the colour monster

Over the past few weeks, the children in Reception have been focussing on understanding their feelings and emotions through one of our favourite stories, The Colour Monster. This wonderful book has helped us explore the different emotions we all experience and the colours associated with them. Through this, we’ve learned how to show empathy towards […]

A message from lUCY!

We’re excited to keep you updated on Lucy’s journey! She’s been sharing some great (and sometimes challenging!) experiences as she continues her adventure, and we’re very happy to pass on her latest message. A new message from Lucy: “All is going well. It’s really tough, but I’m enjoying it a lot! We’ve had two very […]

More Pizza making fun (Y3)

Chanice’s class were lucky to experience a lovely pizza making opportunity with the best catering team on Thursday morning. Head chef Tracey engaged the children in the history behind making dough through various images of the effects of yeast at different stages and the children watched a video that supported this. They then had a […]

Investigting toothbrush effectiveness (Y4)

This week in Science, our Tear 4 scientists have been hard at work investigating the effectiveness of different toothbrushes. Our class transformed into a research lab, where the children planned and carried out an experiment to explore how the hardness of toothbrushes affects their cleaning ability. We used three types of toothbrushes—soft, medium, and hard—and […]

Pizza making fun (Y3)

Kate’s class was in for a delicious surprise last week – a pizza-making session! Head Chef Tracey kicked things off by explaining the science behind pizza dough, showing us fascinating images of how yeast works its magic. The children were excited to roll out their own dough and watch it bubble as it started to […]

Make your mark (Y1)

This week, Year 1s have been diving into our third lesson of the ‘Make Your Mark’ unit, titled Exploring Media. We began by discussing what “media” means in art – the materials used to create a piece of work. Our first task was to use pencils to draw 2D shapes and practice different types of […]

Who is really behind the screeN? (Y4)

In our recent computing lesson, Y4 have been exploring the topic of “searching for information online” and had an important discussion about whether people are always who they claim to be online. To help illustrate this, we used a fun and eye-opening activity. Two children were given images of other children and were asked to […]

Middi’s summer adventures

Our beloved school dog, Middi, has had an eventful summer! He’s been out and about, enjoying long walks in different forests and even exploring some peaceful cemeteries. One of the highlights of his summer was trying his very first ice cream – let’s just say it was love at first lick! But that wasn’t the […]

Reception settle in brilliantly!

The Reception children have done exceptionally well with their start to Reception, and have delighted us by coming into school full of enthusiasm. We have been busy settling into our new classrooms – getting to know the adults, and making new friends. We have enjoyed exploring the indoor and outdoor areas, whether it’s been building […]

Y6 Speeches light up the stage!

The excitement was in the air as our Year 6 pupils took the stage to present their speeches for the highly anticipated elections for School Council and Eco Warriors. The atmosphere was electric, with each candidate showcasing their passion and vision for improving our school. Stay tuned for more updates on the election results and […]