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 Toys. 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 child tries …

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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, …

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 …