‘Titch’ in Pippin
‘Titch’ in Pippin Titch had a tiny seed. It grew and grew and grew!Pippin class been have enjoying reading various Titch stories and the children used them as a starting point for their own book, being authors, writing and illustrating their own versions of a Titch story.They used their spelling dictionaries and their phonic knowledge […]
Royal Art in Willow
Royal Art in Oak The topic that Willow class are covering this term is “The Greatest Britain”. In art this week, the children focussed on creating tone and shading for 3D effects. They used portraits of King Charles III and Queen Elizabeth II to create one portrait out of small snippets. They will be displayed in […]
Gingerbread House
Gingerbread House Cherry class have been making gingerbread in DT! The children followed instructions, measured ingredients, carefully blended and baked the ingredients, then had a little taste of what they had created…it was delicious! They started to build a gingerbread house – it was very delicate!
Spring Walk
Spring Walk Cherry class took a lovely walk this week and looked at the signs of Spring. We are so lucky at Pencombe to have the beautiful countryside on our doorstep as it gives us the opportunity to explore whilst we learn in such a special place.
Stuffed Toys in Oak
Stuffed Toys in Oak Oak class designed a stuffed toy in DT, considering the main component shapes of their toy. They created an appropriate template, joined two pieces of fabric using a blanket stitch, neatly cut out their fabric, used appliqué or decorative stitching to decorate the front of their stuffed toy and then used blanket […]
Ofsted Inspection
Important notice for parents, carers and all visitors. The school is being inspected by the Office of Standards in Education (Ofsted) on Wednesday 10th April 2024.Â
All in an Easter Garden
All in an Easter Garden Pippin class have made a beautiful Easter Garden for our Parish Church in preparation for our child-led Easter service. They picked flowers and collected moss then carefully arranged them in the tray. Well done everyone.
Jack and the Beanstalk – Talk4Writing
Jack and the Beanstalk – Talk4Writing At Pencombe CofE Primary, we use Talk4Writing to develop our children’s writing skills starting with the foundation years.The Talk for Writing approach enables children to read and write independently for a variety of audiences and purposes within different subjects. A key feature is that children internalise the language structures […]
The Christmas Crucifix
The Christmas Crucifix It has been five years since the children made a Christmas cross at Pencombe.The younger children were fascinated to watch a Christmas tree turn into a crucifix. This recycling activity helps to demonstrate the connection between Christ’s birth at Christmas and his death at Easter.The cycle of the church year continues with […]
WWII Experience at Bewdley Museum
WWII Experience at Bewdley Museum This week, Oak class went on a trip to Bewdley Museum for a WWII experience.With the help of the excellent museum staff, the children were able to exercise their existing knowledge of WWII, and experience it what it felt like to be an evacuee, learn about preparations for war using […]
