to follow the rope to complete an obstacle course. Sounds easy, right? Well, it would have been had they not been blindfolded. They had to use their communication and team work skills to negotiate the course, which was made even Read more…
Class 6 were given a battery, 2 wires and a bulb and Miss Robinson set the challenge – can you make your bulb light up? At first we were all a bit puzzled but, after testing different ideas, we were all able to make a simple circuit to light the Read more…
Class 3 are really enjoying their ‘reading buddy’ sessions with Class 11. Class 11 come to listen to their ‘reading buddy’ read and also help with recognising HFWs.
Class 3 have designed and built 3D houses for the Three Little Pigs. The children showed a great level of perseverance and cooperation working together in groups.
We have been reading Mr Wolf’s Pancakes. We enjoyed listening to the story on the CD player and finding out about how to make pancakes! Mr Wolf’s neighbours were very unhelpful but we were keen to help him make the pancakes and gobble them up! Thank you to those parents Read more…
Class 11 spent Tuesday afternoon investigating if materials dissolve. We discussed the difference between melting and dissolving and decided to look at which materials are soluble and which are insoluble. Working in teams, we set up our experiment and chose how much water we would use, what quantity of material Read more…
