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Year 8 PE
During PE this week the Year 8’s objective was to develop their Aerobic Fitness and core/upper body strength. To achieve this they undertook 30 minute outdoor, interval sessions that comprised of running in their Aerobic Training Zone and using an 8 station circuit of exercises. Pupils worked really hard in pairs to push each other…
World War 1
Year 7 have been looking at the work of World War I poet, Wilfred Owen. After designing their own propaganda posters, we read Owen’s work, ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’ and compared the two images of war. We discovered that the true image was much more petrifying than the propaganda led people to believe. We then…
Year 2
The Year 2’s have made us very proud this week, working so hard and producing such good work! Our home-learning afternoon reflected the great interest they have had in the ‘Fire, Fire’ topic. Once again, thank you to the parents for assisting their children in producing their own project according to their individual interests. The…
Year 1
Following on from our theme of plants and growing things, we have listened to and written the story of the Enormous Turnip. We are now starting to check our work for capital letters and full stops too. We have been looking for signs of spring and noticing the flowers and trees around our school. We…
Year 2
Another busy week in Year 2. We have been spending time preparing for the Mother’s Day service which is now sadly cancelled, so later next week we shall try to share with you what we were doing. Some of the art work we have been doing is ‘Secret Squirrel’ so watch this space!In Literacy we…
Year 1
This week we have been working on doubling numbers and noticing the patterns that the answers make – such as two odd numbers make an even number. We have also begun to work out answers to near doubles ( ‘next door neighbour’ numbers) using cubes and numberlines to help us.We have written stories in the…
Animals and Camo!
Pippins and Acorns class have been learning about animals and camouflage. We made some pictures and used the same colours and patterns as each animal. Then we made some camouflage binoculars and went on a jungle safari in Forest Fun.
Strike a pose!
Year 6’s challenge this week in Drama was to create characters using props. They had to think about how they would talk/walk from just one piece of clothing and had fun switching characters!
Year 6
This week Year 6 have been looking at how world trade works and showing their entrepreneurial spirit! They used the resources and equipment that their country had (or managed to get!) to hit the trading floor in the ‘shapes sector’ and trade with other countries to see who would be the most profitable. Watch out…