Monthly Archives: March 2019

This week was World Science Week and pupils continued their learning of chemical reactions by observing the reactions between washing up liquid, milk and food colouring. The food colouring disperses more quickly when the washing up liquid is added.

Younger pupils were learning about money during Maths lessons and to practise their skills they set up a shop and till. Here they are having fun and learning to deal with coins and change – they all look very pleased … Continue reading →

Pupils came to school dressed as a character from their favourite story or book. As you can see they had all made a fantastic effort and all looked amazing. Pupils spend the morning sharing their favourite stories and doing lots … Continue reading →

Pupils were exploring new Numeracy and Maths websites which link directly to the curriculum and were also learning to troubleshoot problems with ICT links.

Pupils were learning about measuring using standard and non-standard units.

After reading a story ‘The Making of Milton’ where a young boy loses his courage and a mysterious stranger gives him a ‘jar of courage’, pupils made their own ‘jars of courage’. They had to identify areas in their lives … Continue reading →

After learning about the meaning behind Shrove Tuesday and the traditions of Pancake Day. Pupils enjoyed lots of fun making yummy pancakes. Alexander had honey on his pancakes for snack time, others tried out syrup, fruit or lemon and sugar.

Pupils continued to learn about chemical reactions which take place under certain conditions. They discovered how salt can change from crystal format as it is dissolved in water and, although it is still there, it cannot be seen. Pupils learnt … Continue reading →

Younger pupils were using standard and non-standard units for measuring capacity and length. They were solving capacity problems using the skills of estimating and were experimenting with different containers. Older pupils were converting between different units of length – mm/cm/m/km … Continue reading →

Younger pupils were learning about the work of artist Wassily Kandinsky and using inspiration from that to create their own artwork. Pupils were learning about mixing colours and how to create secondary colours by mixing primary colours. They also experimented … Continue reading →