Blog by Penny Kemp

Continuing our learning about significant explorers the children researched and learnt about Amelia Earhart the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean in 1932 and Ibn Battuta a scholar who travelled for 29 years exploring in the early 1300s. 

The children used iPads to research the…

This week we have begun our story writing based upon the fabulous story “We Are Going On A Bear Hunt” written by Michael Rosen linked to our theme ‘Explorers’. 

Most of the children are already familiar with the story and it is one of our favourites so we made it extra special by performing it…

Following our learning last week where we talked and wrote about what it meant to be a good friend and who are our friends, this week we learnt about Jesus’ special friends.

We told the story ‘The Calling of the Disciples’ Luke 5: 1-11, Luke 5: 27-28 and the children retold the story through…

In our music lessons this half term we are learning all about tempo and dynamics. We began by answering the question how does music make the world a better place and had a great discussion, here are some of their answers ...

” It makes me feel happy and wonderful inside” Nathaniel

” it’s…

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…