by Amanda Clough | Dec 5, 2025 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, Computing, Design Technology, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning, Science
The children have been full of festive creativity! They designed Christmas cards featuring fantastic snowmen made from their own footprints. First, they chose their favourite colour of card and practiced their design and technology skills by folding it carefully so...
by Mrs Hope | Dec 5, 2025 | Design Technology, Elms, Maths, News, Science
Elms and Oaks took part today in the Road to RIAT STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) challenge. We first learnt about how rockets get into space. We used this knowledge to design our own rockets, thinking about the most effective shapes for the fins and...
by Mrs Hope | Dec 1, 2025 | Beeches, Design Technology, Elms, Oaks
Today, Elms, Oaks and Beeches worked with Mr Hawdon and Miss Hawdon to manufacture the frame for their ferris wheel. They work with a range of equipment, including hacksaws and glue guns. They measured to ensure accuracy and constructed their frames for their ferris...
by Amanda Clough | Nov 28, 2025 | Art, Butterflies and Caterpillars, Design Technology, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning, Science
This week, the children enjoyed a festive craft activity as they prepared for our upcoming Christmas performance. Each child had the choice of making a hat shaped like either a reindeer or a Christmas tree. To begin, the children used their handprints as the main...
by Amanda Clough | Nov 21, 2025 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, Computing, Design Technology, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning
This week, we celebrated Road Safety Week with lots of hands-on learning! The children created red and green crossing props to understand traffic signals by cutting them out and attaching them to a lolly stick, We watched a short road safety video, and then put tour...
by Amanda Clough | Oct 24, 2025 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, Design Technology, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning
This week, the children enjoyed a rich and engaging sensory experience inspired by Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper. After reading the story together, they took part in a hands-on cooking activity, safely chopping onions, garlic, and pumpkin with adult support. They...
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