Stories, Secrets and Small Wonders (Y4)

Year 4 Kate’s Class were lucky enough to be able to participate in a Zoom with renowned children’s author, Ross Montgomery! Ross spoke about several of his books including the award-winning, “I am Rebel”, “Ten Delicious Teachers” and his newest novel, “Small Wonder”. He shared with us an exciting snippet of Small Wonder that made […]

Y5 get cyber smart

Year 5 have been learning all about how to stay safe online. They explored why strong passwords are so important, how apps use passwords to control access and how to check and change app permissions to help protect personal information. Pupils discussed what makes a password secure and learned simple steps they can take to […]

from fire to frost! (Y2)

Last week, Year 2 visited St Paul’s Cathedral. This was part of our History topic on the Great Fire of London. We arrived and were met by our guides, who showed us round this wonderful building. We recapped some important events of the Fire and played a fun game where we had to pretend to […]

Counting onto success (Y1)

In year one we have been learning how to read, write and solve addition using counters. Once we mastered this, we moved on to working on number lines, we are practicing finding the highest number in our number sentence and then counting on from the smaller number. We worked in teams of four to help […]

Rock, Solid, learning (y3)

The Year 3 children have started their new science topic all about rocks and soils. During our first lesson, we looked into how rocks are formed and the three main types of rocks: sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous. We then had the opportunity to use our scientific skills to look closely at different rock samples and make notes on […]

snow much fun!

This week, our school was sprinkled with a touch of snow—and although it didn’t stay for long, it certainly brought plenty of excitement! The children made the most of the moment, enjoying the wintry surprise and creating happy memories together.

colourful still-life creations (y4)

At Michael Faraday, we love starting a new year with a really creative project! This term, Year 4 have been looking at tints and shades within a composition to make it look 3D. We started the week by talking about the difference between tints and shades. Adults, do you know the difference? Ask your children… […]

creative self-portrait (y5)

In art, Year 5 explored portrait drawing using the continuous line method. They experimented with varying the size, shape and position of words to add visual interest to their work. The children also created a self-portrait using a poem, combining art and literacy to express their personalities in a creative and imaginative way. It was […]

Seasonal foods (Y3)

At the end of last term, Year 3 have enjoyed cooking with seasonal foods in Design and Technology. The children practiced safe cutting skills and techniques, learned about food hygiene and safety and explored foods from around the world. It was a lovely way to end the term, with the children showing great enthusiasm and […]

Final Blog for 2025…(6,7)

The staff made a special song for the children to enjoy – we hope you enjoy watching it just as much as they did! Happy holidays to all our families — we wish you a wonderful and restful break!