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Thank you to those who have continued to bring in their dead and used batteries over the past few months. We have now collected and recycled just over 15,000 batteries! The competition is about to enter its final week…you have until Friday 30th June to bring in any dead or used batteries that you wish …

Today marked the end of our famous nurses topic and what a day it has been! The children have thoroughly enjoyed ‘Nurses Training School’ and have amazed us with their fantastic costumes and enthusiasm. In the morning, we completed a range of first aid sessions with the children (essential for nurse training), identifying the key …

Yesterday, we started our new English topic, The Day the Crayons Quit. The children listened to the story, which was very amusing! They then worked in small groups to retell and act out the pink crayon’s letter. They developed their oracy skills by using expression to exaggerate parts of the story. Take a look at …

This week, we have been looking at measurement; length and height. First of all, the children worked in table groups to group objects which are smaller than a metre and objects which are bigger than a metre. Next, they worked in groups of 3 to measure objects in the classroom using rulers and metre sticks. …

In science, KS1 have been learning about living things and their habitats. Today, we made the most of the sunshine and spent time outside closely observing animals and plants, including woodlice, daisies and buttercups. In pairs, we sketched our observations, labelled its features and discussed where the living thing was found and why and how …

This week, Year 2 have been learning how to measure length and height in centimetres. They have completed a range of activities requiring them to use a ruler correctly. Take a look at some of our learning below!

In maths, Year 2 have been learning to recognise a half, a quarter and a third. We took our learning outside to practise finding equivalent fractions and finding fractions of amounts. We had great fun!

SATS Information Presentation 2023

This afternoon saw the start of our fantastic new topic – People of the Past (Famous Nurses). During this topic, the children will be learning about three famous nurses – Florence Nightingale, Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell. Today, the children utilised books, fact sheets and Ipads to research these 3 key figures from history. The …

Today, we secured our knowledge of odd and even numbers. We learnt that all even numbers are multiples of 2 and therefore can be divided equally into 2 groups. All odd numbers end in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9. As part of our lesson, we investigated whether statements related to odd and even numbers …
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