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Reception Robins have been enjoying the Wild Woods recently. Pupils have been supplying the mud kitchen with mud using wheelbarrows, creating very imaginative meals, and even improvising a seesaw!

Reception Woodpeckers have been learning about the different jobs within the building trade. They thought very carefully about what colour they would need to use to paint Bob the Builder and practiced pouring a ‘penny of paint’ into the pallet. After learning about the tools the builders would use, they…

We have introduced the exciting new Jigsaw scheme in our school assembly to pupils in Key Stages 1 and 2. Jigsaw, the mindful approach to PSHE, brings together Personal, Social, Health Education, emotional literacy, social skills and spiritual development in a comprehensive scheme of learning. The children have met the…

Year 3 have been exploring the Stone Age in their English and Topic work. Cave paintings made by Stone Age people show what life was like millions of years ago. Year 3 were inspired to create their own cave painting using chalk and charcoal; materials which Stone Age people may…

In Art History, 5Z have been busy studying William Morris, who was a revolutionary force in Victorian Britain with his work as an artist, designer, craftsman and writer. Pupils have examined well-known pieces of his art work including Strawberry Thief, the Trellis and the Peacock and Dragon. They have reproduced…

Reception have thoroughly enjoyed their first couple of Wild Woods sessions. The children have been learning about the natural materials in the Wild Woods and have made excellent use of these. They have created self-portraits, explored measure using balance scales and independently made their own mud paint for mark making…

Our Year 6 Sports Captains were introduced to the rest of the school during assembly recently. They were put straight to work by handing out some badges to some lucky recipients. Well done!

2S have been working on their self-assessment skills in class. They all wrote a story and their task was to use a checklist to evaluate their own writing. Well done 2S for using excellent grammar and handwriting!

Year 6 have been busy writing character and setting descriptions linked to the novel they are reading in class. They had to read each other’s stories and give verbal feedback to each other. They shared ideas and celebrated each other’s work. Well done everyone!

In Science, the Year 4 children are looking at the digestive system. Using the school iPads, they have been conducting their own research linked to how the digestive system is breaking down food.