by Hayleigh Greenwell | Dec 19, 2024 | Christmas Shows, Community, Curriculum, English, Religious Education, Religious Life, School News, Year Five, Year Four, Year Six
This week in school, the children across EYFS, KS1 and KS2 have performed their nativities in front of their parents and carers. KS2 performance was called ‘Straw and Order’, a lawfully good nativity, with a fun twist on the classic nativity story. The story begins in...
by Hayleigh Greenwell | Dec 19, 2024 | Community, Curriculum, Religious Education, Religious Life, School News, Year Five
Earlier this week, some children in Year 5 were lucky enough to be chosen to read some prayers that would be broadcast all around the UK on Christian Radio. The children worked alongside Mrs Gourley whilst writing their prayers. Every prayer was unique and the...
by Mrs Smith | Dec 18, 2024 | Physical Education, Physical Education, School News, Year One
Our PE topic this half term in Year 1 is ‘ under the sea’. We have shared our ideas about sea creatures and put our movements together into a simple sequence focusing on shape and direction. Each week we perform our new ideas and give simple feedback to...
by Hayleigh Greenwell | Dec 18, 2024 | Art and Design, Community, Curriculum, Design and Technology, School News, Year Four
This week in school, we have been creating our Christmas card and 2025 calendar for our families at home. Our Christmas card this year is linked to our DT topic, ‘Levers and Linkages’. Each of our cards were unique and incorporated a lever and link. For our calendar,...
by Mrs Spoors | Dec 18, 2024 | Community, Community Events, Events and Visits, Extra Curricular, Music, Year Five, Year Four, Year Six, Year Three
Over the last two weeks, our wonderful school choir have been spreading Christmas cheer out in our local community. They visited Armstrong House and Rosewood care homes as well as Teams and Bensham Community Centre to entertain the Luncheon Club. The choir performed a...
by Mrs Smith | Dec 18, 2024 | Art and Design, Year Six
This half term, our DT topic is called ‘fairground ride’ and based around Victorian carousels. We had the challenge to design and make a carousel that was visually appealing for children and small enough for them to hold as well as making it rotate. We...
