talk, thinks, hunts! (y3)

This term in reading comprehension, Year 3 have been using Kagan Talking Chips to share ideas and predictions for The Hodgeheg and The Boy Who Grew Dragons. Each child places a chip in the middle before speaking, making sure everyone gets a turn. This Kagan stragegy encourages careful listening, respectful turn-taking, and thoughtful responses, helping […]

textured jungle creations (y2)

This term, Year 2 have been painting in Art. We first recapped how to mix secondary colours from the three primary colours. Next, we thought about texture and we used different tools to create texture, such as sponges, forks and cotton wool buds. We then created our own textured paper to use in a jungle […]

Y6 steps back in time

This week Year 6 went on an exciting trip to the Imperial War Museum to visit the Second World War Galleries, linked to our History topic on World War II. The children explored galleries that detailed the events leading up to, during, and after the war, filled with objects, displays and artefacts acquired from China, […]

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… […]