Nov 24 2022
As part of our Entry Point into our new geography topic of ‘Why are mountains so important?’, we were extremely lucky to have one of our parents, who has climbed Mount Everest, come in and speak to us about his experiences. He showed us a range of videos and photos and talked to us about …
Nov 18 2022
This week we visited a Place of Worship. We went to the Hindu Temple, Bhaktivedanta Manor. Here we got to visit the shrine, where people come to pray and worship the Hindu Gods. We listened to some percussion instruments and the song ‘Hare Krishna’. We then went on to learn about the story of Rama …
Nov 14 2022
Today we visited a Place of Worship. We went to the Hindu Temple, Bhaktivedanta Manor. Here we got to visit the shrine, where people come to pray and worship the Hindu Gods. We listened to some percussion instruments and the song ‘Hare Krishna’. We then went on to learn about the story of Rama and …
Nov 11 2022
Every year, we celebrate the harvest and pumpkins with the children to create ‘our famous pumpkin soup’. The children created a recipe, brought the ingredients and prepared the soup; ready to be cooked on the campfire.
Nov 11 2022
This week the Reception children were inspired by last weeks annual pumpkin soup and bonfire experience; to develop their knowledge about capacity . The children recalled their previous knowledge of big and small and expanded their vocabulary to include, tiny, massive, gigantic, little and petit. The children experimented with objects from their environment and sorted …
Oct 28 2022
As part of our Design Technology food week, each class was given the challenge of designing and making a dish from a country in the chosen continent. Reception was given Europe and due to our story focus being ‘Room on the Broom’ we decided to create cheese wands using French cheese. During the week, we …
Oct 28 2022
During Design and Technology Week, each class were asked to make a cultural dish, dedicated to their given continent. Nursery were given Europe, so we decided to make Italian Pizza’s! The children had lots of fun throughout the week, learning about Pizza, where it’s come from and how it is made. Taste testing ingredients, design …
Oct 21 2022
For World Food Day in Year 3, we decided to make a delicious traditional Brazilian sweet treat; Brigadeiros! But we put a twist on it; we used the chocolate to coat some short breads with. In term, we got some delicious Brigadeiro shortbreads! These lovely, but simple, desserts are made up of only cocoa powder, …
Oct 19 2022
In PSHE, we have been discussing what is looks and feels like to be proud of an achievement. We all received a ‘Proud Ticket’ with something our teacher was proud of us for and all our classmates celebrated each other achievements. We discussed how it made us feel knowing other people were proud of us. …
