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White Rose Maths have yet again come to the rescue of parents trying to support their children at home with maths.  They have provided videos to help parents and workbooks for children to support their online learning.  The best part... it's all for free on their...

Dear Parents/Carers, Ref: Contact tracing in the holidays We have been notified that a 6 day window has been identified after the final day of teaching in which schools should remain contactable so that they can assist with contact tracing. With this in mind, please...

We have enjoyed our Power of Reading unit using the book Beware of the Crocodile. We have found out many facts about crocodiles. We have drawn and painted crocodiles. We also made crocodiles out of scrap outside. We have been painting robins to go on our Christmas...

It's been a busy few days in Sapphire Class this week. We started the week with making and testing our Viking long ships. There were varied results, with some of them floating and sailing perfectly and others capsizing the minute they hit the water! We realised that...

Turquoise learning this week, written and photographed by Seb (year 5) and Iris (year 6). Antarctica Day Poster As part of our geography, English and art, in November the children designed flags for Antarctica to celebrate Antarctica Day “in the interests of all...

Learning Exemplar: Science Year 5/6  |  Science, Forces : Inventions Click on the images to view full screen.  

In November 2020 pupils across the school were furiously practicing, learning their lines and getting ready to record their poetry performances for the National CLiPPA Poetry Shadowing Competition.  We were thrilled when they announced that one of the Cyan class...

We have been enjoying a very busy week in Royal Class. We began with a focus on science, where we are learning all about light and shadows. Our task was challenging as we needed to  build craters and a mountain out of plasticine so that it created a shadow that...

Turquoise have been designing and making fantastic tea light holders. Look at the photos. Can you tell which order they go in? From design to prototype, through to final make. Beautiful!  

Teal Class have had a fabulous time making Christmas tree cards. Everyone has been practising their scissor skills this week. Y1 have made super collages all about themselves, their families, likes and dislikes.   We have been reading 'Beware of the Crocodile'....

Curriculum Exemplar Curriculum Thread 5 : Eco-Activism   Blog 2:  ECO-PROJECT:                          December 2020 The Eco-working party met on Wednesday evening. The group presently consists of parents, staff and governors but could broaden out in time.  We are...

We have been learning about Diwali - making clay divas and creating pictures using coloured sand.  We have been practising our scissor skills, enjoying the good weather outside and .... it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Nursery.

On Tuesday a policeman called Mark came to visit all of the Year 6s in the hall to talk about internet safety.  He told us about cyber bullying, grooming and fake accounts.  He came because he was a school liaison officer and wanted all the local schools to learn...

Indigo Class made bird feeders on Monday and then wrote a set of instructions, making sure to include a title, introduction, warning, list of ingredients and a step by step guide. The children came up with some wonderful adjectives and even a few LY starters! This was...

Azure Class have been looking at historical evidence to find out about The Great Exhibition of 1851. They listened to recordings of quotes from people of the time, including ones from Queen Victoria and Charlotte Bronte and they looked at pictures and read quotes....

This week in Sapphire Class has been a busy one.  We started the week learning our times tables using songs.  Some of us were learning our 3x to Bruno Mars' Uptown Funk while others started learning their 6x to Taylor Swift's Shake it Off. As the week has gone on we...