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Yesterday we looked at different ingredients which the Anglo Saxons would have used and we made our own honey shortbread.

For Parents - Lemon8 App

Lemon8 is an app which seems to be growing in popularity. Calling itself a 'lifestyle community' app the terms and conditions, as per most social media, is 13+. The company which owns Lemon8 is ByteDance, who also own TikTok and it's essentially a mix between Instagram…

This week in Class 1 we have started our new Maths topic, ‘Growing 6, 7, 8’. In this unit we will be learning all about these numbers and using them in lots of different ways. Today we looked at the different ways the numbers can be arranged and represented. As part of our activities the children…

We had an amazing time at Tamworth Castle where we were able to bring our History topic to life. We learned more about life in Saxon times and that the capital of the Saxon kingdom of Mercia was right here in Tamworth, 
 

This morning Mrs Gethin and Ralph came into school to collect our travelling tale, ‘Pig the Pug’. We showed them all of the wonderful things we have been doing in Class 1 over the last couple of weeks and gave the special book back to her. We had filled it with lots of photos and pieces of work…

Class 2 had a great time exploring black cat’s midnight story about the ‘or’ grapheme. They enjoyed using chalk, torches and their wonderful phonics skills to explore the ‘or’ sound. Great work children!

We have had a wonderful week learning all about Australia. We had lots of fun painting and decorating our own boomerangs and didgeridoos. We listened to some pieces of music which contained the sound of the didgeridoo and learned how the sounds can be made into animal sounds. 
 

Look at our…

Arrived safely after only a slight hold up on the motorway. Lunch and then off to the city centre for The Jorvik Centre and Dig. Brilliant time. Back to the centre for dinner and currently designing and painting Viking shields.  All children happy and tired (I hope!!). Enjoy the photos. 
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This week in Class 1 we have kick started our ‘Around the World’ topic by flying to Australia (imaginatively). We had lots of fun pretending to pack our suitcases, travelled to the airport and board a plane. We watched a video which showed us the view from an aeroplane landing in Sydney. We…

The children in class two have proved what wonderful scientists they are. They demonstrated their learning about the parts of the plants and their functions by designing and making a flower, then labelling the parts and their functions. Another practical and fun science lesson!

 Class know the story Katie in London really well now. Before they start writing a retelling of the story next week, they acted out key parts of the story, retelling key phrases. Great work everyone!