Hot and cold colours

8th December 2020Miss K. Wilkinson
In Art, Year 1 have been looking at colours, particularly hot and cold colours.
We have created a colour wheel and labeled which colours are ‘hot’ and which are ‘cold’.
We have also made some handprints with paint that show we understand how we can mix primary colours together to make new secondary colours, purple, green and orange!

Festive Advent Calendars

4th December 2020Miss K. Wilkinson

Today in R.E. Class 7 created their very own Christian Advent calendars. In R.E. lessons this half term we have been working towards answering the question: ‘How and why is Advent important to Christians?’

We discussed the meaning of Advent, and recapped the candles on the Advent wreath. Then the children created their own Advent Calendars for each week of Advent. Inside each door, they drew a picture of something related to Christmas and Christmastime. The end results are beautiful!

Marvellous multiples and fabulous factors

1st December 2020Miss K. Wilkinson
In Maths, for the next few weeks, Year 5 are building on our knowledge of multiplication and division. We have been looking at multiples, factors and common factors. Striping back to basics, we have used four gets to create arrays to visualise numbers, which has really helped support our learning.

Separating mixtures in Year 5

1st December 2020Miss K. Wilkinson
In Science this week, Year 5’s CSI team have been trying to discover what substance was put into Professor Brainstorm’s tea.
Continuing with our topic of properties and changes of materials, we looked at how to separate mixtures using sieving, evaporation, filtration and magnetism processes. The children also established that some changes are reversible and irreversible.
It turned out that someone had put sodium chloride in the professors tea… the investigation is ongoing. Check back next week for any case updates!

Un bon petit déjeuner de la classe 11!

1st December 2020Miss K. Wilkinson
This week, Class 11 have been learning breakfast nouns in French. They tucked into a continental French breakfast consisting of: crossiants, pain au chocolat, orange juice and apple juice. This was a great experience for the children and they learnt lots of new words as well as the opportunity to practise their manners in French. Magnifique!

Outward Bound In-school Adventure Days

30th November 2020Miss K. Wilkinson

Year 6 had a fantastic couple of days with Outward Bound!  We took part in the following activities:

  • team building games – such as Fishy Fishy Fishy and Capture the Flag
  • Team challenges
  • Map drawing of the school
  • Orienteering course around the school
  • OS map walk in the local area
  • Shelter building
  • Peer leadership challenges
  • Campfire – roasting marshmallows and camp sing-a-long

During our adventure days we improved our team building skills, increased our resilience and determination, boosted our confidence and self-belief, improved our understanding and dealing with challenge and risk and learned new life skills.

A terrific time was had by all!



 

 

 

 

 

Class 7’s Marvellous Medicines!

26th November 2020Miss K. Wilkinson

Today, Year 3 made their very own ‘marvellous medicines’!

The children followed a set of instructions to make their very own concoctions. They used the ingredients water, mouthwash, glitter, sweets and food colouring, and mixed it all up before putting them in their own little jars.

Have a look at our creations below!

African Art

26th November 2020Miss K. Wilkinson
This half term in Year 2, the children are exploring the rich, vibrant colours and patterns associated with African Art. They will study art throughout native tribes and make and decorate masks and water jars as well as recreate the beautiful African landscapes at sunset.
This week, we are paying close attention to the Maasai culture and their amazing homemade jewellery. Look how intricate  our pattern making is as we build our own collection of African headbands, bracelets and necklaces.

How did the Early Britons make shelters?

25th November 2020Miss K. Wilkinson

This half term the children in Year 3 have been answering the learning challenge question: ‘How did the Early Britons make shelters?’ as part of their DT work.

The children designed their own Stone Age shelter; either a Paleolithic cave or a Mesolithic tent-style home. To make their designs come to life, they molded clay and used sticks to hold them in place. Once the clay had dried, the children painted them in the colours they would have been back in the Stone Age.

Take a look at our fabulous Stone Age settlement!