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Sky Class
In English, we were learning about Shackleton‘s journey we did letters and poems and fact Files we created a boat out of barriers we learned about their journey and how they had to cross the Atlantic Ocean they stopped on South Georgia which was not on there...
Sapphire Year 4 and 5
Sapphire's autumn term. We have been very busy this term learning lots of new topics and getting used to our new friendships and groupings. In English we are looking at a book called Leo and the Gorgon’s Curse which is an exciting adventure filled with Greek...
Year 5 and 6 Cobalt Class
Science- this term we have been 'thinking scientifically' and looking at FORCES. This week we concentrated on levers. We learnt the new words: fulcrum, pivot, load and effort. We discussed some levers we knew already- seesaws, bottle openers, wheelbarrows and even our...
Reception 2027 Open Afternoon
We are holding an open afternoon for prospective parents for Reception intake 2027 on Tuesday 13th October at 1:45pm. The Open afternoon will involve a talk by Mr Moss the headteacher and a tour of the school. Please can you email admin@minch.dgat.org.uk if you are...
Turquoise
Sketch up: In computing we are making cars in Sketchup. We must create a car design from Sketchup. Sketchup uses all the materials you need and lets you design anything you want. We are doing this because in DT our topic is making functioning cars. We must add...
Royal Class – Final entry of the year!
It’s Royal classes final news entry of the year and it is being written by two of its classiest members! We are Milo and George and we’re going to tell you about all the fun things we’ve done in Royal class because we’ve done lots of stuff so hold onto your hats...
Sapphire Year 3 and 4
What a hot week! Even though the sun was blazing down, we still managed to get a bit of learning done! Science Our science unit is all about the human body. We’ve looked at the roles of the teeth and how they are the start of the digestion system and then the role of...
Vegetable patch
Outdoor Learning- KS1 This term during outdoor learning, the Year 1 and 2 children have been enjoying the vegetable garden (as well as the reception pupils). Year 1 were invited to pick the ripe strawberries which have been growing well. They thoroughly relished this...
Royal Class Learning
We can’t believe we are at our final term in Royal class and we are really looking forward to everything that is coming up! In history we’ve been learning about the Romans and we’ve made roman shields. Each class made five, so we have 15 in total! ...
Turquoise class
Understanding the circulatory system: For our science, we have been learning about the circulatory system. How it works is blood starts in the heart, the heart pumps blood around the body. There are two types of blood- oxygenated and deoxygenated. The oxygenated blood...
Sapphire’s trip to Caerleon
Sapphire's trip to Caerleon by Remus and Freddie Y4 On Friday 15th May 2026, the whole of Y3/4 set off to Wales for our Roman trip. When we arrived, we walked to the Roman Gallery where we met a museum guide who took us to the museum and showed us so many different...
Turquoise class – learning journey
Recreating a jungle tour: Carrying on with our Amazon topic based around our book Journey to the River Sea, we have decided to create an Amazon rainforest boat tour where we showed off the amazing wonders of the tropics and the fun through role play. I enjoyed this...
Royal class – Year 3 and 4
We can’t believe we’ve made it to Term Five! Our year together has flown by and we’ve had lots of fun. We’ve been enjoying ourselves so much. A lot has happened in school, and it’s been a really nice and fun time. English In English, we have been reading Libba and the...
Sky Class – Year 5 and 6
Outside Working In The Sunshine We’ve been working outside in the sunshine for different subjects; one subject is English. It’s been so much fun being in the sunshine! We’ve also been reading outside English. It’s been so fun. By Freya Art In art we have done some...
Sky Class Year 5 and 6
Sky Class In computing, we created tessellating patterns. I enjoyed making the designs and picking the colours. I liked all of it. It was a fun lesson, and it wasn’t that hard to figure out how to do it. IT gave us good ideas for our backgrounds in Art. By Lola This...
Turquoise Class Year 5/6
Turquoise Class Pinhole cameras: We have been learning about light through making pinhole cameras. This was a really fun activity because we made them out of Pringles tubes. First, we cut a bit of the Pringles tube, then we cut out a bit of paper and stuck it on the...
Royal Class Year Three and Four
Seriously, where has this term gone? It seems to have flown by, but we’ve had a good time along the way! In Geography, we have been learning about climate change. Lately, we have made maps with stickers on them and colour coded them for the climate zones. We have...
Cobalt – Year 5 and 6
A really busy term for us in Cobalt as we start to get organised for our fashion show and become photographers alongside. We work very hard and try to squeeze in as much fun as possible! Parkour running I like it because I like the feel of running, rolling, climbing...