Class 1

The children have had a fabulous day learning all about Australia. We have read a story about Koala bears this morning and this afternoon completed some beautiful pieces of Aboriginal Art. A great start to the week - well done Reception!

Class 1 had a lovely time planting the flowers that they have studied in their science lessons. They have added a lovely bit of colour to the outside area. Thank you to the class 3 children for their help too.

Years 1 & 2 have a great time exploring Elford Hall garden. They were identifying plants and trees whilst on the walk. They also spotted lots of trees and discussed whether they were deciduous or evergreen. Great fun and scientific exploring!

Key stage 1 have been investigating the question, “What does a plant need to grow?” They have looked at the conditions needed for a plant to grow and have set up their own investigation using a bean seed. The children will now spend the next week observing their seed and interpreting and…

Reception have had a super morning visiting the Walled Gardens. They have been exploring the four seasons in class and learning about the different signs that we are in a particular season. On their walk they identified signs of winter and spring. They did such a good job that they deserved a…

Key stage 1 have finished their fun computer programming unit of work. Today’s lesson had the children finding different routes to get to a destination, debugging any errors along the way and then finally having an additional challenge of creating routes with a stop off point on the way. What…

Class 1 have explored the question, ‘What are the features of fruit?’ They have researched to find out where fruit grows and how long it takes to grow. Observed to see what the outer skin and inside of fruits look like, including finding the seeds. Then finally, they had great fun trying the…

In English we have been reading the story Katie in London. The children have thoroughly enjoyed the story as it has linked with our Geography topic, the UK. We have spent some time talking about London and discussing the different landmarks.

In our English lesson today the children have had…

Reception went on a shape hunt around the school 5th found lots of circles, rectangles and squares. It was slightly harder to find triangles but the children spotted them in places such as on signs or on our door code box. Great work Reception!

Year 1 and 2 have had a great time exploring the buttons on our bee bots this afternoon. They have learnt about robots, commands and how to programme a robot. Great fun and great work everyone!

We had a lovely assembly yesterday morning with Canal Trust. We learned all about being safe by the water and what to do if someone gets into any difficulty. The last photo has a website address on with more information about water safe. 
www.canal river explorers.org.uk

The Year 1 and 2 children have had a lovely afternoon creating a coat of arms for their families and creating family posters. Thank you to everyone who was able to attend our family history afternoon.