When children are healthy, happy and safe, curiosity is ignited and learning is optimised. In this section, you will find out what children in school and nursery have been learning this week.
A round-up of our activities in Year 6 over the last week:
- In P.E. we have been learning about how to play handball.
- In Art we have been exploring light, shadow and line. We were practising our shading techniques to show different levels of light on a dark surface.
- After achieving 100 'Above and Beyond' class points, the class voted for a Disco Rave in the hall.
- In science we have been investigating what surfaces work best for a friction drive toy car.
The Reception class have been busy this week planting seeds in our garden. They planted lettuce seeds and peas.
We have also been working on 'time'. The children helped to create an obstacle course and timed each other completing it.
To celebrate World Frog Day, Year 1 have been learning about the life cycle of frogs. We then headed out to the school pond to talk about the type of habitats that frogs choose to live in, as well as doing a quick pond dip to see what we have living in the pond.
Year 2 have started to create their own vehicles. They worked carefully from their design making a chassis, adding axles and wheels and securing the wheels in place. They worked really independently and used lots of problem-solving skills.
In Year 3, we have been noticing how shadows change the further away they move from the light source.
We worked in super-scientists teams and all had different roles!
Our Parent and Toddler group has been busy and enjoying the nicer weather over the last few weeks with various activities, both inside and outside. Sessions run every Wednesday between 9.05 and 10.30am during term time. Come along and join the fun!
The Reception Class have been reading the story of 'Handa's Surprise'. We investigated lots of different fruits and enjoyed making and eating a fruit salad.
Year 1 have been learning about instruction writing this week. We taught Paddington Bear how to make marmalade sandwiches and learnt about how you have to be very clear to make sure he follows the instructions correctly!
Year 3 have been balancing their minds and bodies with their first Yoga lesson this week.
A huge thank you to Downes Greengrocers, Asda and Sainsbury's for their kind donations of fruit, vegetables and healthy snacks for our Healthy Eating Day this week. The school smelled delicious as the staff were preparing everything. The children all enjoyed having the opportunity to try a selection of foods and tantalising their taste buds!
Y4 have continued their learning about volcanoes and produced these magnificent mixed media artworks.
Following our visit to Arthog, Year 6 were given the opportunity to take part in drop-in pottery sessions during lunchtimes. This piece is quite large and has taken many weeks. The children have followed different processes to achieve the finished look. They began by planning which parts of their Arthog trip they wanted to include on the sculpture. We have the mines, Vernon's pool, and the beach. As well as the Welsh dragon sitting proudly on the top. If you look carefully, you will also see that the sculpture has a light inside, lighting up the beach nighttime sky and the inside of the mine.
The finished piece is available to view in the Reception lobby if you would like to see it.
