Year 2 have an exciting new book, ‘Lazy Lion,’ by Mwenye Hadithi, to inspire their writing over the next few weeks. This week they have been immersing themselves in their new text. They have listened to the story several times and retold the main events...
This week in maths, year 4 have been learning about perimeter. They know perimeter is the distance around the edge of a shape. In pairs the children investigated which leaves had the greatest perimeter. They used a piece of string to measure around the edge...
In geography this week, children have been using a variety of sources including maps and satellite photos to identify the key features of a river. The children know and can label the source, mouth, bed, meander, course, tributary, delta and floodplain. Year 5 also knows...
In year 6, they have been taking inspiration from their class text, ‘Goodnight Mister Tom,’ to help them write a 5 plot-point narrative based on being evacuated from the city to the countryside because of the Blitz. To help prepare them for their writing they...
Nursery have been very creative this week using different malleable materials to create a dream or represent a pet they have at home. They have been learning how to manipulate dough by pinching, rolling, squashing and twisting it. ...
Reception have had a busy week immersing themselves in their new class text, ‘Stanley.’ They had a wonderful time collecting sticks and leaves in the park just like Stanley. This supported them developing new vocabulary which they used to describe their sticks and leaves. In maths,...
This week in geography year 1 began their new topic, What is it like to live in London? They began by identifying key landmarks in London and then learnt how to use a key to locate different London landmarks on a map. They also practised...
Year 2 have taken inspiration from their learning about the Great Fire of London for their writing. They have been re-immersed in the events of the Great Fire of London in preparation for their second diary entries in writing. They discussed what happened in the...
Year 3 had an amazing trip at the British Museum. They gained more knowledge about the Ancient Kingdom of Benin. They explored the Museum and identified some elaborately decorated Benin Bronzes. They were ecstatic when they spotted Benin Bronzes, ivory carvings of Queen Idia, and...
In reading, year 4 have continued with their class text ‘The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.’ They have been reading fluently and clearly with their partners; taking it in turns to read each page; summarising what was read, and then working together to find answers...