Counting by making groups of 10s
Year 1 have enjoyed exploring how to effectively count within 50 by grouping in 10s. The children worked practically with a partner using base ten to group objects into groups of 10 then count the remaining ones. Article 13: You have the right to find out things and...
Scratch!
The children in UKS2 have been using Scratch to create their very own quizzes. They have built upon a previous computing unit for UKS2 which involved using selection in physical computing, using selection to program Crumble controllers. This unit furthered their...
Shrove Tuesday and much more!
We have had another wonderful week in nursery. We all made pancakes within our key worker groups in our cooking area. We began our session by reading the book, Mr Wolf's Pancakes which we loved. We discussed the equipment and ingredients required to cook pancakes. We...
Happy Chinese New Year from Nursery!
We have had a fantastic week in nursery celebrating Chinese New Year. We have made themed pictures on the interactive white board. We learned that Chinese people believe that red is a lucky colour so we showed off our design technology skills by folding red paper to...
We’re going on a shape hunt!
For maths this week we have focussed on shape. We took part in shape hunts both indoors and outdoors. We discovered that triangles were more difficult to find than circles, squares and rectangles. We continued our Winter theme and used our imagination to produce some...
Hip Hip Array!
Year 2 have been learning about arrays this week. We have been developing our knowledge of multiplication by using images with rows and columns. We used stem sentences to explain each array. Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and...
Another busy week in nursery!
We made some more shimmering playdough this week following our playdough recipe. We carefully measured and counted the appropriate quantities of ingredients and practised good turn taking and patience while waiting for our turn. We have continued to focus on repeating...
Making the most of the Winter weather!
We have continued to focus on the topic of Winter. One of the stories that we are reading at the moment is called Here Comes Jack Frost and part of the story mentions the interesting patterns that frost forms on windows. We have been very interested in these patterns...
Windy Winners!
A huge well done to all of our winners last week! Top Growth Mindset and Top Mathematician. Class Top Growth Mindset Top Mathematician Robins Rosie Elo Owls Ollie Elliott Nightingales Cole Isabelle Bluebells Rhiannon FInlay Tulips Amelia ...
Equal Groups in Year 1
This week in Maths Year 1 have been looking at making equal groups. They used counters to share equally into different groups. They also found out that any even number can be shared equally into two groups. Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share...
Welcome new nursery friends and old!
A warm welcome to our new nursery pupils and also a warm welcome back to our existing pupils who have been friendly and supportive towards our new friends. Our new children have impressed us at how happily they have separated from their families and we are all...
Maths in UKS2
This term UKS2 have covered a variety of different objectives maths, ranging from: position and direction, area and perimeter, percentages, decimals, volume and statistics. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to...