We have had a beautiful sunny week of Autumn weather. We learnt lots about the season of Autumn and the changes it brings. Thank you to all of you who collected so much Autumn produce last weekend. We have been counting conkers and using the tweezers to match amounts to numerals. We have been [...]
Year 6 have found our WW2 topic fascinating so far: there have been so many facts and figures that have blown us away. We have many more lessons to come before the end of the topic, but we enjoyed immersing ourselves even further into the subject by visiting Beaumanor Hall today. Dressed as evacuees, [...]
Year 5 had the opportunity to visit the National Justice Museum to continue their learning on Crime and Punishment through the ages. They had an amazing day learning about ‘Transportation’, putting on their own trial and looking at a range of different punishments. A great day had by all! [...]
As part of our history topic about WW2, we have enjoyed listening to songs that were popular at the time such as 'White Cliffs of Dover' by Vera Lynn and 'The Chattanooga Choo Choo' by Glenn Miller. We discussed how these songs may have helped people escape the horrors of war and think of [...]
As part of our DT project to design a WW2 air-raid shelter, we researched different structures and what makes them strong. We then drew designs of our own shelter so that we could visualise the end product. To help us see our plan more clearly and from numerous angles, we decided to use CAD [...]
We finished our half term of cycling with some racing. Even the children who couldn't ride a bike in July were now able to ride well enough to join in! Well done to everyone.
Year 1 October 2021 Here is some information about Year 1 for the second half of Autumn term.
Hello children at home, We hope you have still been enjoying our guided reading book. Below is a video of the final few chapters of Toto and they are definitely our favourite. For your half-term homework, we would like you to complete a book review of Toto the Ninja Cat and the Great Snake [...]
Year 3 enjoyed another wet Forest School. We played team games then worked together to create pictures of animals using the loose parts in our grounds. We were astounded [...]