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This week we have planted seeds and watched them germinate.

We used our 'Sow and Grow' pack to look at how we can grow our own food! We looked at cress, spinach and pea seeds under a magnifying glass before sowing them in small pots. We watered them and put them outside in the warmth.…

This week we have been focusing on some of the computing skills that we cover in Year 1.

We have been looking at simple algorithms, spotting mistakes in simple programs, using cameras and sound recorders and considering some of the benefits of using technology.

We have had great fun…

Year 5 have been working hard at becoming coding experts this week. Over the course of the week the children have had to create and develop a game using their coding skills.  They then got their friends to play the game to check it worked.  If there were any problems, they had to go back and de…

This week is Coding Week in school, where children have the opportunity to learn how to program and make their own simple computer game.  Today, Year 4 have amazed Mrs Casey with their computing and programming skills.  They have picked skills up much quicker than most adults!!  We have used Kodu…

Coding Week 

This week is coding week in year six. We have been set the challenge to create our own video game using the programme Scratch. Today we have started by designing and making our own maze games. Watch out for the chance to play them soon. 

Reception Class have been learning about minibeasts this week. We went on a minibeast hunt in the school grounds and looked carefully at the minibeasts we found. We made our own 'Minibeast Hotel' in our outdoor area and we are hoping some minibeasts will move in very soon! The children enjoyed…

This week Year Two wrote poems about the cherry bloosom trees. We went into the local area to look at the beautiful cherry blossom trees along the roadside near school. We collected words and phrases about the trees and their blossom to help with our poems. After we had written the poems we…

In Science we are studying different types of animals and in English we are writing a non-fiction book all about owls so we invited Tommy's grandma into school. Tommy's grandma works for a charity that rescues owls that are in danger.

We learnt lots of facts about owls and even had a chance to…

On Wednesday Year 1 had to say goodbye to their chickens as they made their way to their new home. 

It has been a great journey over the last few weeks. We started our journey by incubating the eggs for 21 days. We had to keep the eggs at a constant temperature of 38 degrees and keep them…

Year 5 have started a new science topic this week.  Over the coming weeks we are going to be investigating forces.

 Today we looked at using a Newton metre to measure the force of gravity on an object.  We are also going to be investigating air and water resistance and friction.

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In English, Year 3 have been writing and performing poetry. We based our poems on a poem called "At The School Assembly" by Simon Pitt. In the poem the noun is connected to the verb, and we have been working hard to replicate this poetry style.

The poems we have written are all about imaginary…

We have had a great time celebrating the end of our SATs.

Have a good rest this weekend!