Year 4’s new writing genre is non-chronological reports. We will be writing about elephants. Before writing we need to research some interesting facts that we can include in our report. We used iPads to research some facts. Did you know that elephants are scared of...
This week in maths, year 5 have been learning that area is the measurement of the surface of a flat item. They explored counting as a strategy to find the area of different surfaces. They used cubes to work out the value of the area. [gallery...
In writing this week, year 6 have been learning about multi-clause compound sentences, and started learning how to use bullet points in a list. We will use these features in our non-chronological reports about Charles Darwin later in the term. [gallery ids="7568,7569"]...
This week, Nursery have been busy developing their fine motor skills. They have been practising their mark marking by making patterns which will help them develop letter formations. They have also been using tweezers to pick up small objects and rolling play dough. [gallery ids="7505,7506"]...
Reception have been busy writing this week taking inspiration from their class text , ‘The Christmas Crayons.’ They have been practising using their phonic knowledge to write words to form sentences. They have also been creative, creating Christmas trees using different materials. [gallery ids="7497,7498,7499,7500,7501"]...
In maths this week, year 1 have been comparing numbers finding one more and one less than a number using concrete, pictorial and abstract resources. They have been using sentence stems to describe numbers e.g. four is made up of three and one more. Four...
In writing, year 2 continued to write their biography of Wangari Maathai. They focused on how she started to plant trees and inspired many others to join in. [gallery ids="7486,7487"]...
This week, year 3 have been designing a new flapjack brand in design and technology. They designed logos for the new brand, took photos of their logos and then used software to help finalise what they wanted their logos to look like. They needed to...
In science this week, year 4 have been researching living things in groups. Each group classified living things and then presented their results to the class. They learnt about the five groups of vertebrates: mammals, fish, amphibians, birds and reptiles. [gallery ids="7474,7475,7476"]...
Year 5 have been using the computer program Tinkercad to help design their mazes in design and technology. This computer program helps them to simulate how their maze might work. They transformed their designs into 3D models using corriflute. Their mazes are amazing and they...