This afternoon, Year 5 and 6 were extremely fortunate to welcome a special visitor to the school. We were enthralled, as she told us about her life growing us a Palestinian refugee in Jordan and then within Palestine itself. She…
Year 6 decided to share their wisdom about keeping safe online by thinking about how they would share their top tips with younger people. There was a free-choice on how this was done and responses varied from posters (some people…
Year 6 always like to try and get things right but today they were challenged. When given ‘quick’ media such as charcoal and rubbers, and asked to complete their work in 5 minutes for each piece, they found this a…
After weeks of designing and planning, this week Year 6 completed their challenging design and technology project to make working cam toys. Wow! Look at the results.
Hello Everyone, As you know we are Reading For Pleasure here at Tiverton. I have recently come across this online and it doesn't matter how old or young any of the children are in your family, you may well be…
After break, each day at the start of the week, Year 6 get to relax in their Reading Workshop. In this time, they get to practise their skills; not only in independent reading but also in self-motivation, concentration and time…
As Year 6 get closer to building their final designs, it was time to carry out some essential focused practical tasks. In order to help us decide on a final movement for our cam toy, we explored different shaped cams;…
We used the Kagan structure Team Interview, to interview witnesses in role about the murder of King Duncan. Next week, we will be publishing our newspaper articles and hopefully discover the truth!
On Friday afternoon, KS2 were treated to a visit from the Elmhurst Ballet School who a performed number of beautiful dances. After the children enjoyed pieces from Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, they had the opportunity to ask the dancers…
Today, Year 5 and 6 had opportunity to work with the Big Brum theatre company to explore the Ancient Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. We considered the complex question, what makes a king?