Fencing fun in after school club
The fencing was thoroughly enjoyed tonight. We practised skills and duelled with the swords and helmets. A great way to spend the afternoon.
Plant dissection in the outdoor classroom
We had a fantastic start to our new science topic this week.
We explored the different parts of a flowering plant by carefully dissecting tulips and making observational drawings. We then labelled our diagrams using scientific language.
Forest School May
The children have been very busy again in Forest School this half term. They have particularly enjoyed the team building games like creeping coyote, hungry birds and what am I. Crafting activities such as Mandala making, nature mobiles and fairy wands have helped develop that connection with…
Fieldwork in the local area
Today we delivered our geography surveys to the local area. We are hoping to collect some data about amenities in the village. We enjoyed our walk and spoke to lots of residents about what they may like.
Reception visit Stickman
What a wonderful day we have had at Arboretum! Our Reception children were so excited to see Stickman this morning. We were so lucky that the rain stopped before we visited him and his friends. Here are a selection of photos of our fabulous day. Well done Reception! You were all superstars and I…
We are Stickman ready!
Our last two science lessons of this half term are all about ‘Stickman’. The children have made their own stick people and dressed them in some wonderful outfits.
Today we have immersed ourselves in the story, all ready for our exciting trip tomorrow. Well done Reception!
Exploring numbers to 20 and beyond
Our Reception children have started their new maths topic this week - To 20 and beyond. They have had lots of fun exploring how to make different numbers using a variety of maths equipment. Great work everyone!
Money, money, money!
Year 3 have started their maths unit of work looking at money. They have enjoyed exploring reasoning questions with concrete resources (coins) to help cement their understanding. A great start year 3!
How can you create a watercolour wash background?
Class 2 have continued their at unit by investigating watercolour washes. They tried very hard to create the appearance of moving water. Great watercolour work everyone!
A visit from Awoingt
What a fantastic afternoon! We’ve had a visit from our friends from Awoignt, including the mayor! We shared what we had been learning in French and sang a French song - they were very impressed with the children’s language skills and their singing. The children then sampled some local French…
That’s not my rocket…
Key stage one have continued their science unit looking at materials and their properties. Today they recreated a page from the well known book, “That’s not my rocket…” Using their materials knowledge they searched for just the right object to match the property they chose.
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Geographical enquiries in our local area
Class 2 turned into geographers this morning and had a fantastic morning completing transport surveys in our local area.
We created an enquiry question, collected our date and then presented our data back in the classroom.