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In DT today, we investigated some more pop up mechanisms to help us with our own pop up book designs. The first one we tried was a lift the flap mechanism and the second was a rotator mechanism. The children got to try out using a pair of compasses to make the rotator flap which was really tricky…

Our EYFS children have been busy learning about animals along with Year 1 and Year 2 but doing slightly different activities. They went on an animal hunt and drew pictures of animals they saw in our field and over the hedges. After talking about what animals eat and where they live the children…

We have been learning about animals’ diets and learning that we can group the animals into categories according to what they eat. The children used books and the internet to research animals diets and found lots of interesting information.

Omnivores eat meat and plants. Humans are omnivores but…

Continuing on with our Roman topic, this week the children explored mosaics in their art. Using small colourful pieces of paper, children stuck them down to create an image. 
We were inspired by some of the pictures that were found in ancient Roman homes throughout Italy, but especially Pompeii…

In maths this week, children have been learning about data handling. We have explored tally charts, bar charts, tables and pictograms. However, to be able to create our data handling charts and tables we required some data in the first place!
We decided to head outside to participate in a bird…

The children really engaged with their random act of wildness on Tuesday! Their challenge was to create some wild art using nature they found around the school.
It was fantastic to see the children working together to collect bits and pieces and to create lovely images out of what they found.
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We were blessed with good weather for our KS2 Sports afternoon and the children  were all so encouraging towards each other and great team players throughout their challenges. They took part in a whole range of activities with their teams and also played a game of football rounders with Pete…

What a fabulous Sports Day we have had this afternoon, I am so proud of all the children for the effort they put into their races, the team spirit and competitiveness they showed. Also a huge thank you to Pete from Fleetwood Town Football Club, our sports coach not just for today but for every PE…

We were blessed with good weather for our KS2 Sports afternoon and the children  were all so encouraging towards each other and great team players throughout their challenges. They took part in a whole range of activities with their teams and also played a game of football rounders with Pete…

We’ve started our new science topic this week and we are learning all about animals. Firstly we had a good read of our knowledge organisers for our science topic and learnt some new facts and vocabulary. Then we went on a hunt for animals in and around our lovely school grounds. 

We saw lots…

Our topic this half term is called Robots lots of our learning will be linked to this theme. We have been learning what robots are and how they can be useful.

In our English lesson we had a debate about which is best, a robot or a real dog. We had a great discussion before the children wrote…

The children have been busy playing and learning in our Nature Kitchen. They collected their ingredients from the field before and followed the recipes I had created for them then made up their own.

They practised lots of maths skills by counting, estimating and measuring their…