Blog by Penny Kemp

It has been lovely to see each other after our Christmas break and everyone has started the new term refreshed and ready to learn!

We have had a busy, fun-filled week (take a look at the photos below) where we have begun our topic for the term called ‘Explorers’. The Reception children have…

All the children made a snowy scene for a Christmas card to send home to their families this year using lots of different skills to create it.

They had to follow instructions carefully at each stage and did so well! First they created the snowy backdrop with wax crayons. Then they each drew two…

More of our class have been using the programme Paint to create Christmas themed pictures this week and having a lot of fun!

The children selected different colours to paint their clay creations this week before taking them home to hang on their Christmas trees and give to their parents. 

They look fabulous and I am sure all their families will agree!

The Year 2 children have been learning how to use different tools in the programme ‘Paint’ to create some art work this week. 

Take a look at their fabulous pictures …

We have been working with clay this week learning how to roll, pinch, mould, join and decorate the clay with our hands and tools.

The children have made a pinch pot as a present for someone at home and a decoration for their Christmas tree. When they have dried the children will be painting…

We are getting very excited in Lower School now that it is December and we are counting down the days until Christmas Day! Our kindness elves Eric and Ernie are back again this year watching and spotting children being kind to one another. As an extra surprise this year we have been so lucky to…

We have been learning how to use bossy verbs and give instructions this week and using the tuff tray to act out and make up more stories about Robin and her family of mice.

In the film Robin Robin, Robin and her family of mice have rules that they must follow to be successful in their sneaking…

The children have been recounting the story by writing captions to match scenes from the film Robin Robin. 

We had a very special early Christmas treat this week as we got to watch a special preview of Aardman Animations new stop motion film called Robin Robin. Mrs Kemp won a competition on Instagram with her teacher account @mrskempcreativeteaching from Netflix, Twinkl and Aardman Animations  for the…

We are busy making our brains bigger with lots of number learning in Lower School as usual this week by finding the difference, comparing numbers, adding three digits and money.

Today the Year 1 and 2 children investigated which was the most effective way to get rid of germs after discussing why we needed to.

In answer to the question ‘Why is it important to wash your hands well?’ ...

”if someone is ill and they touch something then you touch something then…