In maths this week, Reception used ten frames to find the missing number and make number bonds to 10. For example 6 + ____ = 10. By placing six cubes on the ten frames they knew the missing number was four. They now know that...
This week in Nursery, we have been learning about triangles in maths. We know that triangles have three straight sides and three corners. We have been practising drawing triangles with different drawing tools. [gallery ids="9025,9026,9027"]...
Year 6 enjoyed getting back to their class novel 'Skellig' during their reading and writing lesson this week. In writing, they are using the text to focus on formal debates using cohesive devices. They have also been checking their work with dictionaries to ensure they...
In year 5 this week, we examined plants that reproduce asexually and prepared to conduct observations over time for our science experiment. We made predictions about the results and generated our own scientific questions. We will be observing what happens to the mint stems left...
On Monday, year 4 had an amazing time at the Natural History Museum. They watched a fantastic show about volcanoes and earthquakes, which links to their learning in geography. We got to experience how it might feel to be in an earthquake in the museum's...
This week in science, we started our new unit learning about rocks. The children were given rocks to explore and then were asked to group, sort and categorise the different rocks. They can now name and explain the difference between the different types of rocks. [gallery...
In maths this week, we have been exploring the relationships between multiples of five and multiples of ten. We recapped our learning about the three parts of a multiplication equation. We know that one factor is the same when comparing the equations 2 x 5...
This term in writing, our new focus text is The Storm Whale. Each day we have been reading the story and retelling it as a class using our class story map. We used pictures to sequence the main events and practised retelling the story using...
Reception have been applying their reading skills to decode new texts. They are excellent at using Fred talk to sound out unknown words. They have then used their phonetic knowledge to support their writing. What super stars! [gallery ids="8974,8975"]...
In maths this week, Nursery have been learning all about rectangles. They have been learning to describe rectangles using the language: sides, corners, straight, shorter and longer. They have been searching for rectangles in the environment and perfected drawing rectangles independently. [gallery ids="8968,8970,8971"]...