Loose parts – The Troll
In Year 1 we have been looking at the story Three Billy Goats Gruff from the Story Tree. We know the story so well and today we have been looking more into the characters, especially the troll today. We have…
Bee bot fun
Following on from our computing lesson last week where we were introduced to our class robot ‘Bee bot’ - we have loved exploring the Bee bots more. The class have loved creating Bee bots out of Lego, drawing them and…
Retell of Three Billy Goats Gruff – The Story Tree
Year 1 have been retelling the story of Three Billy Goats Gruff from the Story Tree. They have loved reading the story and were very confident in retelling and uses the language used in the story, such as “trip trap,…
Beebot Fun in Year 2 Computing
Today, Mrs Francis, Mr Bromfield and Year 2 had a fabulous computing session where they were exploring programming using Beebots - and ‘Human Beebots’ too! First, they practised planning out instructions on paper, before trying to control their own 'Human…
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…
Building 3D shapes
We have been exploring 3D shapes in maths and today we made some of own shapes using straws and play dough. It was a little tricky but we persevered with it. We were able to make cubes, cuboids, pyramids and…