In writing, we have been linking our learning to our science topic forces and magnets. We have been writing explanation texts about how magnets are used in our everyday lives. We have used prepositional phrases, comparative adjectives and interesting facts. [gallery ids="8665,8666"]...
In maths this week, we have been continuing our learning about fractions. We used cubes to find ⅓ of a number. We used our knowledge of the fact that a third is one of three equal parts to help us solve problems. [gallery ids="8659,8660,8661"]...
Year 1 picked a perfect day to go out on a leaf hunt. They went out into the local community looking for certain types of leaves. We were looking for deciduous and evergreen trees. We enjoyed comparing the different leaves on trees and identifying the...
In maths this week, Reception have been learning to represent numbers up to 10 in different ways. They know that they can make 6 by adding 6+0, 5 +1, 4+2 and 3+3. They have been using sentence stems to help them explain the composition of...
In maths this week, Nursery have been exploring patterns. They have been creating their own patterns and extending shape patterns. They have been naming the shapes and colours they have used to create their patterns. They have practising using sentence stems to describe the patterns...
In reading, we have continued with our class text Skellig, which we are all really enjoying. We have been practising answering different types of questions in readiness for our up and coming SATs tests. [gallery ids="8580,8581"]...
Year 5 have been enjoying a spot of mindfulness practice after lunch everyday. We have been practising different breathing techniques. This is helping us to be focused and ready for learning. Mindful breathing allows us to focus our attention on our breathing to its natural...
This week in computing, we have been learning how to change digital images by rotating and cropping them. When you ‘crop’ an image, you delete a part of an image that you don’t want. You do this to improve the quality of the image. Next...
In science, we have continued our friction exploration by planning and conducting a fair test to see how different surfaces affect the speed of a vehicle. We worked in groups to collect data and make scientific observations which we presented in charts. [gallery ids="8563,8564"]...
This week in maths, we have been learning to identify and recognise one half, one quarter and one third. We have learnt when something is split into two equal groups, each equal group is a half. When something is split into four equal groups, each...