The children were introduced to a new theme this week: ‘Let’s Celebrate!’ We learnt about the Hindu festival Diwali and created some colourful Rangoli patterns. As well as our regular R.E lesson we marked two…
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Welcome back Year 2!
Wow! What an amazing first week back Year 2 have had! In RE, they made some artwork linked to our school mission statement – ‘We love, learn and grow with God at the centre!’ and…
Read MoreAmethyst Class Become Mathematical Rappers for National Numeracy Day!
Today was National Numeracy Day, a day when people around the country explore the fun and fascinating side of mathematics. Inspired by the mathematician, poet and rapper Harry Baker (check him out here), the Amethyst…
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To help them prepare for their maths papers in a gentle and enjoyable way, the Year 6 children designed their own pelmanism games this week, matching maths vocabulary to a definition, calculation or diagram. They…
Read MoreYear 6: Arctic Maths!
The Year 6s had a visit from Guy Tallentire, a geographer at Loughborough University who uses lots of maths in his studies. He spends time in Svalbard, well inside the Arctic Circle, where he measures…
Read MoreYear 5 – Morse code and encrypted messages!
Year 5 had a wonderful time code breaking this week! They learnt all about Bletchley Park and how morse code and encryption was used to send messages during World War II. The children had a…
Read MoreYear 6 Code Breakers!
Year 6 had a brilliant time cracking codes and learning about Bletchley Park during a wonderful workshop this afternoon. They explored the use of morse code and encryption to send messages during World War II,…
Read MoreYear 3: Division Detectives
Another busy week in year 3! Pupils were exploring the concept of division through lots of different mastery concepts. We explored dividing 2 digit numbers by one digit numbers with the facilitation of manipulatives. Pupils…
Read MoreYear 6 Maths Masters!
This week in Year 6 we were looking at division, deepening our understanding of the operation using place value counters. Pupils were able to visualise the process of exchanging and explain why they were doing…
Read MoreFree Year 6 Parents Maths Workshop
Looking for ways in which to support your Year 6 child in their Maths homework? Why not register for the following free Parents Maths workshop? They will dive into the 200+ million answers on Diagnostic…
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