Today, Friday 26 March 2021 is Land Element Day. It’s been a home clothes day for all pupils in Land and we’ve all come dressed in red to raise money for charity. We are also holding a competition for all pupils in the school to design a shield that represents all three Elements (Air, Land…
Year 2 have made Easter cards this week. The learning emphasis was on using templates as accurately as possible, careful cutting out and using the shapes to create repeating patterns.
This week the Year 3 considered the enlargement of flowers by Georgia O’Keefe. Using a viewfinder placed onto a chosen position of a photograph of a flower, the children drew an enlargement of that small area in oil pastel. They considered the position and the size as well as the boldness of colour which can…
Year 3 are looking at persuasive language. They started the lesson seeing if they could convince Mrs Bell to let them have 5 minutes extra break time. They gave a very good argument!
Our intrepid scientists continue to have their curiosity sparked about space and the Perseverance rover with investigations about Mars this week. The pupils carried out an experiment to find out what affects the size of craters made by meteorites on Mars, looking at the size and mass of the ‘meteorites’ as well as the height…
Babies Babies have really loved different activities outside in the fresh air. We have explored sand and water and have explored what happens when we mix them together and the different textures. Bluebells This week the Bluebells have enjoyed searching for ladybirds in the garden. We have shown interest in the cameras and have…
This week, RL have been thinking about spring and what you see happening in the natural world at this time of year. For some spring art, the children painted a tree and decorated it with bubble wrap printed blossom. In addition, they made tye-dye flowers by twisting a baby wipe, adding rubber bands and decorating…
Dear Parents At the end of a week which has involved several visitors, online quizzes and a raft of superheroes, the children are clearly enjoying being back at school whilst feeling the energy levels wane a little! School is tiring, it would seem! So much has returned to normal and I am delighted to report that…
In our science lesson this week, we made light graphs/diagrams. We set up a torch and had a mirror, then put a piece of paper underneath. Next, we marked out the location of the light and the mirror, and also marked the direction on which the light travelled with an “x”. Then we joined the…
This week we have been talking about St. Patrick’s Day. We have been decorating some four leaf clovers, getting messy with some leprechaun cloud dough and really enjoying making a messy rainbow. The children have also loved talking to each other using their walkie talkies.
