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Maths-perimeter and area
Oak class have been using the markings on the hall floor to demonstrate their knowledge of perimeter and area of straight-sided shapes and diameter, radius and circumference of circles.
Musical instruments
Year 3 and 4 made their own musical instruments using recyclable materials. They had to be able to change the pitch of a sound and be able to play the instrument in two different ways.…
Outdoor learning 07.02.20 the musical grand finale
Warm-up involved listening to partners using morse code to spell out animal names. This practise helped prepare for the main event – creating a piece of music with the instruments made over the previous two…
Outdoor learning
Outdoor learning is so much more than learning about the natural world. The children have the opportunity outside to test all their curriculum skills in all sorts of different ways. Today reception and year 1…
PE lesson
Reception and year 1 have been working really hard in PE. It’s only after they can prove that they have good listening skills that they get to see if they have good climbing skills. It…
Garden bird watch
As part of their outdoor learning, years 1 and 2 took part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
Outdoor learning 31.01.20 making music 2 of 2
The warm-up exercise on this cold, windy day had the children taking it in turns to wear blindfolds and follow instructions from a partner. The children listened very well and were very trusting of their…
Outdoor learning 24.01.20 making music 1 of 2
Years 2 and 3 began their session with a warm up session trying to get a ball into the very centre of the parachute. They had help from a visitor to the school, Simon Hoare…
Maths-number lines
Oak class have been getting to grips with counting up and down in decimals and fractions through zero. The children really benefited from sharing knowledge through a fully interactive demonstration.
Outdoor learning 17.01.20 Poetry workshop 2 of 2
The children began the session warming up with a game of moths and bats. The blindfolded bats were very trusting and very successful at catching their prey. Next the children warmed up their poetry…
Science – gravity and other forces
Oak class have been studying water resistance, air resistance, friction, gravity and associated forces. There have been experiments with parachutes for Lego men, plasticine in water, dropping spheres of different weights and pulling blocks over…
Outdoor learning 10.01.20 Poetry workshop 1 of 2
Years two and three warmed up their limbs and ears by learning rhythms on sticks and then using those rhythms to find their group captains. Listening skills were at the fore when the children found…