Year Three have loved exploring their new text, ‘The Stone Age Boy’ this week. They have enjoyed participating in some drama activities to help them to understand the events and characters in the story. They worked in groups to freeze frame different events, considering the thoughts of their characters. They also sequenced the events by […]
Year Two have been growing plants together this year. Recently, they planted their own sunflower seeds and hope to grow huge sunflowers based on everything they have learnt over the last two years of science. Who will grow the tallest? Mr Mellor has put his sunflowers in some strange places, such as the cupboard and […]
This week the children have been practising their reading and writing skills, they have been segmenting and blending lots of words and even trying to write them. They enjoyed searching for the words with a partner, taking it in turns to sound them out and write them independently. We are so proud of your fantastic […]
In Science, we have been learning all about our senses! We used different body parts – our 👀 👂 👅 👃 and 🙌 – and tested how well they worked! We had to count balls being thrown using our eyes (with a sneaky 🙊 hidden), sniff pots (with stinky vinegar in!), listen carefully outside to […]
This week, Reception have been extending their learning of maths by practising numbers to 20. They are focusing on, not just the recognition of the numbers to 20 but also the composition of those numbers. By using ten frames and numicon shapes, the children are gaining a deep understanding of what makes each number. Well […]
This week Year Three have been focusing on poetry. We have been exploring and writing our own Haiku and kennings poems. This morning, we have written kennings poems all about ourselves, including our hobbies, skills and favourite things. We then performed them to the rest of the class and found out lots of new things […]
This week, Year Five have been writing a non-chronological based on their own dragons inspired by the book ‘How to Train Your Dragon’. Throughout the writing process, they have proved they are experts in the study of dragons. Also, they have been aspirational to include complex SPaG techniques such as parenthesis and relative clauses.
Year Two visited Gladstone Pottery Museum this week. They explored the history of the pottery industry in Stoke-on-Trent and learnt about the influential artist Clarice Cliff.
In PSHE, the children have been learning about the qualities of a good friend and how to create positive relationships with others. We then held the BAFAs (best at friendship awards). All of the children received a certificate explains why they were a good friend.
Year Two have been learning about length and height in maths. This week, they went outside to measure each other and the lines on the playground. They measured in centimetres and metres using a metre stick.