Whole School Attendance
The graph below shows our school attendance since the start of the school year up to the end of last week (we are the pink line).
An amazing 333 children have had 100% attendance this week: very well done & new high score!
Nursery - Stars
Following on from last week, the children were keen to find out more about birds and the types of birds that have been visiting the feeders we made. As part of Science Week we have been looking at Growth. The children have been very excited by the bulbs we planted now flowering and have also been fascinated to learn about how baby birds develop once they have hatched. We have made binoculars and drawn our own birds.
As part of our Red Nose Day theme ‘Funny is Power’, the children have also looked at the story ‘Supertato’ and lots of other ‘Supertato’ stories too. The children have loved hearing about the characters and particularly the ‘Evil Pea’. We have made our own Supertatoes, printed with fruit and vegetables, tried to catch evil peas with tweezers and tried to unlock and untangle the superheroes. The children have also been keen to spot what mischief the ‘Evil Pea’ has been up to each morning.
In phonics we have been looking at the different sounds we can make with our voices. In maths we have been looking at one more and one less.
Star of the Week - Ada Parker-Houlden
FS - Moon and Mercury
This week we have been exploring our new book ‘The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle. We have followed the story, talking about the journey of the tiny seed and the changes it makes from seed to flower. The story fits in perfectly with our topic this half term. The story has allowed the Reception children to have some great discussions and make observations about the changes to nature during the seasons, noticing how the seasons affect the life and growth of animals and plants.
In Maths we have been counting back from 10, comparing numbers within 10 and exploring different ways of making 10. Who would have thought there were so many different ways?
As part of Science week, we have become handy gardeners. The children made their own handy glove greenhouses! We have been intrigued to learn that all seeds are different, some are speedy growers and others take their time. The beans which we planted last week have grown roots and shoots and the children have enjoyed learning a new song ‘Roots, Stem, Leaves, Flower’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bFU_wJgvBI
Everyone looked super in their superhero costumes today and we discussed how we all have an incredible power to change lives.
Stars of the week
Moon: Ramsey Snedker
Mercury: Rio Helstrip
Y1 - Galaxy and Venus
What a busy week we have had in Year One sharing Anthony Browne’s version of Goldilocks and The Three Bears: ‘Me and You’. We used the beautiful illustrations to predict and infer meaning, tracking the thoughts of different characters before writing a diary entry for Goldilocks. In maths, we have ordered numbers and practised counting in twos and fives. We have celebrated Science week by planting seeds, dissecting and labelling plants as well as investigating germination and conducting an experiment to find out the best conditions for plants to grow. In DT, we have investigated a wheel mechanism and how this can make a moving picture. The children looked fabulous today as superheroes and everyone used their superpowers to celebrate Comic Relief with a bang!
Stars of the week:
Galaxy - Sofia-Leigh Pentland
Venus - Anna Metcalf
Year 2 / 3 Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune
This week we celebrated Science week and asked ourselves the question, “Can I blow up a balloon without using my mouth?” We needed bicarbonate of soda, a plastic bottle, vinegar and a balloon. Ask us how we did it!
In English we followed up our medicine making by writing an explanation of how each ingredient would work and the results it would have on Grandma Kranky - there were lots of exciting ideas and some BOOM! BANG! and POW!
Maths was a consolidation of quarters and an extension onto tenths and in RE we studied Christian prayer and made our own prayer lilies.
We ended the week with the super funny Red Nose Day. The costumes were fabulous and we had lots of fun. Thank you for your support!
Stars of the week:
Neptune - Jessica Loose
Jupiter - Esmae Winterburn
Saturn - Sienna Stewart
Year 4 Mars and Earth
If you could ask a scientist one question, what would it be? That’s how we’ve approached British Science Week in Year 4. We started the week by writing a conclusion to our investigation into the growth of spring onions in water, observed over 10 days and have had the opportunity to look at a different scientist each day to consider the impact their work has had on our lives today. I think the children were amazed to find out that Tim Berners-Lee (who created the concept of the world wide web) is still alive and that the internet is a relatively new thing, how would we manage without it now? We ended the week by watching a live lesson from the NFU education team entitled ‘Climate Change Superheroes’ which led us very nicely into the theme for our Comic Relief, fun Friday. Costumes were great - well done everyone, another busy and enjoyable week.
Stars of the week:
Earth - Elliott Vernon
Mars - Jan Szafranski
Year 5 Asteroid and Pluto
This week Year 5 have finished writing their story of Luna, as she finally realises her dream of becoming an astronaut and steps on to the moon. This has inspired us to think about our dreams of the future, how we can achieve them, what may stand in our way and what we need to do to triumph in adversity. We have plotted and planned the story of our life, ready to start writing next week. I can’t wait to read the final results.
During Science week, we investigated friction and how this can be used to speed up or slow down objects as they move. This knowledge has helped us to design and plan some very exciting and intricate marble runs using the recycling collected from home. (Both Year 5 classrooms do look like recycling hubs though!)
We’ve celebrated Comic Relief in style, dressing up as both everyday heroes and superheroes alike, Year 5 really do take dressing up seriously!
Stars of the week:
Asteroid: Amelia Albyn
Pluto: Tom Donoghue
Year 6 Nebular and Constellation
In year 6 this week, we have continued our delving into the wonderful world of algebra in Maths: both forming and solving equations. Can you give it a go? Peter is ‘x’ years old. Jayne is 2 years older than him. The combined total of their ages is 48. Form an equation to show this and tell me what Peter and Jayne’s ages are. (Yes, your 10 and 11 year old children did this, and did it well!) In English, we have been writing persuasive adverts to sell Ancient Egyptian temples. Who wouldn’t want to buy one?! In Art, we then used the masses of cardboard we received to begin constructing, said temples. In Science, we have continued our journey around the circulatory system - and regardless of what the children say, their teachers do have a heart, because without it, how would the oxygenated blood travel around their body or deoxygenated blood, get to the lungs?! We are also glad to see that some of our children are not ‘too cool for school’ and participated fully in the Comic Relief fancy dress. There were definitely some hilarious costumes - a full size Incredible Hulk and the Norse god Thor, post Avengers Infinity War - just brilliant!
Stars of the week:
Constellation - Libby Fielder
Nebular - Molly Brook
