What is it like where we live?
What a beautiful afternoon we had exploring our pretty village! The children had a lovely time looking for human and physical features in our rural village, Elford. We visited the church, walled gardens and the river where the children drew some of the features of our village. Well done…
Colouring mixing
Class 2 have experimented with mixing primary colours to make secondary colours. They then explored tints and shades before finally making the perfect Wedgewood blue!
Wonderful learners
Class 2 have settled into KS1 beautifully. They are embracing the challenges and enjoying the exciting lessons that they have been having. This week they have shown their growing phonics knowledge by making phonics crowns, learnt about where we live, started their study on Josiah Wedgewood and…
Fabulous first week of fun!
Class 2 have had a wonderful first week settling into their new class and learning the new routines. There has been so much fun and learning already! We can’t wait to see where this year will take us.
Pilgrimages and Sacred Places
Our RE topic this term is based around sacred places and pilgrimages for different religions. This week we looked at Jewish pilgrimages to the Western Wall. We explored the reasons S to why it was a special place and how Jewish people post their prayers into the wall to feel close to God. We then…
What happens to light when it passes through different transparent objects?
Key stage 1 have loved learning about Sir Isaac Newton. This week they investigated why we can see a rainbow when light passed through a prism and how rainbows are formed. They then had a go at making rainbows using a glass of water and a light source. Such a colourful lesson packed with great…
What effects does gravity have on objects?
Key stage 1 had lots of fun completing an investigation all about gravity. They learnt what gravity was, who discovered it and then conducted investigations testing the effects of gravity on objects. So much fun and lots of learning!
Budding architects
Class 2 have started their final art topic of the year - architecture. They have made mood boards combining their go rowing computing skills with their art skills and today they have used their mathematical knowledge of 3D shapes to help them draw 3D building outlines.
Great work class…
Recycling seaside sculptures
Class 2 have had great fun creating sea creatures from recycled materials. They applied their learning to create their final sculptures after planning them very carefully. Well done class 2!
Classifying rocks in science
Today we developed our classifying skills to sort rocks into venn diagrams based on our chosen rock properties. We used fantastic scientific language and great roach skills to share our thoughts.
Observing changes across the seasons
Key stage 1 have enjoyed the start of their new science topic, Seasonal changes. In the first lesson they explored Autumn and the reason behind some trees loosing their leaves and the secret colours hiding within leaves. The second lesson focussed on Winter. Within this lesson the children…
Chocolate Dissection
We had lots of fun in science this afternoon. To kick off our rocks topic we began looking at properties of rocks. We then compared their properties to the characteristics of the chocolates we dissected using some fantastic scientific language.
We may have enjoyed a cheeky taste…