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Cricket
In our PE lessons this half term the children in Year 5 are learning the rules and skills of cricket. This week, in groups of 4, they played a warm up game involving 6 cones and 3 balls, where they had to accurately place the ball on the opposite side of each cone,...
Forest School Thursdays
What a gorgeous, hot, sunny morning it was for Nursery and Reception class to attend Forest School this morning. First, Phil told us that all of the Muddy Monsters were hiding in Forest School so we had to find where Eddie, Chloe, Oscar and Ella were! We then enjoyed...
Our Visit to Newcastle Castle
As part of our history topic on Crime and Punishment through time, we visited Newcastle Castle yesterday. We enjoyed a tour of the castle, first finding out about the history of the castle and its’ role as the sheriff’s court and prison during the medieval times. Then...
Tutankhamun Death Masks
Last Friday, the children in Year 5 finished their Tutankhamun Death Masks as part of their DT topic last half term. Over a couple of lessons, the children used blank face masks, along with paper towels and PVA glue to create a lightweight structure on their masks....
Netball
In PE this week, Year 6 continued to develop and build on their foundational netball skills. The children learnt basic ball skills which included throwing the ball with accuracy using chest pass, shoulder pass and bounce pass and catching skills. They worked hard to...
Wellbeing Cubes
Today, Year 2 brought together their learning from both Maths and RSHE to create their very own wellbeing cubes. In Maths, we’ve been exploring 3D shapes, and today we put that knowledge into action by using nets to build our cubes. It was a little tricky joining the...
Forest School After-School Club
Yesterday, was the return of Forest School After-School Club with Phil from Muddy Monsters. The children enjoyed lots of playtime on the swings and hammock and exploring Forest School. They built a house made from sticks, made a den with tarpaulin and made lots of...
Drawing Club – Jack and the Beanstalk
This week in Drawing Club, Reception class have been reading the story, ‘Jack and the Beanstalk.’ In our books, we used our code for the story in order for us to write a sentence about what we would find at the top of a beanstalk if we were Jack. We had some wonderful...
Where is Spain?
In geography, Year 3 will be learning about the country Spain and comparing it to the UK. The children began the uinit by using an atlas to locate Europe on a map of the world and then to try to find Spain on a map of Europe. The children loved using the atlas to do...
Dodgeball
In PE this half term, Year 3 are learning to play dodgeball. The children loved their first session on Wednesday which introduced the children to the mix of physical and social skills which will be developed throughout the unit in a fun, fast-paced way. Physically,...