Year 1 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 1 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…
Year 1 have had a super start to 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 different fruits…
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…
Year One had great fun making parachutes as part of our new theme ‘Splendid Skies’. During the summer term the children will learn about weather, the seasons and summer. We will begin by asking the question ‘what is weather?’ and use the children’s own experiences as the starting point for our discussions. They will observe…
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 have thoroughly enjoyed their theme Bright Lights, Big City. They have learnt about the differences between the countryside, towns and cities and about our capital city London. They loved learning about the Queen, particularly some fun facts. Our favourite one was that the Queen has nine thrones! To finish off our learning in…
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…
Last Thursday Years 1, 2 and 3 had a trip into Colchester on a double decker bus! We looked at the castle and the war memorial before setting off down Colchester High Street in search of more towers, turrets and heroes. Along the way we absorbed the sights, sounds and smells of the busy town….
