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Clarinets
These children have worked incredibly hard at learning the clarinet. The audience were treated to a selection of music. Each musician also performed a solo.
Outdoor learning 06.03.20 Ecosystems
Years two and three warmed up on this welcome sunny afternoon playing arches, taking it in turns to seek safety from a chaser under a friendly arch. The children were then challenged to find as…
Outdoor learning – frames and framing
The children warmed up with a team activity that required them to move a heavy load without touching it. Both teams quickly worked out that using rollers was the way to go and they got…
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.