Jun 12 2026
This week we moved onto how the animals have adapted to live on the African Savannah. The children have impressed us with how much they can tell us. The giraffe has a long blue tongue that can pick the leaves of the acacia tree in between its thorns. Have you ever heard of a dazzle …
Jun 12 2026
This week we have been learning about the upper course of the River Thames through our Oddizzi journey along the river. We were shown the source of the River Thames at Thames Head, which is marked with a stone marker. However, if the weather has been dry, often you can’t see any water at this …
Jun 12 2026
In year 5, we have had another action-packed week. In our English and History lessons, we continued exploring the Victorians and used our facts to write informative leaflets, focusing on catchy subheadings and factual but humorous language. We also tried something brand new in P.E. by taking part in a pickleball sessions. We had a …
Jun 05 2026
Welcome back after your sunny half term break! We started learning about the Geography of the African Savannah and the children have really enjoyed showing us their learning. We have a Savannah diorama in the workshop area, the wet and dry season in the small world, the baobab and acacia trees in the lego area …
Jun 05 2026
Today we have been enjoying learning outside the classroom. We walked round to the churchyard where we saw an abundance of different varieties of leaves, seeds, flowers and species of trees. We collected all sorts of natural items and brought them back to the classroom where we sorted them, tried to identify them and pressed them …
Jun 05 2026
This week, we have begun an engaging English topic on the Victorians, coinciding with our upcoming trip to the Victorian museum. This experience helps us to connect classroom learning between History and English. Additionally, students have been encouraged to explore independent science topics, revisiting questions from Year 5. We are investigating scientific questions from their …
May 22 2026
The week started and finished in a very sporty way. We started with a visit from the athletics Olympian Jodi Williams and our sponsored exercises and ended with a really fun sports day. Weren’t we lucky with the weather? In Maths we have had fun learning about capacity. We have linked this with our work …
Apr 17 2026
Welcome back to the Summer term. We hope you all had an enjoyable break. Our English this week has involved immersing ourselves in the rainforest. We have imagined what we would hear, see, smell and feel if we visited a rainforest. Our discovery time has given time to show the rainforest in so many creative …
Mar 27 2026
Fabulous learning has continued into the last week of term, despite everyone being very tired and more than ready for a break! In English we have written some excellent instructions for making bread rolls, using ‘bossy verbs’. Why don’t you try making your own bread rolls over the holidays? You will definitely have some keen, …
Mar 06 2026
It has been a very busy week this week in year 3! In English we have looked at how we use apostrophes for possession. We looked at our class book and found the nouns in it and then looked at what things belonged to them. We then worked out the after the noun we have …
