Reception visit Stickman
What a wonderful day we have had at Arboretum! Our Reception children were so excited to see Stickman this morning. We were so lucky that the rain stopped before we visited him and his friends. Here are a selection of photos of our fabulous day. Well done Reception! You were all superstars and I…
We are Stickman ready!
Our last two science lessons of this half term are all about ‘Stickman’. The children have made their own stick people and dressed them in some wonderful outfits.
Today we have immersed ourselves in the story, all ready for our exciting trip tomorrow. Well done Reception!
Exploring numbers to 20 and beyond
Our Reception children have started their new maths topic this week - To 20 and beyond. They have had lots of fun exploring how to make different numbers using a variety of maths equipment. Great work everyone!
That’s not my rocket…
Key stage one have continued their science unit looking at materials and their properties. Today they recreated a page from the well known book, “That’s not my rocket…” Using their materials knowledge they searched for just the right object to match the property they chose.
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Team spirit
Our year 1/2 dodgeball team took part in their first ever dodgeball tournament. 10 schools competed and The Howard children were undefeated going into the final. They earned a well deserved second place!
We are all very proud of the children and the team spirit they showed each other and the…
Maypole dance rehearsals
Class 1 have begun practising for our May Day celebrations. Another fabulous event at The Howard.
What is an ordinal number?
Year one have had great time learning about ordinal numbers. They enjoyed having racing and ordering each other by their finishing positions. We then brought the learning back inside and completed our White Rose fluency tasks and reasoning challenges. Great work year 1!
Building 9 and 10
The children have been learning all about the numbers 9 and 10, how to recognise them, their compositions, counting on and back from 10. They had great fun singing ‘10 little men in a flying saucer’ and acting out the song. They also used different objects to create amounts of 9 and…
Reception investigate materials
The children had a wonderful science lesson learning all about the different materials that could be used to make a boat that floats on water. The experimented with different types of materials to discover which would be the best for their boats. Great work Reception!
Great Fire of London enrichment day
Years one and two had a super ending to their Great Fire of London topic. We went over to Richard Crosse and watched a super theatre performance where life in London during the fire was brought to life. Then we made Tudor houses to form a London street in 1666. Finally the children watched the…
Reception find 9 and 10
We have had lots of fun this morning searching for numbers in our outdoor environment. The children found lots of examples of 9 and 10. Great work Reception!
Drayton manor zoo
Key stage 1 were invited to try out the new education offering from Drayton Manor which enhanced the children’s science learning.
We had a fabulous day exploring the zoo, finding out facts about the animals and learning about the five types of animals: fish, birds, reptiles, amphibians and…