Blog Author: Miss Jennings

What a treat having the ice cream van show up at break time. It was very much enjoyed by all! A massive thank you to our lovely PTA for such a fantastic treat.

Something strange happened at The Howard School today, all the Easter eggs for the children disappeared!

The children spent the morning trying to rule out the 8 suspects Mr Wynn, Miss Jennings, Mrs Carter, Mrs Fallows, Mrs Powles, Mr Challinor, Mrs Moss or Mrs Aminu.

After lots of…

This afternoon we dissected a range of animal poos ( handmade with oats and cocoa powder so not at all smelly like their real counterparts).  We found evidence of their diet and used this to determine whether the animal was a herbivore, carnivore or omnivore. We then used this knowledge to predict…

Class 2 finished off their Romans topic by creating a staple Roman food - Spelt bread. They followed a traditional recipe making loaves in teams. We then finished the afternoon by exploring Roman diet and creating Roman menus.

The children took a local area walk this morning to take part in the Parish Council river testing.

We enjoyed testing the PH level of the water and investigating wildlife around the river. 
We look forward to going again soon.

Class 2 have been working hard learning about seasonal British fruit, vegetables and meat. They made stuffed peppers and meatballs. Great skills learnt everyone!

What a wonderful morning we have had for our Mother’s Day High Tea. The children had worked so hard to prepare the scones and the Year 6 children were fabulous hosts. We hope you all enjoyed spending the morning with us, we certainly did.

Wow! What an incredible afternoon. We were so lucky to have a visit from Leo Wright Studios, an animator and creator. It was incredible to build an understanding of how animations are made and look at puppet making and movement. The children then had a character masterclass where they were able to…

We had a fantastic morning working together to bake scones ready for our Mother’s Day High Tea. We can’t wait for you to try them

This week in science we have been exploring how to keep our teeth healthy. We used eggs as a replacement for our teeth and have placed them in different drinks, we are going to check in on them next week.

We then explored the history of toothpaste and even made our own.

Thank you so much to our wonderful PTA and parent volunteers for all of their hard work over the last two weeks. Class 1 have a fantastic willow teepee in their outdoor area and the whole school have a beautiful willow arch on the field. We are so excited to explore these new outdoor…

Class 1 and 2 have had the best day celebrating World Book Day.

We started the day sharing our favourite stories, the children talked about why they had chosen them and who they would recommend the book to. 

After that it was time for some baking. The children worked in mixed teams to follow…