Eagles

  The Great Science Share for Schools is a campaign that aims to inspire children to ask, investigate and share scientific questions that are important to them. This Tuesday (11th), is their annual spotlight day, which aims to promote their campaign and this year, they have chosen the theme of ‘sustainable science’ to help with this. …

Please find attached the Knowledge Organisers for this half term including those for Maths, English, Science and this half term’s topic which is a local geography study. Through this topic we will be learning about the continents/oceans of the world, countries and seas of the UK and then we will be zooming in on our …

A 2023 report from the Gambling Commission found that 40% of 11–to 17-year-olds had some experience of gambling in the preceding 12 months  That’s a significant number of children and young people involved in an over 18s activity  Engagement and exposure to gambling can impact one’s finances, mental health and wellbeing. It is crucial we are all aware of …

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, …

Today, KS1 completed their Muddy Puddles day for the Summer term. Thankfully the weather stayed dry (on the whole) and we were able to spend the day outside exploring a range of engaging and exciting activities. Throughout the day, the children explored 3 activities. They included ‘Gone with the Wind’; an activity based on the …

After running for years 1, 2, 3 and 4, it’s now UKS2’s chance to start chess club. If you are currently in Puffins, Kingfishers or Doves and would like to come to chess club, it will run on a Monday playtime with Miss Ingram in the KS2 shared area.

Over the past few weeks, School Council have been encouraging all pupils to take part in Vision Education’s design an Easter Egg competition. All entires were collected by the council team and sent to Vision Education and today, the winners were announced… 1st – Lucy B, 2nd – Zaiba K, 3rd – Neveyah P. A …

Throughout our topic, we have been learning about various structures from around the world (including towers) and have been thinking about what makes them stable. The children have been taught a range of strengthening techniques and today, utilising this key knowledge, they designed and made a freestanding tower. The children attempted this activity 6 weeks …

Today, Eagles took part in the second of two fantastic PE workshops. The focus of this session was on golf and on the correct position of the feet when hitting the ball. The children were also taught how to hold the club correctly and how to ‘putt’ the ball accurately towards the flag. The children …

As part of our design and technology work this term, Eagles, challenged themselves to make a 3D structure out of spaghetti and marshmallows. The children worked independently, but helped each other out when needed. Eagles had a great attitude and didn’t give up even when it was tricky. They were very resourceful in making their …

Last week was British Science Week, and this year’s theme was ‘time’. To celebrate this, all pupils from EYFS to Year 6 engaged in a range of different activities, experiments and investigations revolving around this topic. There were live lessons from the farm with NFU Education, engineering and fossil story times from the STEM Hub, …

What fantastic book characters we had in Eagles today! We had a busy day reading for pleasure and sharing our favourite books. We buddied up with Puffins to share our reading and got the Y5s to read to us. We took some time to make our own bookmarks using stencils and used these to track …

As part of our topic work, the children have been learning different strengthening techniques in order to make their towers stronger. Today, the children rotated around the three classrooms, completing different activities. They learnt that triangles are stronger than squares and that diagonal struts add additional support. They also rolled paper to add strength and …

Yesterday, Eagles class took part in a fun and engaging orienteering workshop. The children began by using simple maps to identify images hidden on cones. They had to remember to always orientate the map to North in order to find the correct pictures. Once we had the hang of this, the children completed an orienteering …

Our topic this half term is ‘Structures.’ As our entry point, the children were put into small groups and allocated endless amounts of newspaper and masking tape. Their mission – to create a freestanding tower! The children worked well in their groups, utilising a range of strategies and ideas to build their structure. Some towers …

In Eagles, we have been investigating the number 20. As part of our practical investigation, the children had to recognise the place value of each number, represent 20 in different ways using a variety of practical equipment, identify numbers greater than/ less than 20 and write their own number stories. Some children worked outside, exploring …