The Great Wave off Kanagawa
The Great Wave off Kanagawa As part of their Japan topic last half term, Oak class learnt about the artist Hokusai and his ‘Great Wave off Kanagawa’.They replicated this great work and made creations of their own – they are brilliant Oak class, well done!
Fires and Marshmallows!
Fires and Marshmallows! It was a very cold Forest School this week for Cherry class… That didn’t stop them though! A good warm fire to toast marshmallows is exactly what they did!
Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day Just to say…”Happy Valentine’s Day” from Pippin class! The children worked really hard: cutting, threading, punching holes and drawing on their decorations. They love their families so much.
Japan Day in Oak
Japan Day in Oak こんにちは (Konnichiwa) On Thursday it was JAPAN DAY in Oak class as their topic is ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ this half term! The children had a wonderful day celebrating the culture of Japan. They started the day off by painting Japanese lettering, then made sushi, created Manga drawings, and watched a martial […]
Biographies In Oak Class
Biographies In Oak Class In Oak class, the writing focus this term has been ‘biographies.’ The children have used modelled texts to support their understanding of the features found within biographies, and chose a historical figure to base their writing on…
Pippin Parent’s Maths Morning
Pippin Parent’s Maths Morning Pippin invited their parents in this week for a maths morning. Here, the parents were involved with playing, counting and measuring with their children. The children were also able to show them what their learning environment looks like and talk through what they get up to each day. Thanks so much for coming […]
Talk4Writing – Character Development
Talk4Writing – Character Development In English this week, as Cherry class delve deeper into their Talk4Writing text ‘Sleeping Beauty’, the children had a go at hot seating where the children ask questions to each other posed as the characters.Hot seating deepens the children’s understanding of characters, and makes learning interactive and fun through role-play and […]
Christingle
Christingle This week was our Christingle service, so all of the children in the school made a Christingle of their own to take with them to the service. The word Christingle means ‘Christ’s light’ and symbolises the light of Christ, bringing hope to people living in darkness. Each part of the Christingle is special: The orange represents […]
Young Voices
Young Voices On Thursday, the children in Yr 4,5 and 6 went to Birmingham BP Pulse Arena to sing in the ‘largest children’s choir in the world’! From songs such as the Let’s Dance Medley, Birdhouse in Your Soul, Oceania, Lean on Me, Try Everything and a Pop Medley, everyone celebrated Bob Marley’s 80 birthday by […]
Maths Workshop for Parents
Maths Workshop for Parents Is this all about maths? Would you like to know more about how we teach maths in early years? On Thursday 6th February, we will be showcasing lots of maths activities in Pippin Class at 9am. Our parents are warmly invited to stay and play for an hour – there is lots to […]
