Today, Class 14 explored French culture such as school, food and Christmas. We then compared the French culture to our British culture and discussed similarities and differences. Have a look at our work to spot any differences you may not have known. We then finished the lesson by creating sentences Read more…
Class 14 had the opportunity to invite their parents and guardians in to learn alongside them in a PATPAL session (Pupils as teachers, Parents as Learners). During the RAMP reading session, pupils read a section of our class text ‘Private Peaceful’ and highlighted their depth of prior knowledge about the Read more…
At the end of November, Class 13 took part in the Bikeabilty course. They underwent training on how to make sure their bike is safe before riding and how to be safe when riding out on the roads in our community. We were incredibly proud of the children and Read more…
Class 13 have been learning about Light this half-term.
As part of this topic, we investigated Isaac Newton’s discovery that light is made up of a spectrum of colours. Once you slow down the light waves, you are able to see the individual colours that make white light.
We made our own wheels of colour and spun them quickly to demonstrate Newton’s theory. (more…)
Year 6 designed poppies for Remembrance day and thought of a touching message to send their thoughts to everyone affected in the war. Due to their efforts, we had a visit from War Veterans who brought the child chocolates and a gift voucher to school. They also sent a fantastic Read more…
After the Anti-bullying performance, Year 6 focused on the role of a bystander. We used the Anti-bullying website to watch videos that children had made and then discussed the different roles of a bystander: reinforcer, assistant, outsider and an upstander. We explored the ways we could be an upstander to Read more…
Today, pupils and staff joined the rest of the country in observing a two-minute silence to remember the sacrifice of those who fought and lost their lives in war. Freya, from Class 14, played The Last Post on her cornet to signal the beginning of the act of remembrance and Read more…
Year 6 had a fantastic outdoor trip to the Anderton Centre. The activities included canoeing, tree climbing and abseiling. Children used excellent resilience to try new experiences and have a fun in an outdoor setting (despite the rain!) They also used team work to support each other when steering the Read more…
As part of our History topic and for Remembrance day, Year 6 created a piece of World War One Art. Children designed a unique backdrop using powder paints and sketched silhouette soldiers to contrast the colours. They then used a range of resources to create poppies including felt, paper, wool Read more…
Children in Year 5/6 began the after school football club with Mr Stamp and Miss Wolf on Thursday. They all played really well and showed excellent attitude throughout. The next session is this Thursday at 3:30.