Reading buddies
Oak and Maple class enjoyed some quality time reading together.
The reading buddies worked together to explore different books.
Whilst the children in Maple practised their fluency and phonics, Oak class were great mini teachers helping the younger children to understand and explore…
Oak Class Coding Adventure: Learning with Microbits
At St. Andrew’s CE Primary School, we are always excited to embrace new ways of learning, especially when it comes to technology and coding. Recently, Oak Class had a fantastic opportunity to dive into the world of coding using Microbits, thanks to our very own pupil expert who led the…
How does sound travel?
We have been learning how the string carries the sound waves, vibrates the cup and vibrates their ear drum for us to hear what our friends said.The string is a solid so the sound waves travel quickly.
After a discussion we recorded our findings in our books.
Tower Power & Brilliant Bonds!
We’ve had a "number-tastic" week in Reception! Our current obsession with Numberblocks has taken our maths skills to new heights!
Building Up Our Skills
Inspired by their favourite blocky friends, the children set to work building number towers. We practised:
- Constructing towers from 1…
Ancient Egyptians, making our own Papyrus Paper.
Willow class had a very enjoyable art lesson today, messy but fun.
We have been creating Papyrus paper using strips of sugar paper dipped into glue mixed with water, and layered over wax paper.
Time-Travellers: on the Move!
This week, our Reception history detectives hopped into a "time machine" to explore how we get from A to B! We’ve been comparing transport from the past with the vehicles and vessels we see in the present.
Spotting the Clues
The children turned into mini-investigators, looking closely at old…
How are sounds made?
In Science we were experimenting with different ways to make sounds and recording which part was vibrating.
Bikeability
Oak class enjoyed their level 2 bikeability training. They developed their skills for cycling on single lane roads such as observing, communicating and maintaining safe riding positions.
The instructors were particularly impressed with the behaviour of all our children.
Beep Boop: Robot Routes!
This week, Reception turned into a room full of programmers! We’ve been learning how to give clear commands to our robots to help them find their way.
Think Like a Robot
Before we even touched our paper robots, we had to become the robots! Working in pairs, the children took turns being the…
Making Magic Move! Exploring Sliders and Moving Mechanisms in D&T
Maple Class have had a fantastic start to our new Design and Technology topic, where we will be learning all about moving mechanisms. By the end of the term, the children will use these skills to design and make their own moving storybook.
This week, we began by experimenting with sliders. The…
Reaching for the Stars: Reception Writing Takes Off
Reception have made a brilliant start to the term, and we are so proud of the progress they have made in literacy since returning after the Christmas holidays.
The children have been doing some fantastic writing, confidently applying their phonic knowledge independently. It has been lovely to…
Animal Kingdom Explorers!
It has been a busy two weeks of Science! We have been learning how to group and identify different animals.
In KS1, we moved from sorting animals to identifying why they belong in a specific group. We looked for clues like:
- Mammals: Do they have fur or hair?
- Birds: Do they have feathers…