Last week, parents, guardians and carers of children in Reception and Nursery had the opportunity to come for a Stay and Play. They were able to stay see what their children did while in class, what sort of activities they do and play with their children. All those who attended really enjoyed being able to see what their children get up to during the school day and felt that it was a really invaluable experience!
The Early Years children have had special visitors in school this week, ducklings! The children have been learning about the life cycle of ducklings from seeing them in their eggs, to watching them hatch and caring for them afterwards. The children have been taking good care of the ducklings whilst interacting with them by feeding them and giving them lots of cuddles!
Thank you to all parents, guardians and carers of Reception and Nursery children who came in and helped their children make their Easter Bonnets. It was lovely to see you all, they were all a work of art.
To celebrate St David’s Day, the children created their own St David’s Day cards to mark the occasion. To celebrate the Patron Saint of Wales, whilst engaging in a meaningful Art and anaesthetic experience, the children used a daffodil (the national flower of Wales) as a predominant feature on their cards before expressing words of gratitude to their loved ones.
On Thursday 27th February 2025, the Year 6 pupils took part in the STIXX workshop. With the exciting opportunity to create towers solely from recycled newspaper and cable ties, the pupils adopted innovatory methods to construct a tower stable enough to stand freely with the least amount of newspaper rods. With many creative ideas blossoming, the pupils succeeded in building multiple stable towers by feeding rolled up newspaper through the STIXX machine, which turned the paper into solid poles! All of the children thoroughly enjoyed taking part in the workshop.
To consolidate their knowledge on topics related to their classwork, the Year 4 pupils visited The Natural History Museum. The museum is divided into four different zones, each offering a unique learning experience. In the Orange Zone, pupils learned about real science in the Darwin Centre and got close to a range of soft bodied specimens (fish, reptiles and amphibians). In the Blue Zone, pupils explored the skeletons of different animals. Pupils were amazed at the life-sized blue whale model. In the Green Zone, pupils walked beneath the skeleton of the largest
animal on earth, a 120 million-year-old Mantellisaurus. In the Red Zone, pupils explored the evolution of life on our planet. Overall, the pupils had a fun-filled day of exploring.
Pupils in Year 4 learnt how to weave during their Art lesson. This was done to improve their understanding of the Viking lifestyle, which is a topic that they are learning about this half term in History and Geography. The Vikings were skilful weavers who produced top-quality warm textiles. The children were very excited to learn this new skill. As a result of them working in pairs, they also got the opportunity to apply their collaborative skills that they have been learning in PSHE.
Year 3 pupils went to the Science Museum on Friday 24th January. They had the chance to enjoy an electrifying Electricity and Magnetism Gallery, a ground-shaking Earth Science Gallery, a life-unearthing Palaeontology Gallery and a lively Biodiversity area. Pupils enjoyed the static displays of objects related to natural history, industry and industrial machinery. The pupils thoroughly enjoyed their experience and all it had to offer.
On Wednesday 22nd January, some of Year 5 pupils travelled to the O2 Arena to take part in the Young Voices concert. The children have been rehearsing hard since October last year. The children continued to show their determination and dedication to the choir all the way through. Their hard work was rewarded and paid off when they are able to perform at the 02 in front of thousands of audience members. The pupils were swept away with the electric atmosphere at the 02, showcasing their dance moves to the best of their ability and singing at the top of their lungs. It is fair to say, everyone that attended the choir had the best time and thoroughly enjoyed the entire concert.
On Tuesday 14th January the Reception children took part in Pedestrian Training delivered by the STARs team. The children were spilt into small groups and learnt about the different hazards on the roads as well as how to keep themselves safe when walking on the pavements and crossing roads, particularly busy ones. Once they had received their initial training, the children put into practice all they had learnt on the model road inside the school hall. We hope that by taking part in the Pedestrian Training, this will encourage more children to travel to school sustainably (walking, biking, scooting etc.) as they will feel more confident about travelling along our roads
The Nursery children have returned to school after the Christmas holidays and jumped straight back into various activities. The children used the interactive whiteboards to practise writing different sounds they have learnt, engaged in sensory play using the sandpit and soft foam and attempted various Mathematics games to develop and reinforce basic numeracy skills. They were all thrilled to return to Nursery and were ecstatic to see their friends!
In December, the children in Reception and Nursery received a special visit from Santa Claus who visited the classrooms to deliver a present to each of them! The children were all excited and extremely surprised to see him turn up in their classrooms on the last day of term!
