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Year 4 learned about the runic alphabet and had to decipher the instructions written in runes to find out how to make ink in the same way as the Anglo-Saxons. They also learned how parchment was made then made their own quill which they used to write their own message using the runic alphabet. 
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Year 4 learned about how coins were developed, used and made during the Anglo-Saxon and Viking times. They then designed and made their own coin. 

Year 4 learned about how the weaving technique was used in different ways to create materials during medieval times. They then learned how to weave wool in the same way as our early ancestors.

We celebrated world maths day with the help of the numberblocks.
We practised our counting skills, counting the objects in the picture, we then used a peg to choose the correct numberblock for the amount.
Our challenge was to try and build the numberblock too! 
 

This week in Nursery, we have been planting seeds linked to our topic “How does your garden and it’s creatures grow” and our story “Jaspers Beanstalk”.
We have learnt that a seed needs soil, water and sun to grow. We can’t wait to see how big our plants will grow! 
 

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Year 4 throughly enjoyed a day at Woodmatters learning about the Anglo-Saxon and Viking struggle for the kingdom of England. They re-enacted the entire period in history and battle formations using a range of artefacts. They had opportunities to use historical vocabulary and learn Norse words. 
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Y6 have been asking the question: does food affect the way you feel? They considered how the right sorts of carbohydrates can give you energy and improve performance as fuel for our bodies. Together they created a pasta sauce using onions, garlic and tomatoes with herbs then added pasta to it to…

This week in computing club the Reception and Key Stage 1 children used their knowledge of using the programmable floor robot, BeeBot, and transferred this to using the BeeBot app. They created a sequence of instructions (an algorithm) to navigate BeeBot through different themed settings while…

To celebrate World Maths Day, Y6 spent the afternoon with Y1 helping them to play Maths games and develop their counting and adding skills. 

For the week of World Maths Day Reception were learning about 3D shapes. We looked at a cone, pyramid, cube, cuboid, sphere and cylinder. The children played guess the shape by putting their hand in a bag and feeling the shape without looking, found 3D shapes in our classroom and also made…

On World Maths Day Year 5 learnt about how important maths is in everyday life. They looked at famous mathematicians (men and women)  from the past and how they have helped shape the world we live in. 
They also designed their own board games with lots of maths questions on to be answered…

Y5 had a great time in the Wonderdome. They enjoyed watching  a 3D film called ‘ We Are All Aliens’ and learnt lots of interesting facts about space. The session ended with a short film about the first moon landing followed by a scientifically accurate version of ‘ Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’…