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It's that time of year again to participate in the RSPB's garden birdwatch! 
Children enjoyed learning about the different kinds of birds that we might potentially see, plus those we probably wouldn't!
Although it was windy and cold, the children managed to spot lots of different birds within…

This week's science investigation into keeping our bodies fit and healthy involved looking closely at our breathing. 
Children learned about how we breathe and how we use our lungs to transport oxygen around our body and into our muscles. We learned that we needed more oxygen in our muscles when…

In our maths lessons we have rounded off our 3D shapes topic by looking at and constructing some nets. 
Children learned that the faces on 3D shapes comprise of 2D shapes that are folded together. 
We carefully cut around various shapes and tried our best to stick them together! It was much…

Upper School have a new Reading Corner in the classroom and we hope it will inspire the children to enjoy books even more than they already do! There is nothing better than to take a moment to dive into a novel or information book -and as our poster says:

‘Today a reader, tomorrow a…

Reception have had a busy week being builders after watching the houses being built in the field next to ours! They have been cooking and baking in the nature kitchen, learning phonics and maths, doing PE and lots of other activities! Here are a few snapshots of their week. 

What is a word processor and what do we use it for?

This is a question we discussed this week and began learning how to write digitally using a word processor. We also learnt about the the speed of emails!

The children studied a keyboard and started to learn where the keys are and what they…

To continue with our Design Technology theme of designing a healthy sandwich, today we sampled some of the most popular sandwich ingredients to consider their taste and texture. Children sampled a small amount of
- White bread
- Brown bread
- Chicken
- Ham
- Lettuce
- Cheese
We considered…

To round off our poetry topic in English, the children have practiced and performed poems in front of the class.
Children split into 5 groups, each with a different poem to learn:
- Friends
- Bed in summer
- The Tyger
- I wandered lonely as a cloud
- The highwayman
Children then rehersed…

This afternoon the children of Upper School Class continued their learning about why Christians celebrate the Eucharist by visiting our church-St Peter’s where Rev Paul met us. We looked at the altar and the sacred Holy Communion articles. The children learnt some of the words spoken during the…

In Upper School, we’ve been learning about how to record and search for information using a flat-file data base.  We began by making our own paper system and quickly realised how limiting this system is. 
Using one of our child-friendly data bases, we’ve been able to answer questions by posing…

The Upper School children have continued their study of Joan Miro with a lesson on ‘automatic’ drawing. The surrealist movement were very interested in creating art through the subconscious and Miro explored this himself by allowing his mind to be emptied and drawing whatever his pen or brush…

Our Eco monitors, who are Duke and Alex this week, have been kept busier than usual this week as they’ve had extra plants to care for! We already have two Peace Lillies, a fern, a succulent and a Spider Plant but this week I brought in there ‘mystery’ plants.

The groups of children have been…