This week in Reception, we have looked at the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The children came in after lunch to find a big mess in the classroom and 3 bowls of porridge. They had fun discussing who they thought made such a mess. In phonics, we have started learning the set 1 single sounds and the children have shown great recall of the sounds taught. In maths, we have continued sorting and grouping where the children have come up with their own sorting rules. 

The children carefully painted their own colour wheels, following the journey from primary to secondary colours and watching the magic happen as colours were mixed together. They have been developing their painting skills while learning that artists can create lots of different colours by experimenting with just a few.

We have loved seeing the children’s curiosity as they mixed, explored and discovered new colours!

This week, Year 2 has been diving into the world of science to discover what living things need to survive and thrive. This sparked huge curiosity, especially when we looked at the fascinating Venus flytrap! The children were amazed to learn how this unique plant gets the nutrients it needs. Inspired by these carnivorous plants, the children designed their own "friendly-monster" plants. Next week, they will turn these ideas into fun, fictional reports—we can't wait to see what Year 2 creates! 

This week in Year 3/4, we became scientific detectives as we explored how classification keys can help us group and identify objects and living things! The children discovered that a classification key uses a series of yes/no questions to sort and identify things based on their features. Working collaboratively in groups, they used Mr Men characters to create their own classification keys. It was a fantastic opportunity for the children to develop their observation, reasoning and teamwork skills while having lots of fun!  

Our Year 5 pupils have shown incredible curiosity across the curriculum this week. In Science, we explored Aristotle’s early observations about how ships disappear hull-first over the sea, discovering how this proves the Earth is a sphere. In History, we investigated the first Viking raid on Lindisfarne, while over in Maths, we got creative designing board games based on the powers of 10. We wrapped up the week in PSHE with a fantastic discussion on rights and responsibilities, where the students shared some truly insightful ideas on how to be responsible citizens. 

Year 6 showed fantastic resilience in Art this week as they sketched endangered species using the grid method to match their subject box-for-box. Both classes applied a variety of sophisticated shading techniques to bring their drawings to life, including hatching, cross-hatching, blending, short dashes, contouring and stippling.