The children had a great day learning about the Romans and their army. They handled artefacts and looked at armour and weapons. They also made their own version of a Roman coin.

Year 4 used decibel meter readings to compare the sound level in different areas of the school. They collected their data and created a bar chart to show their results. The children also explored using different materials to test which was the best insulator of sound.

This week in Nursery, we have been busy learning all about dinosaurs! 🦖 Our focus stories were Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs  📚 and The Dinosaur That Pooped  collection, which the children thoroughly enjoyed. We developed our fine motor skills through dinosaur stomp paint printing 🎨, and in maths we played a dinosaur egg dice counting game 🥚🎲 to support number recognition and counting. The children also enjoyed dinosaur yoga 🧘‍♂️🦖, helping them to exercise the

Year 2 enjoyed visiting Seven Stories to watch a pantomime of Puss in Books!   ‘Once upon a time, in a land far away, resides Puss in Books – the most famous and fearful scaredy cat in all of Storyland. Puss in Books is strictly a library cat, risking all his nine lives through the safety of a good novel. But when he discovers his friends have disappeared is Puss brave enough to venture outdoors and into the deep dark forest to find them? The Cheshire Cat thinks Puss has what

This week in English, Year 5 explored the world of persuasive advertising! They analysed real adverts to uncover the clever techniques used to influence an audience, focusing on features such as rhetorical questions and adverbial phrases. Working in groups, the children identified persuasive language and shared their findings with the class, building a toolkit of strategies. Next, they’ll put their learning into action by planning and writing their own persuasive adverts. We

Fairground Wheel The children enjoyed designing and making their fairground wheels. Children needed to know various key skills: ·         Everyday objects have mechanisms. ·         Many things that move have parts inside to help them work. ·         Mechanisms usually limit unwanted movement. ·         Everyday objects utilise wheels and axles. ·         Wheels must be able to turn to work effectively. ·         Axles allow wheels to turn without falling off. ·         The f

Christmas Lunch The children enjoyed their Christmas lunch on Wednesday 10 th  December. A traditional Christmas dinner was served, catering to all children’s dietary and religious needs. This was enjoyed by all!

Year 5 have had a wonderful time during Advent, preparing for Christmas. Our Mini-Vinnies prepared and sent Christmas cards to the vulnerable and lonely in our community, we prepared our classroom to countdown and wait for Christmas day, unveiled our class knitted nativity scene, visited St. Mary’s Cathedral for our Cluster Carol Service and enjoyed a daily challenge to carry out acts of kindness for one another, in preparation for Jesus to come again.

This week, Year 1 gathered for a special Collective Worship. We talked about how we prepare for Jesus’ birthday, like decorating our homes and opening our Advent calendars. In groups we planned how we would gather, respond and go forth. Some children decorated the prayer focus and placed objects and pictures to support our reflection from the RE topic ‘Waiting’. We reflected on how Advent is a time to choose how we respond to God’s love and how we can go forth to share kindne

This week, Year 1 have been learning all about 2D shapes! We practised naming and recognising shapes such as circle, square, rectangle, triangle and even trickier ones like hexagon and pentagon. After exploring their properties, the children used these shapes to create beautiful Christmas pictures. We saw Christmas trees made from triangles, Snow people made from circles and presents from squares and rectangles. It was a fantastic way to combine maths with festive creativity!

This week, Year 1 explored the meaning and message of the Christingle. The children learned about each part of the Christingle and what it represents: The orange reminds us of the world. The four sticks represent the four seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter). The sweets and fruit  represent the gifts from God. The candle is a sign that Jesus is the Light of the World. The children enjoyed making and labelling their own Christingles and talked about why these symbols

Part of the choir club visited St Joseph’s Care Home to sing Christmas carols. The residents loved our singing and they have invited us back. The children gave handmade cards to the residents and it was a great afternoon.

We have had a great time preparing for Christmas. We helped to decorate the tree, sang carols and we enjoyed a Christmas party. We had a visit from a mischievous elf and even the Grinch visited our school disco. We made an advent calendar to count down to Christmas and carried out acts of kindness each day. Have a great Christmas!

Today, our nursery children received a very special delivery! While practicing our super listening and smart sitting, we heard the sound of jingle bells outside our classroom door. We wondered if it could be Santa’s sleigh—and we couldn’t believe our eyes when we opened the door to find a pile of presents waiting for us! Miss Manning kindly handed out the presents, and each one had a special gift tag with the children’s names on it. What a magical surprise it was, and such a

This week, we had our Nursery Christmas Party! We had so much fun playing games, winning prizes, and showing off our amazing dance moves with our friends. We finished the celebrations with some delicious party food. What festive fun! 🎄🎉

This week, the children in Nursery and Reception came together to celebrate the Advent Celebration of the Word. We talked about the many ways we prepare for Jesus’ birthday, including putting up our Christmas decorations and opening our Advent calendars. The children helped to dress the focus table, joined in singing hymns, and spent time in prayer as we joyfully prepared for this special season.

Throughout this term, Year 2 have enjoyed building teamwork skills during PE team games.   The children have worked on many skills that include: ·        Coordination ·        Teamwork ·        Communication ·        Problem-Solving ·        Strategic Thinking ·        Decision-Making ·        Understanding Rules ·        Confidence ·        Resilience ·        Motivation The children always look forward to these weekly sessions with Mr Stephenson.

We celebrated together to mark the end of our Advent topic. We wrote our prayers on the back of our class Advent Angel and selected scripture from our topic to share. We sang ‘The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came…’ to end our prayer time.

The Sleepy Shepherd Year 2, alongside Year 1, performed The Sleepy Shepherd as their nativity story. It told the story of the first Christmas through the eyes of a very sleepy shepherd who was visited by Angel Gabriel and told of the good news! The shepherd travels to meet the new baby Jesus, alongside the angels, stars, wise men and camels. He eventually finds Mary, Jospeh and of course baby Jesus in a stable and this is where it all begins. The children enjoyed telling the

This week, our children have been busy getting into the Christmas spirit! We celebrated Christmas Jumper Day, tucked into our delicious Christmas dinners, and wowed everyone with our fantastic nativity performance. Well done, boys and girls!