Upper School (KS2)

This after half term, the Upper School children will be studying classification of animals and plants.

Today they began this topic by working with a partner to decide how to group a list of various animals for a new zoo. The children came up with all sorts of groups such as by…

Over the last few weeks, Upper School have been learning about day and night, the seasons and researching the planets of our solar system. This week they completed their facts posters which show all the information they gathered about their chosen planet. The children worked collaboratively with a…

Upper School have been exploring the question: how does media influence people?

We have focused on advertisement and how different strategies are used to persuade people to buy products. We discussed the use of catchy names, powerful descriptions, graphics, bold claims, celebrity endorsements,…

This afternoon, Upper School have utilised their computing skills to enhance photographs in creative ways…

This afternoon, Upper School had a visit from Prags who came to talk to us about being a Hindu. She told us all about her very interesting life and some of the important traditions of being part of a Hindu community/family. The children were fascinated by her stories and particularly about her…

Upper School have been exploring the identities represented in Tudor portraits. We learnt that portraits were used to signal many things including three main aspects: character, status and power. 
 

We then explored modern-day portraits, including digital and mixed media portraits. Some of us…

Today is Mars Day! We (and the rest of the nation) are celebrating all things space! The class have spent the morning learning about space and space missions. We watched a live lesson about the Artemis Mission to the Moon and then we watched a live interview with Sir Tim Peake. The children have…

Some of Upper School kindly brought in books they enjoyed when they were younger. Mrs Allen, Mrs Dalton and I particularly loved sharing our memories of reading The Magic Faraway Tree when we were younger! 
 

Thank you for sharing! 

Upper School put their knowledge of children’s authors and books to the test! Well done to Florence, Alfie, Ted and Isaac for reaching podium spots! 
 

We have all LOVED exploring books with a buddy around school this morning! 
 

Make sure you check out Middle School and Lower School for more photos of our lovely lot enjoying a book…in a nook!
 

This morning, we all found a book with an interesting front cover to explore and recreate…(we do sometimes judge a book by its cover!)

After some technical issues, I am finally able to share photos of the fabulous morning we had with Lancashire’s Heritage Learning Service. Through talk, dance, drama, freeze frames and artefact-handling, Upper School found out a vast array of facts about Tudors and Tudor life. 
 

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