Roundhouses

The children worked hard this term on some DT projects. First up was some Stone Age roundhouses which were made with clay, sticks and a roof of straw and moss. They looked so realistic, well done Skipper 3!

WANTED: ARTISTS AND WRITERS!

Budding writers and artists  please read on… If you are in Years 2, 3 and 4 here is a chance to showcase your creative talents and amazing skills by entering 1 of The Rotary Youth competitions. You can find all […]

Dancing… with our fingers!

Today in computing we looked at digital devices and how they have an input>process>output. It was fantastic to see the children beginning to understand how this works in our digital devices. Then, we thought we’d start developing our touch typing […]

Tennis!

We have now enjoyed 3 weeks of specialist tennis coaching from the ‘youth start’ program. It was fantastic to see everyone developing their skills with tennis. All of the children will go home with a leaflet with more information about […]

New Barn

What an excellent trip to the Stone Age we experienced yesterday! We made butter, milled flour, concocted medicine, tried to make fires and then carved our own chalk design. It was an incredible day that helped us to better understand […]

Eagle bones!

As part of our ‘Animals’ science topic, we have been thinking about the attributes of an eagle which make them effective predators. The children have discovered: Today we added to this list ‘hollow bones’, and we thought about why having […]

Timestables

Skipper 3 have made the most incredible start to their times tables homework! Every Wednesday we’ll be quizzing the class on their next times tables challenge. Then if they pass their next level (and they don’t always – gold is […]

Reading Challenge

We have launched our reading challenge for the year. It involves logging how many books your child has read and gaining rewards at certain stages – 50 (a prize), 75 (extra golden time) and 100 books (a brand new book […]