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In our Art lessons we have created a continuous line drawing of our selves. This proved to be quite a tricky skill, one which we haven’t attempted before, however we persevered and tried our very best.

Next, we used our ideas to communicate our identity in the self portrait and wrote these…

This morning our year 5 children took part in their level 1 Bikeability session. Tim and Andy were very impressed with their abilities and how well they all listened to the advice and instructions given.

After a session around the playground, some of the children took theirs bikes out onto the…

In Science we have been learning about mixtures. We have discovered you can separate mixtures that have different sized particle by sieving. We became gold prospectors and created our own sieves to see how much gold we could extract from the sand.

What an incredible way to celebrate our year 6 children. In our beautiful church surrounded by our friends and family we shared our memories and poems to send our year 6 friends off in style.

There may have been quite a few tears mixed in with the laughter 🤭.

In English Willow class, to link with our topic on the Stone Age, have been reading Stone Age Boy.

We then wrote our own stories based on this story.

As part of our learning around traditional tales, the children carried out a science investigation inspired by the story of The Princess and the Pea.

We wanted to find out how many layers it would take before we could no longer feel the “pea” hidden underneath!

Our Reception children became…

What an incredible time we all had at Conkers!
To support our topic on The Stone Age we worked with Ranger Jack to take part in many enjoyable activities.

We did, cave paintings using sticks and feathers to create a story.

Played different tunes on a drum using stones or sticks. 
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This week in Art, the children explored the work of famous artist and designer Clarice Cliff, looking closely at the bold colours, patterns and designs she used on her pottery.

Using her artwork as inspiration, the children created their own colourful tree paintings using a fun paint blowing…

This week in science, we investigated a question inspired by The Gingerbread Man story…

Would the Gingerbread Man have been safer swimming across the river or climbing onto the fox?

The children worked in groups to order the method before carrying out the investigation independently. They…

In Science, Willow class have been investigating the viscosity of liquids and how it affects how they pour.

We carried out our experiments using our plans from the previous lesson and recorded the results.

This week in science, we explored a question inspired by a traditional tale…

Who was quicker – the tortoise or the hare?

To begin, the children recapped their learning about the five animal groups and discussed the characteristics of animals in each one. We then compared the tortoise and the…

This week in EYFS literacy, the children brought our focus story We’re Going on a Bear Hunt to life through an exciting outdoor learning activity… in the rain!

The children worked together to re-enact the story outside, becoming fantastic creative problem solvers as they thought carefully about…