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Netball in UKS2
This half term, in PE, children in year 5 and 6 have been developing their skills in netball. The children begun by learning a range of different passes- chest pass, bounce pass and overhead pass and also looking at the correct way to stop and pivot in netball. When...
Windy Winners!
Last week our children took on the role as a Top Researcher - the winners were chosen through our history topics. Our supporting award was for a Top Attitude. Finally our Year 5 Top Swimmers received their certificates as well. Class Top Attitude Top Researcher ...
Year 4 Multiplication Check
In June, the children in year 4 will participate in the multiplication tables check. The purpose of the check is to determine whether children can fluently recall their times tables up to 12. Having a good understanding of times tables in year 4 will greatly benefit...
Non-chronological reports in Robins
This week, the children in Robins and Owls have been learning about non-chronological reports. We worked with our partners to spot key features of a non-chronological text, such as the title, subtitles, pictures and an introduction. We used our highlighters to show...
Year 6 Samba begins
This week Year 6 began their Samba music lessons. They started off using the skins, which helped them to understand the difference between beat and rhythm. This will progress over the coming weeks and will see the children using the full range of Samba instruments...
Confident Coders in Nightingales
Nightingales have been learning about coding. They practised logging on to Google classroom first on our Chrome books and found their task. They can still use the link if they want to try a bit more coding at home. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality...
Gymnastic skills in the Reception Classes
This half term we are focusing on Gymnastic skills using the mats and benches. We are learning to explore different ways of travelling over and different ways to roll. We are also learning how to jump and land safely. Article 24: You have the right to...
Penguin and Pinecone…a friendship story!
We have concluded our work on Penguin and Pinecone this week. In the story, when Penguin first discovers Pinecone he describes him as a curious object and tries to eat him, soon realising that he is "...too hard to be food...". So, we made some edible pine cones...
Snowdrops’ homework
Hello Snowdrops, This week's homework is as follows: Year 3: MATHS: Times tables rock stars 60 questions (on paper). ENGLISH: pages 52 & 53. Year 4: MATHS: page 22. ENGLISH: pages 52 & 53. Thank you for your hard work. Mr Brown Article 29: the Right to...
Branching Out in LKS2
This week, Tulips, Bluebells and Snowdrops have been creating their own databases. By constructing branch diagrams, the children have been learning how to categorise items. We used the branch diagrams, with their 'Yes/No' questions, to sort different vegetables. In...
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