Reception Remembers
Reception created a beautiful remembrance display in our classroom. We used milk bottle lids to paint the poppies. Can you spot the purple poppies?
Lest we forget ❤️
Today we had a wonderful morning learning about Remembrance Day and why we celebrate it each year. We created some lovely poppy pictures 👇🏽, we completed some reading and research and creatively used cubes to make some poppies. We paid…
Children in Need 2024
We will be celebrating Children in Need in school on Friday 15th November. Children are encouraged to wear spots or yellow. Watch this space to see all of the exciting and amazing things we’ll be doing 💛🟡
Remembrance Day ❤️
As a school we will commemorate Remembrance Day in different ways, from poppy-related crafts and creative writing to innovative history lessons, to help our children connect with the events that changed the world over 100 years ago.
Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day, commemorates the end of World War One when an agreement to stop fighting was reached on the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month in 1918. It is held to remember all those who have died in wars and marked by a two-minute silence at 11:00am.
Part- whole model
This week has been a busy week. In Maths Year One have been learning about part- whole models and using these to create number sentences. Using our KAGAN: Rally Robin we are now beginning to understand fact families: 3+5 =…
Mechanisms: wheels and axels
Year One have been busy creating cars and understanding the importance of Wheels and Axels and how they work. We have been problem solving to see if the wheels would move when we taped the axle to the main body.…
Elmhurst Ballet Workshop 🩰
This afternoon Year 2 had the most exciting opportunity and experience with the Elmhurst Ballet Company. They showed us some amazing ballet routines and went through the performance of The Nutcracker, as they perform in the magical Christmas show. We…
Does light travel in a straight line?
We had a great time this morning proving to ourselves with three different experiments that light travels in a straight line. We also learned how to draw accurate scientific diagrams to illustrate our conclusions.
Diwali – Festival of Lights
Celebrations over many days symbolize the fight of good over evil and its victory. It is celebrated by Sikhs, Hindus, Jains, and mostly Newar Buddhists. See the story of Rama and Sita to find out more about the significance of…