Looking for inspiration for their Autumn themed cinquain poems, what better place for Year 5 to visit than our Forest School? Working in small groups they generated vocabulary for their poetry writing. [gallery...
Year 5 Picture News
Year 5 considered the Picture News question this week: Are there some jobs a robot could never do? A new robot called Digit is being tested in warehouses for the online retailer, Amazon. The robot is in its first few weeks of trials at Amazon’s facility in Seattle,...
Year 5 Healthy Relationships (Personal and Social Development)
What makes a healthy relationship? Reflecting on a variety of different scenarios, Year 5 had the opportunity to discuss this question and share their thoughts. In the different scenarios Year 5 made suggestions about who the characters could speak to and where they...
Judaism Week
This week, we have been celebrating the religion of Judaism across our school. In Year 2, our focus was on the Shabbat meal that Jewish families celebrate every week. We learnt that Shabbat begins on Friday night where the house is cleaned and all the food is cooked....
Anti Bullying Assembly – School Council
Our new School Council Representatives came together today to lead our Anti-Bullying Assembly. The theme this year is ‘Make a Noise!’ We talked clearly and confidently about the differences between ‘Banter’ and ‘Bullying’ and we made a lot of noise! [gallery...
Year 6 Picture News Question- How important is it to understand money?
Year 6 have been debating our Picture News question- How important is it to understand money? According to a study conducted by the government, it is estimated that around 5.4 million children in the UK do not have the money skills they will need in adulthood. In...
Friday 10th November Newsletter
Newsletter 10th November 2023 With a Joyful heart, we love, learn, and grow. Go to this Sway
Year 4 Forest School
Year 4 have loved their forest school sessions. They have been learning how to build and cook on fires. We learnt all about the fire triangle. To make a fire you need heat, oxygen and kindling. We learnt how to be safe around fire. We used a flint and steel to create...
Reception visit Forest School
We have had a very exciting morning in Reception. We came into school in our winter clothes all wrapped up ready to meet Nomad Rangers at Forest school. The morning started by lighting a fire, we had to be very sensible and careful. Then, we sliced bananas and put...
Year 6 Debate - Should Super Shoes be Allowed in Races?
Year 6 have been debating our Picture News question - Should super shoes be allowed in races? Super shoes are a type of footwear that uses technology to help people run faster. Allowing users to use less energy when their feet push off from the ground and provides...
Sponsored Walk
Reception have had a very exciting morning completing our sponsored walk. We had great fun putting our wellies on and vests to make sure we stayed dry. Year 6 helped to make sure we were safe on the sponsored walk by holding our hands. When we arrived at the Clayhole...
Exploring our senses in Year One Science
Our first Science topic in Year One was 'Our Senses'. The children have enjoyed exploring their sense of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. We smelt lots of different things such as garlic, curry, chocolate, caramel, mint and tomato and decided what our favourite...
Toddler Group Spooky Party
The toddler group had a fun time dressed up in spooky costumes, come and join our group, every Monday at 9am in term time
Year 2’s Forest School Session
This morning, Year 2 enjoyed their first forest school session of Year 2 with Nomad Rangers. We had lots of fun cooking and learning how to make a fire. All of us managed to create a spark using the flint and steel. We enjoyed making and eating chocolate bananas,...
West End hit musical Matilda at St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School
On Tuesday, Year 6 were invited to watch the West End hit musical Matilda at St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School. They were on the edge of their seats watching the amazing, talented cast perform. In the afternoon, the children were very excited to mix with Year...
Germs in Year 2!
In Science, Year 2 have been learning about hygiene and germs. We conducted an experiment to see how germs can spread even though we can't see them. We placed glitter on our hands to represent the germs and we touched other children and objects. Here are our results:...
Space Race - Picture News
Blast off!!! Today Year 4 have been learning all about the space race currently between India and Russia. We learnt how India have managed to land a rocket on the Lunar South Pole but Russias unmanned spacecraft crashed trying to land. We learnt why they are trying to...
