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In our maths lessons, we have been looking at multiplication and division. We have done lots of focused work on odds and evens, understanding which numbers are divisible by two and which are not. We have been working hard to understand the relationship between multiplication and division, where…

Our new topic this half term is how plants reproduce.

To begin, we looked at the different parts of a plant. This included lots of parts we had seen before in lower school but also some new ones. We looked more closely at what was inside the flowering part of a plant and learned the names for…

Today the children completed lots of learning all about how scientists classify (group) animals. We started off by looking at a classification system and then broke this down into classifying vertebrate and invertebrate organisms. The children were challenged to identify what characteristics each…

Each term we dip in and out of science learning about plants, observing what is growing at different times of the year. The children build up their knowledge and understanding of seasonal changes and the different stages of, and needs for, plant growth.

Yesterday, we had a discussion about…

This week we have been enjoying the picture book called ‘Tom’s Magnificent Machines’ by Linda Sarah and Ben Mantle. After doing a variety of creative drawing and writing tasks the children finished the week by designing their own magnificent machines. Then the children created a set of…

We had the loveliest time on Tuesday afternoon when Upper School came to spend time with us and have some fun. The children from Upper School reminisced about the things they loved doing when they were in Lower School and had the chance to play with the children and  everyone enjoyed themselves.…

Today in Maths, Upper School used the coloured cubes to explore what volume meant and how we can work out the volume of cubes and cuboids. First we counted cubes and discussed that it was similar to finding area but in 3D! Next, we made cubes and cuboids and found that we didn’t need to count…

This week is Children’s Mental Health Week and each day Upper School are having a focus on different aspects of our mental health. Today was Move It Monday so we spent time together at different times of the day, dancing to music and playing Just Dance on the big screen. Just a few minutes of…

After inventing their own Lost Thing and producing a poster to advertise it, the children in Upper School wrote some brilliant persuasive letters to ask if they could take the ‘Lost Thing’ home and look after it. Here are some examples of their fantastic, imaginative…

In Science this week, Upper School learnt about irreversible changes of matter. Firstly, we discussed what reversible and irreversible meant. We related this to materials that we have already investigated such as water and chocolate. Next we discussed what makes something an irreversible change.…

Today the children in Upper School investigated the melting point of different types to chocolate to see which would be best at not melting too quickly at a very hot and sweaty birthday party! 
They planned and prepared their tests with dark, milk and white chocolate pieces. Each piece went into…

Our Reception children have been building on their number skills and knowledge of numbers to 5. Over the past two weeks they have been counting one more, one less as well as joining in with Year 1 & 2’s maths talk every day!

Take a look at these photos where they were singing and acting out the…