Dick Whittington @ The Courtyard
Dick Whittington @ The Courtyard All of the children in Oak, Willow and Cherry class had the best afternoon today – they went to see the pantomime “Dick Whittington” at The Courtyard in Hereford! It was the most magical experience and started off Christmas fantastically!Thank you to our wonderful PTA who funded the whole event, […]
Bikeability in Year 6
Bikeability in Year 6 Congratulations to our Year 6s who completed their “Bikeability” course this week. It was undoubtably a cold and wet day, but that did not stop them and their resilience conquered all! Many thanks to Bike Right and their instructors who trained the children to be safe cyclists – well done Year […]
Knowledge Books
Knowledge Books At the end of a series of lessons, children complete an “end point assessment” that demonstrates what they have learnt and understood about a particular topic.In Oak class, the children have Knowledge Books where they create an information page that displays their fantastic knowledge!At Pencombe, we feel it is important to create opportunities […]
ASH (After School Hub)
ASH (After School Hub) ASH (After School Hub) has had a really successful start, and families are pleased that Pencombe CofE Primary is able to offer this after-school care.Lizzie has lots of exciting activities planned and the children are loving being there!For more information, please don’t forget to contact our school office.
King Alfred the Great
King Alfred the Great Willow class have been learning about The Vikings.This week, the class enjoyed ‘hot seating’ where they pretended to be King Alfred the Great . As part of the acting, the rest of the class asked ‘King Alfred the Great’ questions such as: Why he was named a peacemaker? Why was he […]
Balancing – From Pippin to Oak
Balancing – From Pippin to Oak In PE this week, Oak class have been working on symmetrical balancing and travelling. Attached are some videos of them working in pairs to create symmetrical sequences! At the opposite end of the school, Pippin class have also been practising their balancing skills too!https://pencombe.hmfa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/page-1-video-attachment-1-1.mp4https://pencombe.hmfa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/page-1-video-attachment-1-2.mp4
Nature at the Heart of Education
Nature at the Heart of Education Pippin class just love being out and about, using the natural world as a stimulus to learn and putting nature at the heart of their education.They had a lovely afternoon this week at Forest School, using the saw, drumming, digging, reading and sitting by the fire.The children collected leaves […]
A Dark Dark Tale in Cherry Class
A Dark Dark Tale in Cherry Class Cherry class have started their new Talk4Writing topic called ‘A Dark Dark Tale’. The children listened to the story and explored what was inside their own dark dark box – just look at their faces of intrigue and delight!As they explored the text even more, they began to […]
Remembrance
Remembrance Yesterday, at 11am, the community of Pencombe came together to commemorate Remembrance Day led by Reverend Sidwell.Willow class recited the poem The Serving Soldier, Oak class narrated the poem Heroes, and Cherry class offered some prayers. The children laid crosses for the four local soldiers who fought in war.We shared a two minute silence […]
Maths Padlocks and Money
Maths Padlocks and Money In Cherry class this week, the children continue to develop their maths skills.In Year 1, number padlocks were used for a maths starter where the children needed to read the number as a word to match it to its number key and then it would open! In Year 2, the children […]
