Tamworth Castle Trip
What a day Class One had on their exciting school trip to Tamworth Castle! As part of our history topic on monarchs and castles, the children stepped into the past, exploring everything from dungeons to armouries and even meeting the Lady of the Castle!
After a fascinating tour of the castle,…
Wellie Wonders: A Sensory Adventure in Nature
Class One had a wellie good time in today’s English lesson, inspired by the delightful book Where My Wellies Take Me by Clare and Michael Morpurgo. After slipping on their trusty wellies, the children headed outside for a sensory walk through forest school. With sights, sounds, smells and things…
Botanist for a Day: Little Scientists in the Making
This week in our Science lesson, we traded in our usual classroom setting for the great outdoors in Forest School. The mission? To become botanists for the day! Equipped with magnifying glasses and identification charts, the children set off to study the hidden flowers in the forest.
The…
Puppet Power: Crafting, Creating and Collaborating
In Design and Technology this week, our class got puppet-crazy! We explored different ways to join fabric, testing out glue, staples and even paper clips. Some techniques worked wonders, while others needed a bit more practise! The Year 2s were brilliant helpers, guiding the Reception children…
Hop, Skip and Jump: Reception’s Human Number Line Adventure!
Today in maths, our Reception children became human number lines! We started by ordering the numbers 0-5, lining up like little champions. Then, we took it up a notch by using our number line to find number bonds up to 5. We had so much fun jumping along the number line, hopping from number to…
Oracy in Action: Hot Seating
Today, Class One took a deep dive into the world of crayons when we explored the whimsical story of The Day The Crayons Quit by Dew Daywalt, where crayons have had enough and decide to voice their frustrations.
Our oracy focussed lesson saw the children stepping into the shoes of the crayon…
William the Conqueror: a History Lesson Fit For a King
This week in history, we learnt all about William the Conqueror became the King of England! The children were absolutely captivated by the story of William’s invasion in 1066, his fierce battle with Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings, and how he earned the title “Conqueror” through sheer…
Exploring Robot Algorithms
Our Computing Unit this term is all about programming algorithms. Class One have enjoyed giving each other instructions and following a sequence of instructions. In our most recent lesson, we used paper bee-bots and counters to explore basic programming concepts by giving simple instructions to…
Wiggly Wonders: Our Wormery Adventure
Today in Science, Class One became worm experts! We learned all about micro habitats - tiny, special places where creatures like worms live. And where do worms live? Under the soil, of course!
Armed with trowels and a lot of excitement, we headed outside to our Forest School area to make a…
Super-tastic Story Mapping
Today in English, we took a deep dive into the world of Supertato with a fun, creative twist! First, we read the story and then our brilliant minds drew a story map, illustrating the exciting adventures of the heroic Supertato and his arch-nemesis, the Evil Pea. The Reception children joined in…
Strike a Pose: Our First Yoga Adventure!
Today in PE, we ventured into the world of Yoga - without even having to leave the classroom! Our class kicked things off with a fun yoga video, where we followed along as the instructor demonstrated some cool poses. From the “Bridge” to the “Tree Pose”, everyone gave it their best shot - and some…
Peas-fully Evil: Unleashing Creativity in Character Descriptions!
In today’s English lesson, our young writers got to work describing the villainous Evil Pea from Supertato! Armed with adjectives and expanded noun phrases, they transformed the sneaky, little pea into a full-blown menace. From “his slimy, villainous grin” to “the mean, green chaos-creator”, the…