We have seen some fantastic writing in Reception this week. Our story focus, Oh No, George!, has encouraged the children to use their critical thinking skills to explore how characters are feeling and to discuss how we can turn poor choices into positive ones. We ended the week by creating our own book pages for an alternative version of the story called Oh Yes, George!. In maths, we have been busy consolidating this year’s learning, and the children have demonstrated excellent recall and recap skills.

This week in Year 1, we explored the work of Stephen Wiltshire in our Geography lessons. Linked to our topic on the United Kingdom, we learned about his incredible talent for drawing detailed cityscapes from memory after seeing them only once. Inspired by his work, the children carefully observed and sketched a famous UK landmark. 

This week in Year 2/3 Science, we have been learning all about magnets and investigating how they work. The children explored how magnets can both attract and repel each other, and they tested a variety of materials to discover which were magnetic and which were non-magnetic. Children became real scientists as they carried out their investigations, making predictions and testing different objects. They had great fun experimenting with magnets and were excited to discover that not all metals are magnetic! There were plenty of "wow" moments as the children watched magnets pull objects towards them and push other magnets away. 

In Year 4, the children co-created a fantastic persuasive writing toolkit and put their skills to the test with 'short burst' writing sessions, arguing their points on a variety of different topics. Meanwhile, in Maths, we have started learning about time, focusing on reading analogue and digital clocks and calculating time intervals. In Science, the children have been exploring sound, conducting a hands-on experiment where they used boxes with pasta wrapped in different materials and a noise meter to investigate which ones are best at altering and insulating volume. The children have shown fantastic curiosity and creativity across all of their learning!

This week, Year 5 concluded their architecture project in Design and Technology. The children were incredibly excited and motivated to take on this project following your kind donations of cardboard from home, and it is safe to say they thoroughly enjoyed putting it to good use! After planning their designs, the children quickly rose to the challenge of bringing them to life. They cooperated beautifully, using their fantastic teamwork skills to construct these buildings from the bottom up. They began with the base, moved on to the steps, constructed the columns (using their class research to guide them) and finally added the roofs. Once again, we are incredibly impressed by the high standard of work the children have produced, but we are just as pleased with how wonderfully they collaborated with one another.

Year 6 have been working hard to create their own 'zines' on topics they are personally passionate about. Both classes designed and wrote about areas of interest, using highly creative layouts to engage their readers. The children took great pride in expressing themselves and sharing their unique hobbies through their finished magazines.