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We have been super busy at school making new friends and exploring! During the first week we have spent our time settling in to our new environment and meeting lots of new faces, whilst having lots of fun!

We are so excited to learn new things. This half term, our topic is 'Why am I…

And so it begins...

Year 6 have had a very busy week, but have made a great start to the year.  We have been busy getting our classroom ready and preparing ourselves for an important year.  This week Year 6 have produced some impressive artwork to share with their classmates who they really…

Foundation Stage held their very own Olympic Games this morning! 

To kick off our Olympic themed learning, we started with a memorable moment and created our very own Olympic Opening Ceremony and held our own games.

We began by learning about what the Olympic games are, where they…

Are we there yet?

Foundation Stage were introduced to their new topic with an aeroplane adventure to different countries. They recieved their ticket in the post inviting them to board Boarshaw Airways. They brought their favourite teddy along for the ride too. Foundation Stage listened to the…

Year 3 Seahorses discovered the world’s earliest artwork last week! We looked at examples of prehistoric artwork which is often known as cave art.

We identified common themes and patterns within this artwork and set out creating our own cave paintings! Look at the amazing work we…

Our new (and final) topic this half term in Year 3 Seahorses is called Tribal Tales. During this topic we will be finding out how Britain developed over thousands of years from the Stone Age to the Roman invasion. To kick start our topic we decided to step outside and stand quietly and still. We…

On Monday 6^th June Year 3 Seahorses found out all about D-Day. We found out that the original D-Day took place on 6^th June 1944 and was an important day during World War 2. It was the day on which the Allied forces set out to recapture France.

We found out the day is remembered as one…

Last week Year 3 Seahorses invited their parents into our class so they could ‘express’ their learning during our topic of Urban Pioneers. The main focus of our topic was to create a variety of artwork. The pupils were very excited and waited patiently for our parents to arrive! We had prepared a…

Well the end of another half term and the end of Drumsaloud for year 3 Octopus.  We’ve had a great time during these sessions.  Not only was it great exercise but the children also learnt about the beats which make up a song and how to use the beats to create their own dance routines.  After…

Bowling and Laser Quest

What a great day we had at Sandbrook park - bowling, laser quest, buffet lunch and time on the arcades!  Just what we needed after SATs.

As part of our Traders and Raiders topic, Year 4 have planned, designed and created their own comic book strips based on the legend of King Arthur and the Sword in the Stone. The children read a narrative version of the tale before sequencing the events. This helped them to plan a set of images to…

Throughout the school on Friday the children were given the opportunity to make and eat a healthy, nutritious breakfast! We used porridge oats, seeds, dried fruit and greek yogurt to make delicious muesli. The children enjoyed seeing the different ingredients that could be used and trying out…