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Upper School did a fantastic job at exploring financial risk through discussions. We also discussed ways that they can make money and how they can save money too. 
 

As part of Year 6’s revision, we explored the parts of a circle (circumference, radius and diameter). To bring this to life, Year 6 also learnt how to draw circles using a protractor. After exploring various techniques, they were then ready to measure their circles. By setting their protractor…

We began our design and technology project this week and in our first two sessions the children investigated wheels and axles. The children looked closely at wheels before having a go at attaching wheels to an axle and a basic chassis to deepen their understanding. In our next sessions the…

Our Reception children have had a great first week back in school after the Easter holidays. They have been doing some super sentence writing, using their phonics well and forming their letters well. They have been doing lots of number work and measuring in maths and have been learning through…

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 have all had fun learning how to measure this week. Working towards the different learning objectives for their year groups they’ve developed their understanding through lots of different activities. Take a look at these photos to see some of their…

To start this half term, in our English lessons we are exploring how authors can change their writing for a purpose. We explored the purpose of different texts first of all, then moved onto looking at stories more closely. Within stories there are lots of genres which aim to show specific things…

One of our PE topics this half term is focusing on outdoor and adventurous activities, with a special focus on working as a team and communicating. 
To start things off this week, the rain unfortunately made us retreat inside, but we didn't let that get us down! Children were sorted into teams…

Middle School's DT topic this half term will be focusing on textiles and cross-stitch. To begin, we have gone over what we learned in previous years. Children were reminded how to thread a needle and how to complete a running stitch. We did so well!

One of our topics in PE this half term is Outdoor and Adventurous Activities which includes problem solving and team work. In our first session, the children were given challenges such as getting a hoop all the way around the group without the circle being broken and working together to stay on a…

Our Year One and Two children made some beautiful cards to give to their families this weekend. They drew some spectacular rabbits following Rob Biddulph the author and illustrator’s tutorial on #drawwithrob. 
 

We’d like to say a HUGE thank you to Mrs Fox, Reagan’s mum and Reagan for bringing five lambs and Reagan’s two pet rabbits Coffee and Toffee to visit us. It was an amazing hands-on experience for the children to learn about caring for animals.

I was extremely proud of the children who listened…

We have been doing some great Easter fun activities in class and at the fantastic Bunny Drive organised by or Friends of Inskip group. Thank you so much to friends who work hard raising money for our school and giving our children lots of fun experiences.