Bulb lasagne
Today Year 4 have cleared out one of the planters on the KS2 playground. They harvested some lovely radish and carrots. The children then created a bulb lasagne. They planted different bulbs in different layers of compost. We look forward to seeing the flowers bloom in the…
Animals including Humans - Nutrition
Today in Science the children have been looking at nutrition and how much sugar is in drinks.
We looked at different kinds of drinks and the children predicted how much sugar was in each drink. The children were shocked to find out that 15 sugar cubes are in one can of coke. Then children then…
Anti-Bullying
We continued our work on anti-bullying today. The children watched two videos from BBC Bitesize and we spoke about our experiences. The children agreed on the importance of telling a grown up and the children were reassured that they would not be in trouble for reporting cases of bullying. The…
Visit to Living Waters
Year 2 visited Living Waters Foodbank to donate some Christmas chocolate.
New Blogging Page
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Christmas maths
During our maths lessons on circles, we learnt about the parts of a circle, the radius and the diameter. The pupils then used a compass to draw circles with the given radius/diameter. We then created Christmas wreaths using our circles.
Habitats
In Science this week we have been investigating different habitats in the school grounds. Have a read of what we learned on our class blog: https://gillibrandblogs.net/holly2018/2018/11/28/habitats/
Advent in Year 6
Year 6 have looked at Advent and how this is represented within the church through the Advent Wreath and the Jesse Tree.
Willow Class self-portraits.
Today the children have created their own self-portraits. Have a look at their fantastic designs.
Christmas Baubles in Year 4
Year 4 have been using their knowledge of papier mache to create 3D shapes - Christmas baubles.
Nativity Invites
Year 2 have written their invites for the local community. They will be delivered next week!
Future Maths Teachers
This week we have been developing our understanding of decimals. The children enjoyed working with a partner and taking on the role of the teacher to show their understanding of the topic. We used coaching and peer-support techniques to round decimals to the nearest whole number and the nearest…