Eagles

Each week, children will bring home a weekly homework sheet and new spellings to learn. We will alternate between Maths and English worksheets.  Homework will be sent out in book bags on Mondays and should be completed and returned by the following Monday. Please send this homework back into school, noting any difficulties your child …

Please find attached the Knowledge Organisers for this half term including those for Maths, English, Science and this half term’s topic which is ‘Journeys and Transport’. Also attached below is this half term’s homework grid linked to our topic work. On here you will find a variety of homework options. We kindly ask that each …

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We had a lovely day outside on Thursday. In the morning we took part in a carousel of activities where we practised tying knots; overhand knots, knots for friendship bracelets and fastening shoelaces. (We continued tying shoelaces inside.) In the afternoon, we had a carousel of Victorian games which included football, hoops and sticks, skipping, …

This half term, our topic is ‘Journeys and Transport.’ As our entry point, the children worked in pairs to create their own travel mat. We made sure that we made mats for road, rail, air and water transport so that the children can piece them all together next week to make a large small world …

As part of our topic learning, the children have been learning about the evolution of toys. We have focused on 3 centuries from the 19th century through to present day. We used a simple timeline to identify which elements of this time were ‘within living memory’ and ‘beyond living memory.’ We learnt that in the …

Today we performed ‘Simply the Nativity’ to a packed audience. The children did brilliantly and put on a superb show. We hope you enjoyed watching ! Simply the Nativity Programme

As our Exit Point to our ‘Toys’ topic, KS1 visited Abbey House Museum. We wanted to learn more about old and new toys and Abbey House Museum have a fantastic toy museum which we could explore. After embarking on a very exciting coach trip (always a highlight) we spent the day accessing toy workshops, exploring …

As part on our work on materials, we carried out an investigation to see what would be the best material for a teddy’s umbrellas. We discussed how we could make the investigation fair and decided that we would keep the jar the same size, the teddy the same size, the materials the same size and …

To start our new unit on addition, Eagles worked practically representing numbers on a part-whole model.

This half term Eagles have been working on their gymnastic skills in PE. We have used mats to make different shapes with our bodies, including dish and arch. We have been performing two footed jumps from a height and travelling on a variety of benches.

In KS1, we have been designing and making our own toy cars. The purpose was to design and make a functional and appealing toy car which would carry a Lego figure. Our toy cars had to have a chassis, four wheels, two axles and a body. We used card, sellotape, glue, paper, wooden wheels and dowels. …

In our place value unit we have been learning about how signs can help us know more about the value of a number. Practically we used lolly pop sticks to show greater than, less than and equals to.

In Maths today, the Year 1 children have been representing numbers to 10 in different ways. Having been given a picture, the children had to accurately count the number of objects, record the number, build it and draw it. The children thoroughly enjoyed investigating their numbers and did a fantastic job of working independently. Well …

Today, the children got to meet some interesting animals and found out lots of fun facts about them. The animals included: – a very big snake – a very smelly meerkat – a very hairy tarantula – a very wise owl – a very cute tortoise – a very wriggly millipede Ask your children their …

We have been working on our place value knowledge and how to represent two digit numbers in a variety of ways. We used part whole models, ten frames, tens and ones and a written form. Take a look at our work.

    Today, Vision Education re-visited Tranmere to hold their Unsung Hero Awards Ceremony. Over the past few weeks, lots of children (and adults) have been spotted showing ‘hero behaviours’ both in school and within their wider community, and today, they received some certificates and awards in recognition of this. Dylan in Kingfishers also recieved …

Today saw the end of our fabulous topic ‘We Are What We Eat’. KS! opened their own Italian restaurant complete with music, flags and pizza making! The children were given a broad range of ingredients and they worked together to identify whether the ingredients came from a plant or an animal. They then utilised a …

Today, School Council have been busy setting up some alternative provisions on both the KS1 and KS2 playgrounds. Between now and summer, when the weather is nice, the team will be providing a small chess and colouring area for the children to enjoy.

Eagles used a variety of fruit to make a team fruit salad. We chopped fruit using the bridge and claw method, peeled, mixed and juiced fruit. We created a delicious fruit salad, which we ate outside in the sunshine.  

Our topic this half term is ‘We Are What We Eat.’ As part of our topic work, we are learning about where our food comes from. Today, we visited Morrisons and were shown round by their ‘Community Champion.’ We visited the Market Street and the Butchers, Fishmongers, Cheesemongers, Bakery, Fruit and Vegetable section and we …

In Eagles, we have used clay to create our own dipping bowls. The children rolled and coiled the clay and then used slip to smooth out the pot.  They created their own patterns on their dipping bowls using different tools. When they dried, the children painted them a secondary colour and decorated them with a …

To start our new topic ‘We are what we eat’, Eagles have been exploring seeds.  We tried to sort them before we knew what they were and then put them into three groups: vegetable seeds, fruit seeds and flower seeds. After comparing the different seeds we planted some in seed trays. We planted onions, courgettes, …