What is it like where we live?
What a beautiful afternoon we had exploring our pretty village! The children had a lovely time looking for human and physical features in our rural village, Elford. We visited the church, walled gardens and the river where the children drew some of the features of our village. Well done…
Colouring mixing
Class 2 have experimented with mixing primary colours to make secondary colours. They then explored tints and shades before finally making the perfect Wedgewood blue!
Wonderful learners
Class 2 have settled into KS1 beautifully. They are embracing the challenges and enjoying the exciting lessons that they have been having. This week they have shown their growing phonics knowledge by making phonics crowns, learnt about where we live, started their study on Josiah Wedgewood and…
Fabulous first week of fun!
Class 2 have had a wonderful first week settling into their new class and learning the new routines. There has been so much fun and learning already! We can’t wait to see where this year will take us.
Fabulous Phonics!
Reception have had an amazing year mastering the basics of phonics. They are all such superstars and managed to move words around the make sentences that they could read! Well done everyone!
Amazing animal experience!
What a fabulous animal experience we had! We learnt about different animals, their features, their habitats and what they eat, all whilst holding these fabulous animals!
A huge thank you to our wonderful PTA for funding and organising this wonderful experience for our school!
Transition day 2025!
What a fabulous transition day we had on Tuesday! We spent the day exploring the book “What we’ll build” By Oliver Jeffers showing The Howard values of independence and creativity through a whole host of activities exploring what they could build - and boy could they build! From dens, beds and…
What happens to light when it passes through different transparent objects?
Key stage 1 have loved learning about Sir Isaac Newton. This week they investigated why we can see a rainbow when light passed through a prism and how rainbows are formed. They then had a go at making rainbows using a glass of water and a light source. Such a colourful lesson packed with great…
Computer skills and publishing stars!
Year 1 have worked hard mastering logging on to the chrome books and opening google documents. They have then used their growing typing skills to publish their wonderful Tinga Tales. Great learning and fun!
What effects does gravity have on objects?
Key stage 1 had lots of fun completing an investigation all about gravity. They learnt what gravity was, who discovered it and then conducted investigations testing the effects of gravity on objects. So much fun and lots of learning!
Budding architects
Class 2 have started their final art topic of the year - architecture. They have made mood boards combining their go rowing computing skills with their art skills and today they have used their mathematical knowledge of 3D shapes to help them draw 3D building outlines.
Great work class…
Recycling seaside sculptures
Class 2 have had great fun creating sea creatures from recycled materials. They applied their learning to create their final sculptures after planning them very carefully. Well done class 2!