Adventure to tower of London (Y6)

Year 6 had an exciting trip to the Tower of London, where they took part in a hands-on workshop about pirate prisoners. The children enjoyed learning about infamous historical figures and the stories behind the Tower’s fascinating past. It was a day full of fun, exploration, and discovery! This exciting trip supported the Key Stage […]

Lucy’s reaches Everest Base Camp!

Lucy has achieved an incredible feat, reaching Everest Base Camp at a breathtaking 5,364 metres! Last night, she climbed up to Kala Pattar at 5,600 metres for sunset. She was rewarded with a view of Mount Everest glowing red in the evening light, feeling as if she could almost touch it! The previous week, Lucy […]

Making fruit smoothies (Y1)

This week in Year 1, we put on our chef hats for a fun Design and Technology project—making our own fruit smoothies! We started by learning about what makes a fruit a fruit (it has seeds!) and explored where different foods grow, whether underground, above ground, or on trees. This helped us understand more about […]

Exploring autumn (nursery)

This week in Nursery, we’ve been getting creative with an exciting Autumnal Leaf Printing activity! With autumn leaves all around us, we headed outside to explore and gather a beautiful collection for our artwork. The children loved searching for different leaves, noticing their shapes, textures, and colours. Tabi shared her excitement, saying, “I collected the […]

Exploring lines and Nature (Y1)

This term in Year 1, our art lessons have been all about discovering different types of lines! We’ve practised making straight, wavy, cross-hatch, horizontal, and vertical lines, and even tried out different shapes. One of the most exciting parts? We experimented with drawing to music, letting the sounds guide our lines and shapes! To put […]

Can Spaghetti really grow on Trees? (y3)

Year 3 had a really interesting lesson yesterday which started with a video on spaghetti trees! Yes, you heard that right! Some children who watched the famous BBC April Fool’s prank really believed that spaghetti grows on trees – luckily, other pupils were savvy and reminded us that we can’t always believe everything we watch online. See the […]

Designing a healthy wrap (y2)

Year 2 have been learning all about balanced diets and the importance of eating a range of food types. In DT lessons, they practised key food preparation skills, including chopping, grating, snipping, and spreading ingredients safely. The children explored different combinations of proteins, fruits, vegetables, and dairy, learning to create balanced, nutritious meals. Using this […]

filtering fanatics in Y5

In Science, Year 5 have become expert engineers as we designed our own water filters for our topic on ‘Mixtures and Separation’. We’ve been learning about the difference between mixtures and solutions this half term, and how they each require different methods of separation. Mixtures are a combination of two or more substances that are […]

observational sketching in y5!

This week in Year 5, we spent a creative afternoon doing observational sketches of tropical plants. Earlier this half-term, we learnt about tropical climbing plants like monsteras and pothos, which grow in rainforests such as the Amazon, during our Geography lessons. Sketching these plants gave us a wonderful opportunity to observe them closely and bring […]

Final Day (Y6)

After a good night’s sleep, the Year 6 children were up bright and early, ready for another exciting day. They fuelled up with a delicious breakfast and then jumped straight into the fun with a thrilling morning of zip wire adventures and some action-packed games of laser warriors. The excitement was contagious, and the children […]