Performance Poetry
Today we read a selection of poems about war. We chose our favourite to perform to the class, following tips from the author Michael Rosen. He explained the importance of things such as facial expression, hand gestures, changing the tone of your voice and using plenty of expression to add to the…
History - The Christmas Truce
Today we learnt about the 1914 Christmas Truce and re-enacted it small groups.
The 5 reads raffle winner for this week is …
Well done on reading at home 5 times in the last week! Every Friday we draw our raffle so please keep reading at home so you can enter our draw and win a new book!
Who was Walter Tull?
Today we became Historians and looked at different sources such as newspaper reports, photos and birth certificates to piece together the life of a significant Army officer who was killed during WW1. Despite growing up in an orphanage and experiencing racism, Walter Tull became the first black…
Giving thanks in Class Worship
We linked our class Worship to our History topic today. We read the story of Stubby, the WW1 dog who served with the soldiers in France sniffing out gas attacks and catching spies. We then said a prayer to give thanks, for England being a safe country free from war and praying for less fortunate…
Boccia
PE today was Boccia - a precision sport similar to bowls. The children had to really concentrate and have a steady hand!
Propaganda posters
This afternoon we looked at a variety of posters used during WW1 to persuade men to join the army, women to go out to work and everyone to save food and money. We talked about how this was the main way the government had to communicate with people before tv and phones. The children then designed…
Fun Run 2025
Lots of fun was had at the PTFA fun run, our most laps was 41! Super effort Class 3.
Ordering numbers on a number line
Today we started Active Maths. We estimated where different numbers cards went on each numberline, up to 1000 for Y3 and up to 10,000 for Y4.
Learning to play the recorder
Today we learnt some of the basics of recorder playing, accompanied with some singing, dancing, guitar and drum playing.
How can we be a steward of God’s world?
This was the question we answered in RE today after looking at some of the things God created in our outdoor classroom. We came up with things such as Litter picking, not wasting water, giving to the poor and planting more trees.
Roald Dahl day 2025
The children children looked magnificent today as their favourite Roald Dahl characters! They started the day with activities such as a new recipe for George’s marvellous medicine, a job advert for a teacher (based on Miss Honey from Matilda), BFG mindfulness colouring and Charlie and the…