World Book Day
We celebrated World Book Day in style with a special message from Michael Morpurgo! How lucky are we?! We also had a reading party this afternoon. Everyone enjoyed choosing books from the library and sharing them with friends (with a…
DT skills: chopping and peeling vegetables
On Friday, we learned about how to use sharp knives and vegetable peelers safely. We practised using claw and bridge holds so our fingers were out of the way! Have you been able to help at home using your new…
Birmingham Royal Ballet Workshop Fun
Today, Year 6 had a fantastic opportunity to explore ‘Still Life at the Penguin Cafe’ when a dance artist and pianist from Birmingham Royal Ballet came to lead a workshop. After a fascinating look at the endangered or extinct animals…
Science: different types of teeth 🦷 and their jobs
Year 4 have been learning about the human body this half term. We have discovered the processes of the digestive system and in this lesson we took a closer look at our teeth! The children learnt about the different types…
The Baha’i Faith
The Baha'i faith is possibly the world's newest faith. For people who follow this faith, a special time starts on 26th February, it is called Intercalary or Ayyam-i-Ha. It is interesting that people of many faiths begin fasting around…
DT – focused practical tasks and design ideas – refugee shelters
Last term, Year 6 started to explore existing shelters. They used the Kagan structure, Round Table, to discuss the different features of shelters such as bus stops, phone boxes ("What are they?"), bird houses, tents and umbrellas. Next, they sketched…
Y6 Art – revealing our transfer prints
Today, Year 6 got to see if the transfer medium prints that they produced last week had been successful. Had they put enough medium on? Had they pressed down hard enough? To reveal the results, they had to apply water…
Parinirvana Day 2024
This is an important Buddhist custom to honour the death of Buddha and his attainment of final Nirvana. This means that Buddha, in his death, was released from the cycle of rebirth. To find out more please click on the…
Ash Wednesday and Lent
Ash Wednesday & Lent Wednesday 14th February This marks the beginning of 40 days of fasting and prayer for Christians in the lead up to Easter. A time of reflection, remembrance and dedication to God, Christians now observe the forty…