This term in RE, our learning question is: How are Sacred teachings and stories interpreted by Jews today? We have been thinking about how lives may be affected, improved or challenged by belonging to a community, or by having certain beliefs and values. In our lesson...
This week in history, we have been investigating why Athens was so powerful within Ancient Greece. We looked at a variety of sources and discussed why trade, resources, democracy, great thinkers and location enabled them to dominate and become a stronghold. [gallery ids="8071,8072"]...
This week, 4S went to Cardinal Pole for a science workshop. They had a brilliant time learning how fireworks are made. As they were in the science labs they were taught how to use bunsen burners and examined how different chemicals reacted in the flames! [gallery...
This term in music, we are learning about rhythm, structure and pitch. This week, we worked in groups to create a composition. We made and collaborated with different sounds and used different pitches. [gallery ids="8059,8060,8061"]...
In maths, we started this half term learning about partitive division. We practised solving division by sharing and by skip counting with the divisor. We decided that skip counting using the divisor was the best method. We are now able to solve questions such as:...
This week in maths, we have been learning to partition the numbers 7 and 8. We used the part, part, whole method to investigate how many ways we could make 7 or 8. We learnt that because 8 is an even number it can be...
This term RM will be having weekly forest school sessions. We had a lovely time in the forest climbing trees and looking for mini beasts. We found worms, woodlice and tiny snails. We are looking forward to our next session. We also went out on a...
This week in nursery, we have been practising our counting and comparing skills. We used balancing scales to compare amounts of insects. We used the language more than and fewer than to describe the different amounts. [gallery ids="8034,8035"]...
This week in nursery, the children have taken inspiration from their key text ‘The Naughty Bus.’ They wanted to make their own bus so we found a box, painted and decorated it to create our own red bus. The children thoroughly enjoyed role playing with...
This week in reception, we made delicious Gruffalo crumble. We had to follow a recipe making sure we followed all the steps. We then wrote the instructions on how to make Gruffalo crumble. Look at our fantastic writing. [gallery ids="7959,7960,7961,7962"]...