Getting to know our own class robot….Beebot!
Today, Y1 got to meet a robot that they will be using for their computing over the next half term - its name is Beebot! First, Y1 talked about robots that we have in our world today, what they are…
Computing with Crumble Kits in Year 5
Today, Y5 started their exciting new programming unit using Crumble controllers. As a school, we have been very lucky to have borrowed these kits from our local computing hub, and they are very precious. So, to get started, Y5 learned…
Year 6 Go Back in Time! Our trip to the Birmingham Back to Back museum.
Today, Year 6 went to the Birmingham Back to Back museum as part of their learning about the topic of Victorians. We are also reading a book called "The Little Match Girl Strikes Back" so it will really help us…
Rex Retriever Comprehension – Using Kagan “Showdown”
Today, we were practising our quick retrieval skills by answering questions on our new text, The Little Match Girl Strikes Back by Emma Carroll. Rather than writing our answers in our books, we wanted to practise our speed and comprehension…
Website Design – with Year 3 in mind!
As part of the second unit in our Teach Computing scheme, Year 6 undertook the challenge of creating websites which would appeal to younger users. They decided upon creating websites that would teacher children in Year 3 about contrasting climates. …
Year 5 and 6 – INSPIRE Workshop – Writing
Today, Year 5 and 6 were excited to invite their parents into the school to share in a workshop, focussed around different aspects of the writing curriculum: spelling exception words, using fronted adverbials, effective descriptive writing, and using the Kagan…
Earth as an Island – Year 6 DT project – Reusing Waste Plastic
As we come to the end of our Earth as an Island topic, Year 6 have been thinking about one of the greatest threats to our world and our islands - plastic pollution. With this in mind, we set about…
Reading Role Models Relaunched for the new half term
After the success of last year’s reading role models, the latest Year 6 volunteers have taken on the role! They had some expert guidance from Mrs Ward before launching themselves into the thick of it with their first batch of…
Duo-Colour Island Prints
After last time (when we created the design and then drew it onto a press-print tile, this week it was time to learn how to apply ink and create a print! We learned how to use a combination of dry…
Computing – Working collaboratively…At a distance!
As the next part of our "Collaboration and Communication" unit, Year 6 worked on a fact file today. That's not so difficult, is it? Well, so they thought. The challenge became harder when they discovered that they couldn't speak to…