by Amanda Clough | Nov 13, 2026 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, Computing, Design Technology, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, Music, News, Outdoor Learning, Religious Education, Science
This week in nursery, our focus was on Diwali and Remembrance Day. The children learned about Diwali, the Festival of Light, through songs, discussions and a range of creative activities. They created colourful rangoli patterns, made mehndi patterns on the interactive...
by Amanda Clough | Nov 6, 2026 | Art, Butterflies and Caterpillars, Computing, Design Technology, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning, Science
This week we have been learning about Bonfire Night and Guy Fawkes, who famously attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. The children explored this theme through a range of creative activities, including making colourful fireworks on the interactive whiteboard,...
by Mr McKay | Nov 6, 2026 | Computing, Nightingales, Owls, Robins
This week, KS1 children in Owls, Robins and Nightingales became digital photographers as they explored how to take successful photographs using iPads. The children experimented with taking a variety of photographs, including pictures of buildings, people, selfies,...
by Amanda Clough | Oct 23, 2026 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, Computing, Design Technology, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning, Science
This week, the children have been exploring autumn, harvest and seasonal change through a range of pumpkin and apple experiences. As part of our Autumn Cooking Week, the children made pumpkin soup during group time and apple crumble using apples picked from one of our...
by Mr Hill | Oct 23, 2026 | Computing, Bluebells, News, Snowdrops, Tulips
This half term, our Lower Key Stage 2 children have been exploring branching databases! The children have been developing their computational thinking skills by sorting and classifying information using questions with yes/no answers. They have learnt how to organise...
by Amanda Clough | Oct 16, 2026 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, Computing, Design Technology, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning, PSHE, Science
Continuing our diversity theme, we enjoyed reading You Be You by Linda Kranz and talking about how all of the fish in the story are different and unique, just like we are. The children made links between the colourful fish in the book and themselves, discussing their...
