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In Royal class we have done a lot since the Christmas break. For example we have been really lucky to have Karl Nova visit and teach us a rap and now we have been annotating his work and performing a rap of our own. Our year 3/4 production is coming up and we’re all...

Indigo Class have been learning about times tables this week. They have been using their mathematical equipment (fingers) and drawing arrays to work out the answers to lots of number sentences. Indigo Class have also been learning about a book called 'The Lonely...

School Newsletter from 5/6 Cobalt This week we have been studying light and Rainforests, linked to our English reading of Journey to the River Sea. In Science, we have been making pin-hole cameras out of pringle cans. If you want to make one yourself, you will find...

Cyan are learning about skeletons. Today we had 6 different bones to explore, We played Scientists and used our best detective skills to work out which bones belonged to which animal. Can you guess the skull below? There were bones from a crocodile, shark, tortoise,...

In maths, Azure Class have been practising their multiplication and division from last term and learning their 2 and 10 times tables. They have been using the right vocabulary to describe what they are doing. They have also been introduced to the concepts of position...

This week Year 3/4 took a trip to Bristol Museum. It was a very interesting and informative day. We became Egyptologists like Amelia Edwards handling artefacts and solving clues from Ancient Egypt. We all enjoyed exploring all the wonders of the museum. We loved...

A dig into the past As you know at Minch we like to go narrow and deep with as much of the learning as we can. In practice this means focusing on a specific theme in say a topic and exploring it in more detail and asking more questions and learning about it at a...

Turquoise writing In Maths this week we were doing nets of 3D shapes and their properties. A regular square-based pyramid has: one square face for the base and four equilateral or isosceles triangles for the other faces. Scalene triangles make interesting nets/shapes...

Debating Competition : December 21 I had the pleasure of taking a debating team to the Stroud Museum to debate the slightly obtuse question, ‘What should be the main legacy of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022?’ It has been two years since we last debated...

Hello We are having a fabulous time learning in Midnight Class. We are very resilient and we are still enjoying our snack time outside sitting on our mats. We also have blankets to share now it is getting cold. We are very quick at getting our boots and coats on. Many...

Sapphire's final report of autumn. What a busy term this has been for us all. We have been working hard to make sure all of our work is finished before the Christmas holidays. Our Science experiment is finally over. After over 2 months of observations, we are able to...

Following a casual conversation some 5 years ago between an ex-school governor and myself, after a long tale of “twists and turns”, I’m delighted to say that the opportunity of a community-owned school solar roof has emerged! With the dedicated help and assistance of...

In sky class we have been learning                             Maths                                                           English                                                                                            Topic             ...

In maths we have been doing mental multiplication and division using the 3, 4 and 8 X tables! We have been using unifix blocks to put them in groups. Say 12 divided by 4 is 3. Before we did division we were practicing our times tables and we were using songs to help...

“Nursery have been out and about enjoying the lovely Autumn weather and exploring our beautiful, local community”

 Cobalt Newsletter                                                                                                                                                              Week beginning 22nd November 2021 It has been a chilly but busy week in Cobalt. From...

Cyan class have been outside enjoying the autumn sun and all of the beautiful fallen leaves. We have been writing riddles in English inspired by Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx. Here are some examples of our work. A I am a queen of colours I blow the wind and make...