We were delighted to be able to offer our pupils in Reception to Year 3 the opportunity to spend the day at the beach at Frinton on Thursday 23 June. This is a traditional Holmwood outing that we have had to put on hold for the last two summers and we were thrilled to be…
Fantastic Finale to Paws, Claws and Whiskers Year 1 had a fantastic finale to their Paws, Claws and Whiskers theme and concluded their learning with a trip to Colchester Zoo. The visit was a fun and engaging way to conclude this term’s theme and included a fascinating session where they learnt about how colour and…
Year 1 have been having a great time with their new theme ‘Paws, Claws and Whiskers’. We have been enjoying a range of animal stories during our English lessons and our favourite so far has definitely been ‘The Tiger Who Came To Tea’. We used this story as the starting point for our own creative…
Year 1 had great fun exploring ice balloons in their science lesson this week. After using our senses of touch and sight, we shared our ideas about what we thought was in the balloons and how they were made. After agreeing that they were made out of ice we talked about what would happen to…
It has been a joy this week to watch the performances of the two, much anticipated, productions from the Early Years and Pre-Prep. The Early Years put on a sparkling performance of “The Christmas Star” and Years 2 and 3 had us all enthralled with their very entertaining and ambitious production of “The Elves and…
Year One have been having great fun with their new theme ‘Enchanted Woodland.’ We started off spending some time outside looking at trees. We enjoyed looking at similarities and differences in their shape, size, leaves and trunk. We used a tree identification sheet to try and identify the trees we saw and looked to see…
Year One have enjoyed learning about their bodies and senses in science. We started by looking at a picture of our skeleton and talking about what the children could recognise. We identified the skull, ribs and spine and then talked about why these bones and our skeleton as a whole is important. The children shared…
Wow! What a week the Pre-Reception children have had. We have all been amazing pirates and have been participating in lots of different activities. During our Outdoor Learning session we were treasure hunters, and we had to look for our pots of coins hidden within the Spinney. We have some amazing treasure hunters. Once we…
Year 1 have had a super first two weeks of the new academic year. They have really enjoyed settling into their new classroom and learning about some of the routines and things to look forward to in Year 1. Last week in Literacy we enjoyed the book ‘Oliver’s Fruit Salad’. We talked about all the…
It was with great sadness that we had to cancel the long-standing traditional outing to Frinton beach for the entire Pre-Prep. However, the Pre-Prep staff, forever resilient and resourceful, worked very hard to arrange a “staycation” which included: inflatables, pony rides, goat feeding and petting, a tonne of sand and an ice cream van! They…
