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We had a lovely time at our Christmas Party. We played musical statues, pass the parcel and even had prizes for the best dancer. We hope you all have a lovely Christmas and wish you a very Happy New Year! Miss Odenrode and Mrs Wilkinson

This week in Year 1 we have been creating our own artwork around the Great Fire of London. Here are some of fabulous artists....  

We have had a great week in Year 1 this week! In art, we have created collages using paper tearing technique. We also looked at other ways we can use materials such as: folding, bending, curling and layering. This will help us when we come to create our final piece of...

In Year 6 we created some art to remember the hero's of World War 1. Lest we forget - Year 6 never forget all they sacrificed for us.

On Wednesday the 11th, Year 4 dedicated the morning to remembering the brave people that had sacrificed their lives for us. The children created some amazing and very moving acrostic poems as well as decorated some poppies. Mrs Beale kindly decorated the tree at the...

Last half term, we were learning all about our local area as part of our Geography lessons. I have set a fun quiz using a website and app called Kahoot! Have a go and see how many questions you can get right. Use the game pin: 0755830 or click on the link...

We have been very busy making kites in our class as part of our design and technology unit.

In Year 6 this term with have been looking at the Vikings in History and Design. We learnt a lot of interesting facts about them including: Were they always victorious and vicious? Why did they come to Britain? and What was Lindisfarne? This linked to our design...

In Year 5 we have been learning how to use watercolours. This has culminated in some fantastic paintings which show depth and a range of painting techniques!

Year 4 have really enjoyed there first Science topic this year. We have been learning about electricity and we have had lots of hands on fun. We learnt how to make switches and test them, we tested different materials to see if they were insulators or conductors, and...

Year 3 have been learning all about instructions and have written our own set to help us wash a woolly mammoth (should we ever encounter one), but in the absence of prehistoric beasts, the next best thing would be to MAKE a woolly mammoth. I wonder if you could try to...

We'd like to wish you all a warm welcome to Year 3 and most importantly into KS2! Unfortunately this year we won't be able to do our meet the teacher sessions face to face, but hopefully you will find most questions are answered on the "Meet the Teacher" PowerPoint -...

Today the children visited Portland Basin Museum. They had time to look around the museum and they also took part in a toy workshop.    

This week in History, the children have been learning about significant events in their lifetime. They shared old baby/toddler photos and created timelines to show significant events in their past.  

This half term, we are reading stories from different cultures. We have been reading 'Handa's Surprise' and  'Meerkat Mail' and produced some fantastic writing in our English lessons based upon these books. Here are some of our amazing writers...  ...

In Computing, the children have been learning how to create their own booklet using a 'book creator' app. They have learnt how to add text, images, change the colour of a background and add sound clips. They have started to create a booklet to show information on...

In Geography this week, we have been learning about continents and oceans. We studied Africa and learnt all about the Maasai tribe in Kenya. We made African necklaces, wrote facts about Africa, created maps of the world and artwork as part of our learning.

In Geography, we have begun learning about continents, seas and oceans. This week, we studied the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. We created our own reef using recyclable materials to make sea creatures and coral.

This afternoon, we made noodles in our cooking lesson to celebrate Chinese New Year. Here are some of our fantastic chefs... Y  

This week, the children have been learning about the United Kingdom in Geography. They used an atlas to label the countries of the United Kingdom and they learnt about the culture of each country. In Science, we were learning about the weather. The children presented...