This week in maths, we have been learning to measure length with informal units of measurement such as paper clips, cubes, hands and pencils. It is really important that: All of the units should touch each other at the ends (not overlap or spread out). ...
This week our core text is, ‘Lulu loves flowers.’ We have been discussing the different parts of a flower with their friends. We have been using our creative skills to represent our flowers. [gallery ids="8697,8696"]...
This week in reception, we enjoyed the lovely sunshine whilst at Forest School. We were whittling hazel wood, searching for mini beasts, climbing trees and enjoyed playing in the mud. Fingers crossed for sunny weather next week. [gallery ids="8703,8702,8701"] ...
This week in art, we compared prints by the artists William Morris & Kehinde Wiley. We identified similarities and differences between pieces of art. We then took inspiration from Kehinde Wiley’s artwork as he repeats a motif in the background of his paintings. We then...
In computing this week, year 5 have enjoyed creating their own vector drawings. In the lesson they learnt that drawing tools can be used to create different outcomes. They used shapes and line tools to create their drawing. [gallery ids="8676,8677"]...
This week in design & technology we have been practising our sewing techniques. We learnt how to do the running stitch and oversewing. We now know oversewing means a stitch that goes over the edge of the fabric. We are looking forward to applying these...
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...