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 […]
Mechanisms Down the Coppice
Mechanisms Down the Coppice Oak class made the most of the good weather and headed down to the coppice to finish off their science unit on forces by building moving mechanisms using their forest school skills.There were some brilliant designs as well as team work. Miss Woolley was super proud of everyone!!
Making Bread in Cherry Class
Making Bread in Cherry Class What a lovely week Cherry class have had!They began to make our bread rolls in DT using different techniques such as mixing, kneading, proving and baking. The children used the weighing scales to correctly measure out each ingredient. Thank you to those who helped. It’s lovely having parents involved in […]
Tag Rugby Tournament
Tag Rugby Tournament Well done to all of the Y4,5 and 6 children involved in the Tag Rugby Tournament at Bromyard Rugby Club today! Some wins, some draws and some losses but all with great sportsmanship and we all had fun! Super representatives of the school!
Tragedy at Sea
Tragedy at Sea In Oak class, we are coming to the end of our topic “Tragedy at Sea” where the children have been learning about The Titanic.The children have absolutely loved this topic and can’t stop filling the classroom full of the facts surrounding this momentous disaster….There were many events that contributed to that fateful […]
Practical Maths
Practical Maths To fully understand mathematical concepts, it’s very important that children have opportunities to extend their learning outside and by doing practical activities. This week, Year 1 were using hoops and beanbags to make part whole models. They then were able to begin to write addition number sentences on the playground using chalk. Year 2 were […]
Harvest Festival
Harvest Festival The whole school celebrated Harvest this week in church with family and friends. Harvest is particularly important here at Pencombe because we say thank you to our farmers who are an integral part of our community.The theme was this year was “Harvest Around the World”.Pippin class acted out the Chinese story of Stone […]
Community Coffee Morning and Mud Monsters!
Community Coffee Morning and Mud Monsters! Pippin class visited the Pencombe community coffee morning at the parish hall. The children were treated to delicious biscuits and enjoyed talking to the locals, including Sue, the community police officer who works hard to help people and is a good friend of the school!Mud glorious mud! Here are […]
Walk Up Durstone Hill
Walk Up Durstone Hill All of the children in Cherry and Pippin class had a lovely afternoon this week, walking up Durstone Hill under a beautiful Pencombe blue sky.It was lovely to see the children in Cherry take some responsibility (our school value of the month) looking after Pippin class….what a team!
