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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.

Year 1 have worked hard this week exploring length and height. They have used mathematical vocabulary when exploring this concept such as longer, shorter, taller, smaller and centimetres. They have compared lengths, measured using objects and measured using centimetres. Great work…

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…

The children have been very busy in Forest School this term. We have celebrated Valentine’s Day, Chinese New Year and World Book Day amongst many other things. They particularly enjoyed the team building game where they had to cross the field in their team without touching the grass. We have been…

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…

Today we were lucky enough to have a one week old lamb visit us. The children fed the lamb her milk, stroked her curly woolly coat and asked great questions. Thank you so much to Mrs Britland for arranging to bring her in. What a Friday afternoon treat!

We explored division and exchanging today for the first time using place value grids and counters. We confidently grasped dividing into equal groups and exchanging practically.

This week in science we tasted different foods including crusty bread, apples, grapes and sweets to see which teeth we used. We used scientific language to label each type of tooth and then made play doh models of the different types.

The sun is out and so are Reception. Lots of fun and learning in our wonderful outdoor area. 
 

The children had a fabulous morning learning about Pancake day. At the beginning of the week we read the story, Mr Wolf’s Pancakes. The children really enjoyed the story and were surprised with how it ended. They decided they wanted to help Mr Wolf by writing him some instructions to follow, which…

Class 2 have started their final DT unit of the year today with a little bit of baking! They will be exploring seasonal food and taking part in making many delicious baking tasks along the way. What an exciting unit! 
 

Year one had great fun starting their maths learning with a counting song and dance. They then used this to help them count in tens and ones with numbers up to 50! Very impressive. Well done year 1!