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22 Oct

PSHE Feelings Reception

This afternoon Reception took some time in PSHE to think of others, to recognise how someone may be feeling and discuss what they could do to help. We had some lovely suggestions including making a cake. We then took our idea outside and took turns to make a special cake to give to someone. The children enjoyed mixing, encouraging their friends and also decorating the cakes so they are all unique just like us.

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22 Oct

Year 3- Class Worship- Who am I?

Today in our class worship, we discussed the Christian Value of Wisdom by exploring what really makes us who we are. The main focus was on the news about the UK government's plans to introduce digital identity cards and whether everyone should have one. This led to a discussion about "Who am I?" and whether our identity is defined by what people see on the outside or what is in our hearts. Notably, all the children voted against the idea of digital identity cards and felt it was invading their privacy. The Bible tells us that God looks beyond our physical appearance to our inner character, things like being kind, honest, and forgiving (1 Samuel 16:7). We concluded that getting to know someone's true character is what matters most. We finished with a prayer led by Elijah for the wisdom to discover ourselves and celebrate the good in everyone we meet.

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21 Oct

Year 5 - Debt Aware

Mrs Whittam visited Year 5 to talk to the children about how to manage money. The class first considered the difference between wants and needs before defining the terms debt, spending and borrowing. The children engaged in paired and class discussions and completed a range of activities and games to help develop their understanding of money.

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21 Oct

Year 5 - History

We finished our history topic by considering the reasons why the Maya abandoned their cities during the post classic decline starting around 900AD. The children thought like historians, researching the evidence for and against possible explanations before deciding which theory they felt was the most plausible. The children discussed the relative impact of war, drought, deforestation and lack of water.

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21 Oct

Year 5 - Science

We completed our experiment on the chemical reaction of rusting, drawing scientific diagrams of nails in tap and saltwater. We found that coating iron with paint or Vaseline delays rusting. We discussed the best way of stopping an iron bridge from rusting before finishing the topic with an example of a physical reaction - mentos in Fanta and lemonade!

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21 Oct

Year 3- Science- Shadow Puppet Show

Today, the children became both scientists and artists as they explored the fascinating world of shadows. They created bar charts to accurately record and show exactly how the sun's position causes shadows to move and change size throughout the day. Following this scientific exploration, they took that understanding and applied it to performance, designing and staging an amazing shadow puppet show, putting the knowledge they've gained this half term in science, all about light sources, light rays, and how light travels, directly into practice.

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21 Oct

Year 1 Selecting and using apparatus

In our PE lesson today, Year 1 combined a variety of fundamental skills and performed these to move between various pieces of equipment and apparatus. The children listened and followed instructions carefully in order to keep themselves safe. It was clear to see that they have come on so much over the past few weeks and it was a joy to see!

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21 Oct

Year 2 Fun on the apparatus

To finish one of our PE units this half term, the children have been working towards incorporating all of their fundamental skills with travelling and heights using the apparatus. The children moved in different directions, heights, speeds across the balance beams, traverse, climbing wall and monkey bars. It was great to see them all experimenting with a variety of apparatus and working so well with each other.

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21 Oct

Year 3- P.E-Target Striking & Ball Balance

Year 3 had a great P.E lesson today, working on our Target Strike skills. We focused on proper striking technique: first, balancing the ball on the bat or hand for a controlled feed, then standing side-on to the target area, keeping our eyes focused on the ball throughout the swing, and ensuring a strong follow-through towards the target. It was a great challenge to see if we could successfully hit both the front and back targets.

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20 Oct

Whole School singing Worship

This morning our children came together to learn about Diwali. We enjoyed some Hindi songs and spoke about the Hindu Festival of Light! We then sang together worshipping God through our Harvest festival songs ready to perform them to you during our Harvest Church Service on Thursday. We look forward to seeing you there.

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20 Oct

Year 1 Art: mixed media landscapes

Today Year 1 finished their final mixed media landscape. We were so impressed with the use of materials on the landscapes which showed a lot of thought and understanding. They made sure to use appropriate colours (warm or cold colours) depending on the landscape they created. Year 1 were excited to show the landscapes to one another and they were very proud of themselves.

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20 Oct

Year 2 Geography- Continents and Oceans

To conclude our geography unit this half-term, Year 2 pupils created a quiz for the Year 3 children to see how much they could recall from studying the same topic last year. Year 2 wrote three multiple-choice questions each to test their peers’ knowledge. The questions covered topics such as the largest and smallest continents and oceans, as well as the warmest and coolest continents and oceans. They also explored geographical positioning, asking Year 3 to identify locations in relation to the compass points—for example, which ocean lies north, south, east, or west of a particular continent.