Year Five have enjoyed a reading café this week where they have investigated an unseen book. They carefully read the first page and considered the genre and if it was a book they would usually enjoy. Once they did this they unwrapped the book further to find more details.
During history, the children explored Mayan artefacts and tried to help them understand the Mayan culture. We learnt that they were one of the first civilisations to create chocolate.
The children had a fantastic time on Wednesday, competing in their first sports day. They all did amazingly well and completed a sprint, an obstacle course, the bean bag race and the teddy on the tray race. Well done Nursery, you superstars!
The children have been learning about the hot and cold places in the world. They then presented Hillside Weather and spoke about the weather locally, using lots of great vocabulary. Then, they explored climate change and made pieces of art outside with an SOS for the world.
What a fantastic day the Reception children had on Sports Day. We were very lucky with the weather and managed to complete all of our races before the heavens opened. The children had a growth mindset and approached all of the races with enthusiasm. They developed a range of skills which included throwing, jumping, running […]
Year Six have been practising using spreadsheets this week. They have had to input formula so that their spreadsheet automatically: calculates the probability of rolling different numbers on dice; works out how many weeks of pocket money it would take them to save up for some of their most-wanted items; and finds the best website […]
This week, we have been reflecting on our year in Year Two. We worked in our Kagan groups to think of as many exciting things that happened this year as possible. We then came up with a ‘fancy pants’ list of all the things we have learnt how to do, such as commas in a […]
This week in their geography, Year Five have revised eight-point compass points and applied them to form directions. They applied their learning to local Ordnance Survey Maps analysing them for significant locations and amenities. Year Five will continue to develop their familiarity with Ordnance Survey maps as they consider coordinates next week.
Year One have been studying Henri Rousseau and creating their own work style in his style 🖼 Rousseau is famous for painting jungles with hidden animals 🐯so we created an Antarctic landscape with animals from Antarctica 🐧 and hid them amongst the snow or waves, linking to our learning in Geography! We painted a wash, […]
This week, Reception have been getting creative with some caterpillar and butterfly artwork. We have been experimenting with a range of techniques including fixing different materials together for collage and painting, then folding paper to make beautiful symmetrical butterflies.