Magnificent Measuring in Bees

by Mrs Preece | Jun 14, 2023 | Bees, Maths, Outdoor Learning

The Bees have been learning how to measure accurately. They know this is very important because they might want to be joiners, tailors or builders when they are older. They practised measuring objects in the classroom and in the playground before being given a...

Tiny Crab is a Tidy Crab

by Amanda Clough | Jun 9, 2023 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning, Science

This week in nursery we have focussed on the story, Tiny Crab is a Tidy Crab. The story is about a crab who lives on a beach and it explores how he feels when his friends visit and don’t tidy up after themselves. This follows on from our science week and caring...

Science Week in Early Years

by Amanda Clough | May 26, 2023 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, Dragonflies, English, Health and Well-Being, Ladybirds, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning, Science

We have had a super week being scientists and thinking about how to look after our planet this week. We examined our mini wormeries daily using magnifying glasses to see if the worms had made any tunnels or ate any food. On Friday when we looked at our wormeries for...

Wants and Needs – Learning about Money in Year 2

by Mrs Preece | May 24, 2023 | Bees, Maths, News, Nightingales

Today in Maths we have been considering how we would spend our hard earned money! The children worked in groups to decide what would be a ‘want’ and what would be a ‘need’. Then the children were given a budget of £1.50. They had to buy items...

Rocket Launchers

by Mr. Hawdon | May 24, 2023 | Beeches, Maths, News, Oaks

Following on from last week, Year 6 carried out their rocket launch investigations. They looked at how the angle of launch effected the distance travelled. Year 6 also had to thick about fair test as well as which variables had to be considered too. Article 28: You...

Worm Charmers in Nursery!

by Amanda Clough | May 19, 2023 | Butterflies and Caterpillars, English, Health and Well-Being, Maths, News, Outdoor Learning

We have had a super week in nursery being scientists and continuing to find out information about worms. We made our own mini wormeries by filling plastic bottles with layers of sand, soil and leaves. Each group chose a different food from our compost bucket to put at...