Reception have been investigating what happens at Autumn time. They have explored a range of activities including a treasure hunt, leaf man collages after the story ‘Leafman’ and developed their fine motor skills through hole punching leaves.
Year One have become poets today, learning and reciting a seasonal poem by Frances Alexander! They worked in teams to spot the rhyme, learn the words and even add actions to the poem, considering how seasons change and what clothing they would need. Great dramatic poetry reading – we can’t wait to hear your own…
Today, Reception were very lucky and had a visit from a mermaid! Her name was Mermaid Hannah and she had a beautiful tail! She told us that she lives in a shell palace under the sea with her friend Oceana. She explained to us that she went to school under the sea and answered lots…
Recently, year two have been learning about the world. They have looked at the United Kingdom and the countries that it is made up of. Last Friday, they looked at the continents and drew them on balloons to represent a globe. Everybody had lots of fun with only one balloon popping!
Year Five have continued their amazing start to the year. Here they are working on their geography topic, volcanoes and Earthquakes. The children were confident at identifying three different layers of the Earth’s surface and begun to look at the impact tectonic activity can have.
Year Six are extending their learning about the Victorians this afternoon by using geography. They are using a map of Stoke-on-Trent from 1890 and identifying different areas on it by their six-figure grid references.
Year One have been on an adventure, putting their observation skills to the test on their local walk to Milton. They looked for geographical features including human (man made) features like shops and roads and physical (natural) features like the fields at the park. They enjoyed their walk, their chippy lunch and a play before…
Reception went on a number hunt in the forest yesterday! 🌳 Despite the wet weather, the children wrapped up warm and eagerly scoured the surrounding woods for numbers up to 20! By working together, they eventually found all of the numbers and successfully ordered them on the forest floor. Look at how proud they all…
Year One have begun to find out about their local area as part of their geography learning this afternoon. 🗺 They sorted pictures in to town (urban) and country (rural) and talked about where they’d like to be and why! They then explored the school grounds playing ‘I spy, I spot!’ looking at features of…
Reception had so much fun up in the woods for their first time. The weather was lovely and perfect for exploring. We decided to create a collage for our topic at the moment, All about Me, using a variety of materials from the woods. We found leaves, acorns, stones, sticks, apples and feathers and we…