We’ve had a creative week in Reception. The children have continued to deepen their knowledge of bees and how they make honey. We created a set of instructions on how to make a honey sandwich, where the children first told Miss Henney what to do. We realised that illicit instructions are important and created a clear set of instructions to follow. The children then had a go at following their instructions to make their own honey sandwiches. In maths, we have been deepening our knowledge on the composition of numbers 6, 7 and 8.

This week in Year 1, the children have been learning all about our senses. We explored the sense of taste by sampling four different foods and using descriptive vocabulary to talk about what we noticed.

The children were very confident in agreeing that the lemon tasted sour! The rocket prompted lots of discussion too, with one child asking, “Is this for humans?” as they were convinced it was far too bitter for us to eat. It was a fun, hands-on lesson that encouraged curiosity, new vocabulary and plenty of thoughtful questions!

In Year 2/3 Science this week, the children learned that light from the sun can be dangerous and explored ways to protect their eyes. They tested different pairs of sunglasses using UV beads and a UV torch to see which ones were safest to wear in the sun.

The children found that the brighter the colour change in the beads, the more UV light was reaching them. Sunglasses that kept the beads pale or colourless offered better protection from the sun’s rays. The children thoroughly enjoyed the experiment, were fully engaged and captivated by observing the results, and were amazed by the changing colours of the beads.

It has been a fantastic week of discovery and creativity in Year 4! In English, we visualized our new text by creating detailed story maps to chart the narrative. We also built a setting description toolkit, which the children used to successfully identify key literary features within the story.

It was wonderful to see the children become 'biome experts' in Geography, diving into global ecosystems with real passion. They brought this same creativity to Science, where they used generative drawing to explore and illustrate the different states of matter.Finally, in PE, the children showed impressive focus as they used various equipment to practice their balances, working hard on their stability and control.

Year 5 reached the peak of their learning this week by balancing busy test practice with the mastery of multiplication and division in Maths. In English, children sharpened their short-burst writing to create action scenes, using powerful verbs to describe a battle between a hero and a beast. In Science, they continued learning about the life cycles by researching and comparing two animals from the same group. To celebrate their hard work, the pupils finished with a gallery walk to observe and enjoy each other’s fantastic results.

This week in English, Year 6 unravelled a mystery using a range of carefully selected clues. They examined different pieces of evidence and processed the information by sorting through fact and opinion, establishing the order of events and then using the information to draw conclusions. We were surprised by the range of ideas that emerged based on the same set of clues. This was a fun and engaging way to look at our upcoming text "Kidnapped" and helped us to explore what things had happened in the past and what was happening in the present which will be essential for the flashback element of our writing in this unit. 

This week we evaluated our use of interactive teaching techniques providing peer feedback on strategies we have implemented over the last fortnight. The team also spent time preparing for the maths enrichment opportunities coming up next week.