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Continuing our work on Tolerance this week, Year 3 and 4 were very excited to take part in a Hindu Workshop with Krishna who came to visit today.  We learned lots of interesting facts about the Hindu religion and were lucky enough to all have the opportunity to dress in Hindu clothes and try out…

Yesterday, Year 4 were visited by Refat from the Building Stronger Communities Team to work with our class.  We took part in different discussions and activities surrounding tolerance.  We were challenged to think about our own perceptions and to consider how we can stereotype against a person or…

Our third competitor of 'The Book Games' is Friend or Foe by Michael Morpurgo. We have rated this a 4 and 3/4 out of 5.

Year six pupils said:

"A thrilling series of events land friends, Davey and Tucky, in Devon as evacuees," said Charlie.

"London evacuees, Tucky and David, visit…

Computing Week

We started the week off trying to program using a sequence of moves. The children were taught how many quarter turns there are in a full circle and they learnt to move clockwise and anti clockwise. After that we programmed the bee bots with a sequence of moves for it to reach its…

This week Key Stage 2 have taken part in coding week. During the week all classes have been creating algorithms to create pictures or games. In Year 3 we have been using 'Logo' to create 2d shapes and geometric patterns, although extremely frustrating at times, all children have been able to write…

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…