Blog by Tag: Curriculum enrichment

Nursery loved celebrating pancake day yesterday! They had a variety of toppings to choose from including jam, butter or chocolate sauce. Can you guess which was the most popular choice? 

After making our handprint minibeasts some children had a go at using the paint program on Purple Mash to paint and create some more minibeasts and bugs. Some children chose templates to paint while others had a go at painting their bug from scratch.

This week in Nursery we started our new topic ‘How does your garden and its creatures grow?’. 
We had a go at painting and creating our very own minibeasts using our hand prints! 

Bill from the STEM team joined us this afternoon to open our minds about the multitude possibilities that are available to us after we leave education. We thought about what jobs we currently would like to do as an adult, the most dangerous jobs and the jobs our parents would want us to do. We…

Year 6 visited their local library this afternoon to return the book(s) they withdrew on their last visit and to choose a new book. They are becoming very independent at using the library systems. 

This week in Nursery we have been celebrating Valentine’s Day! 

We have created a Valentines craft to take home and give to someone we care about.

We have also had a love potions messy tray, where we have loved exploring the pink coloured water and flower petals. 

Finally, we decorated a…

Year 1 have enjoyed their sessions with our fantastic gymnastics coach Natalie. They have learned many different stretches, balances, jumps and landings. They have all showed determination and enthusiasm in their learning. 

Year 3 learnt all about scams, phishing and parental controls that are used on Disney Plus. 
We discussed the different apps that children use at home and in school and how scams try to take money and personal details from unsuspecting victims. We considered how to keep ourselves safe online, as…

Year 3 had a walk to the library this afternoon to choose a book, they chose fiction and non-fiction. They can’t wait to go home to read them.

We have loved exploring the Numberblocks to celebrate NSPCC Number Day this year! 
we explored our Numberblocks shelf, including our Numberblock characters. We then had a go at making and decorating our own numberblock to add to the shelf. 
 

Following the theme of ‘Know yourself, Grow yourself’, we have been talking about our inner feelings and the Growth Mindset. We decided as a class that we would try to be happier, quieter and drink more water. This would help us to grow in a healthy mind and body. 
We have been carrying out…

Year 3 have been testing surfaces to see which one creates the most friction on a toy car. They sent the car down a ramp, onto a variety of different surfaces and discovered that grass created the most friction.

They measured how far the car travelled and tested each surface three times to…