Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Reception celebrate Chinese New Year

  Fri 04 Feb 2022

  This week the children have been learning about Chinese new year. They have enjoyed making dragons, lanterns and writing in Chinese. 

  We have been working on our fine motor skills by using chopsticks and noodles in our messy area. 

  

• Year 4 - Another busy week!

  Thu 03 Feb 2022 n hargreaves

  This week, year 4 have been very busy learning a range of new skills.

   

  In our maths sessions, we developed a formal written method of multiplication and used it to solve a range of problems.

   

  Throughout our English lessons, we have been learning to recognise and write complex sentences.

   

  During outdoor PE we even played our very first full hockey match.

  

• Year 3 biography writing

  Thu 03 Feb 2022

  Year 3 have been finding out about the life of Queen Elizabeth II ready for the Platinum Jubilee. In English, we looked at the features of the biography genre and we researched and wrote a biography of her life. Well done to all the children for their super efforts. 

  

• Year 6 collage portraits

  Thu 03 Feb 2022

  In art, Year 6 have been studying the artist Chuck Close. Using some of his techniques, they have created portraits, and here are a few of their wonderful pieces... 

  

• Year 2 - Nature Reserve

  Thu 03 Feb 2022

  We’ve been living life on the edge and sawing our very own wooden discs ready to make some natural necklaces - step aside Pandora!

   

  Thankfully no missing fingers and lots of beautifully decorated wooden shapes. Well done year 2! 

  

• Year 5 Pizzas

  Thu 03 Feb 2022

  The children in Year 5 had a fabulous time making pizzas this week.

   

  For this half-term's DT topic, we have been researching what constitutes a healthy, balanced meal. Using the NHS EatWell Guide, children designed their pizzas to ensure that all the main food groups were included.

   

  The children had a wonderful time practising their weighing and chopping skills, and they all created amazing, professional-looking pizzas. The aroma coming from the kitchen this week has been the talk of the school!

   

  Thank you very much for your support with this project.

  

• Year One - What makes a good friend?

  Wed 02 Feb 2022 Mrs Ireland

  This week we have been discussing what makes a good friend during our Discovery RE sessions. The children had fun creating a ‘friendship web’ passing a ball of wool around the circle, and exchanging compliments to each other. We then all made friendship bracelets for one another which was great fun! 

  

• Year 3 gymnastics

  Fri 28 Jan 2022

  Year 3 have been enjoying a fun gymnastics unit on Flight and Balance. Today we practised our balances on low equipment. Well done to the children for their hard work and safe use of the apparatus. 

  

• Year 1 All About the Senses

  Fri 28 Jan 2022

  This week in science, the children have been learning all about the senses and working practically to explore different tastes and textures. There were some interesting faces as they tried the grapefruit!

  

• Year 4 - Scrummy, yummy!

  Fri 28 Jan 2022 FProbert

   

  Year 4 – 28^th January

  Scrummy, Yummy! -The results are in!

  Last week, we started our Science investigation where we used eggs to represent our teeth. We asked the question: How does changing the liquid alter the shell of the egg? Our photo tell it all! As scientists, we had to record our results and make a hypothesis. A hypothesis is just a technical word for what we discovered. We were all surprised to see the outcomes. Why not ask the year 4 scientists what they discovered?

  In PE, we have been working on our physical skills to better our reactions. We had to be very quick! Catching a ball from a particular height and from a specified distance is extremely hard work!

  We have continued to develop our Beethoven work in Music. We have also listened to, and played some jazz music. Again, watch this space…

  Unsurprisingly, the highlight for all of the Year 4 children this week has been our DT, where the children put on their aprons, and became master chefs – creating their own pasta sauces by adding a variety of extra ingredients.

  Their recipes and reactions were positively amazing! They can now all cook a family meal for everyone to enjoy!

   

  PLEASE BE AWARE: Your child may ask you to take them to the sculpture park on Portland, for they have been learning about the Roy Dog. Take them there, and they will entertain you with a story that may haunt you! Go and explore our local area- you'll be surprised at what you can discover!