5 Blessed History
5B had a fabulous afternoon with a carousel of activities linked to our History learning this term about The Mayan’s. We were introduced to their chronology, used sticks and stones for Maths, attempted our own glyphs (an early form of writing) and used our locational knowledge to identify Mayan…
Category: YEAR 5 BLOG
Year 4 Viking Workshop
In Year 4 we have been learning about about the Viking times. Last week we had a special visitor who told us all about how life was like for the Vikings, how they chose a chief for battle, what a battle would have looked like and how they rowed on their longboats. We look at many different…
Category: YEAR 4 BLOG
Carol concert at St Walburge’s
We could not be prouder of the children who represented our school at the school’s carol concert at St Walburge’s on Friday night. Despite the icy conditions, the children sang their hearts out and enjoyed every minute of it. They have worked very hard throughout the term, both learning hymns…
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3S Animation Videos
This half term in computing the children have been learning about animation. They have made a storyboard, background and characters. Today we made our animations using the iPads.
Category: YEAR 3 BLOG
4B Martin Mere
During our trip to Martin Mere we completed a pond dipping activity. We were given a net and a tray and we had to dip into the pond to collect living things. We were then able to classify the living things as vertebrates in invertebrates using the classification keys. We learnt the names of lots…
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5B Video editing
We enjoyed using the iPads to look at different techniques used in video editing. We experimented with different camera angles and a variety of ranges: close, mid and long, deciding which gave the better quality of sound. Some interesting photos and videos!
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Levers and sliders
In Design Technology we are making our own moving pictures using lever and slider mechanisms.
Category: YEAR 2 BLOG
Hygiene rules
This half term we are learning all about rules and why they are important for keeping us safe and healthy. Our focus in this lesson was on washing hands. We put glitter on our hands then had to wash it off. We noticed that even when we washed our hands really well, there were still some pieces…
Category: YEAR 2 BLOG
Materials
This half term we are looking at materials and their properties. We started off by being a recycling machine. We sorted lots of different objects based on the materials they were made from. We are looking forward to learning more about the properties and uses of materials.
Category: YEAR 2 BLOG
The Rock Cycle
In Science, we are learning about rocks. This week we have been learning about the rock cycle, the three different types of rocks and how they are formed. Mrs Chauhan used chocolate to model each stage. We then categorised different rocks into the three types looking at their appearance and…
Category: YEAR 3 BLOG
Anti bullying week 5B
We ‘reached out’ and kicked off anti-bullying week by wearing our odd socks to show how unique every one of us is. We then designed our own odd socks and celebrated our individuality.
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Our donations to The International Aid Trust
On Friday we visited a local charity that supports refugees in Ukraine and many other countries in need. We met a volunteer who gave us a tour of the distribution centre and talked us through how the donations are organised before they get transported overseas. As part of our Faith In Action…
Category: YEAR 4 BLOG