Year 6 - Expressing Myself
Today, Year 6 began exploring their creative side using graffiti as a stimulus for their artwork. The children experimented with colour, pattern and design, using masking tape to create a four-letter word or slogan across their page. They then used vibrant oil pastels to build a bold and colourful scene around their design. Once the artwork was complete, the children carefully removed the masking tape to reveal their hidden slogan, creating a striking contrast between the vibrant background and the clear lettering. The finished pieces showcased the children’s creativity, imagination and ability to use different artistic techniques to create an impactful piece of art.
Year 4: Science
This week in Science, we were spent time researching animal habitats.We focused on Polar, Ocean, Rainforest and Grassland habitats and the children used their Chromebook’s to access the internet and answer the following questions: What animals live in your habitat? what plants live in your habitat? What is the climate like in your habitat? What are the conditions like in your habitat? The children worked really well in mini groups in order to collect the information, recording this in their books.
Reception: Mark Making
This week, our Reception children have been hard at work strengthening their fine motor control and perfecting their mark-making skills through a creative activity inspired by Elmer the Elephant! To build early writing skills, the children were challenged to decorate Elmer with various patterns using felt-tip pens, allowing them to practise key pre-writing strokes: drawing straight lines for grids, fluid wavy lines for movement, and anti-clockwise circles and dots, which are essential building blocks for forming letters like a, c, d, and o. The children showed great concentration and pencil control as they explored different shapes and colours to complete their vibrant patchwork designs.
Whole School Worship with Rev Ben
Our Whole School Worship was led by Rev Ben this morning. We started with a game of “ Guess Who?” where Rev Ben showed us a baby photo and we had to guess who they were. This included Prince William, Taylor Swift, Marcus Rashford and Rev Ben. The reason for this game is because our Bible story this week was The Birth of Moses. The story of the birth of Moses is a famous Bible adventure about a brave mother, a floating basket, and how God kept a special baby safe. Following our Bible story, we discussed how hard it can be to trust others including God. Our questions were: In the Bible story what happened to Jesus? and What do you think it must have felt like for Moses’ family to trust God? The children shared some lovely ideas about how mean the King was trying to get rid of people but the family had to trust God when they placed him in the reeds to keep him safe.
Year 1: English
Year 1 have been trying really hard with writing their sentence snakes. This is a grammar focus lesson. Today we focused on adding -s or -each to words to make them plural. They have to count and organise the words in my sentence. Then they practise their own sentence orally before going away to write it. They have been trying really hard to also remember capital letters, finger spaces and full stops.
Online Safety: Character AI
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Year 1 RE: Where Does Our Food Come From?
In RE, we had 6 mystery foods. The foods were banana, chocolate, mango chutney, pineapple, rice and dates. The children had to taste test each food. Then, they listened to three clues to decide where the food had come from and put the food on the map.They were very shocked to find that none of these foods originate in the UK and have to travel for us to eat them. We made sure we thanked God for the food that we had and for allowing us to try food from other countries.
Year 5 - Computing
Year 5 used the Garage Band app to create sonic logos for different brands. We analysed Coca-Cola advertisements and identified the different sounds that contribute to its brand identity. The children then had to create a short sonic logo that matched a brand of their choice.
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Year 5 - English
In English, we used drama to explore the feelings of a person exploring the surface of Mars. We first considered the positive and negative emotions of being the first to step upon a new planet far from home, exploring and collecting scientific data. Then we acted out the role of the astronaut, considering how those emotions can be shown through action and dialogue.
Year 3 - Class Worship: Rainbow Promises
Our class worship this week was all about Noah’s Ark. Liz read the story and told us about how Noah kept his promise to God and waited until it was safe and the floods had gone before releasing all the animals from the ark. Reverend Craig then told us about how important it is to follow God's instructions. He also asked us to reflect on how well we follow instructions from the trusted adults in our lives. After the video, the children created rainbows and wrote promises about things they would like to change, for example, promising to tidy their rooms or practise their handwriting.
Year 3 - Art: Ancient Egyptian Patterns
The children are enthralled by our art topic this half term. In Year 3, we are studying the Ancient Egyptians in history, and our art unit compliments this perfectly as we practise the skills required to create our own Egyptian scrolls. This week, we used different media to create an authentic-looking background . We studied ancient Egyptian paintings and portrayed some of these on our backgrounds once they were dry.
KS2 Football Club
Today at Football Club, the children focused on game-based activities, exploring different conditions and challenges within each phase of the game. The children developed their ability to recognise when to attack, defend and transition, applying their skills and decision-making in realistic game situations.
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