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Year 7 pupils demonstrate the Leadership aspect of the Holmwood certificate, they have been put into teaching groups and are responsible for delivering hockey lessons from warm ups to skills.

Year 6 have been identifying the bones in the body and locating them on a partner. Who knew the skeletal system could be so much fun!

Year 6 pupils have been working through the alphabet to find rhyming words. They then insulted Mr Cook in their finest Shakespearean! He was not sure whether to be insulted or complimented!

Year 5 have been designing and creating board games to challenge their understanding of the four operations and BIDMAS. Which members of staff can you see on Jack’s?

Sparking Curiosity to find a solution to Mrs Bradbury’s broken shopping bag problem. 3B investigate which material would make the strongest bag.

Year 2 have enjoyed finding out about the properties of different materials in Science. They learned whether different materials were squashy and stretchy or rigid and strong. We have been finding out about the voyages of the explorer, James Cook. We studied his portrait and thought of adjectives that could describe his appearance and character….

This week the children have learnt about the artist Andy Goldsworthy. During their Outdoor Learning session they created some natural art in the style of Andy Goldsworthy.

Un collage de couleurs collaboratif The Pre-Reception children have had a terrific time this week in their French lesson. They have been learning all their colours this term and demonstrated remarkable resilience (1b “collaborates in groups and remains committed throughout”) by collaborating carefully to create a collage of colours in French. You can see their…

Babies  In babies we have taken a keen interest in our books, sitting looking at the pictures and turning the pages independently. Bluebells This week the Bluebells have been really interested in our puzzles and enjoyed problem solving when trying to fit in the pieces. We have also enjoyed using the ICT toys and role…

STEM Week 2020 STEM Week took over the whole school this week, and such a lot of fun was had by all. The week was launched in assembly with a gruesome crime to be solved by Year 6, helped by the rest of the school. Many other activities were to follow, so read below for…