This morning, Doves and Herons decided to buddy up for World Book Day. Each child chose their favourite book, magazine or comic to bring into school to share with their buddy. They read to each other and discussed their story. We couldn’t believe how quiet and calm the classrooms were! What a lovely way to …
Thank you to those who have been bringing in their dead and used batteries across the past few weeks. So far, we have recycled a total of 2553! A big thank you also to our school council team who have been out recycling the batteries at various recycling points after scores have been totalled in …
Today, we have been learning how to recognise and count money. We have completed a range of practical activities including selecting and counting pence, pounds and notes, completing part whole models and working in a shop to buy and sell different food items. The children used different coins and notes to help them with their …
In Year 2, we have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes. Today, we completed 4 different practical activities. We sorted 2D and 3D shapes into different groups based on their properties. Some of us even managed to complete a challenge using a Venn diagram! We also created patterns using 2D and 3D shapes. Take …
Today saw the start of our new topic – but what was it going to be? Today, the children were given an orienteering challenge. Using a simple orienteering map and key, the children had to find letters hidden around the school site. Once all of the letters had been found, our new topic would be …
The school council have signed us up to join in with Duracell’s big battery hunt. Duracell are encouraging pupils up and down the country to recycle their batteries instead of putting them in landfill to help make our planet greener and cleaner. They’ve set schools a challenge to try and collect and recycle as many …
Happy pancake day! As part of our school council meeting today, we were given a very special treat as a thank you for all of our hard work so far this year. They were delicious!!
In Year 2, we have been learning to subtract two 2-digit numbers (crossing 10). We discovered how practical resources can be used to help us work out tricky subtractions. The children learned how to exchange one ten for ten ones to help them solve subtraction equations when crossing 10. In partners, we completed a practical …
Ed and the School Council would like to say a HUGE thank you to Team Tranmere for all of the wonderful donations that have been given for the food bank. Everyone has been so generous and we know that this donation will make a big difference to those in need.
In French, KS1 have been learning the names of animals. We have also learnt words to describe the animals. Today, we made some fabulous posters to remember these. Here are a few!