Year 3 (Class 8) - Science - Pollination

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Today we learnt about pollination. We became the bees and we visited the different flowers to collect the nectar. 

When we visited, the ‘pollen’ stuck to us and was transferred to the other flowers. We discussed how this led to fertilisation and seed production. 

We retold the pollination…

Category: Year 3

Science

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Year 4 (Class 11) - P.E - Ice Skating Lessons

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Ice skating lessons have started again in year 3 and 4. 

This week class 11 showed their skills on the ice. 

The children grew in confidence throughout the session and by the end of it they were all skating independently. 

Category: Year 4

Physical Education

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Year 6 (Class 16) - P.E - Mountain Biking at Middleton Bike Park

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We have re-started our sessions at Middleton Bike park which all year 5 and 6 children will have the opportunity to. 

This week class 16 have enjoyed riding around the tracks. The wet weather didn't stop the children from having fun.

Category: Year 6

Physical Education

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Year 6 (Class 16) - PSHE - Alcohol Abuse

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In PSHE, we used our oracy skills and talk tokens to discuss alcohol abuse: the risks, how it affects the person, and how others in their family might be affected too.

We discussed in circle groups first, and then fed back as a whole class group.

Category: Year 6

PSHE

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Questions for Pupils in School

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Pupil Parliament have spent a lot of time collating and analyzing ideas and opinions of all the children in their class. They asked questions around feeling safe in school and the behaviour of children in school.

You can read the findings of the children in their reports:

The question we…

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Year 6 (Class 16) - Science - Our Circulatory System Models

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This week, we finished our model of the circulatory system. 

We then used our oracy skills to present to the rest of the class. 

We explained in detail using technical language, how the circulatory system works, and then we gave feedback to each group.

Category: Year 6

Science Oracy

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Year 6 (Class 14) - Art - Jaqueline Hurley

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Class 14 have been looking at the work of our artist of the term Jaqueline Hurley. 

Her art focuses on war time landscapes with lots of texture and depth. 

The children loved her work and now feel inspired to create their own piece of art in her style. 

Category: Year 6

Art

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Year 5 (Class 14) - Art - Jaqueline Hurley

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Class 14 have been looking at the work of our artist of the term Jaqueline Hurley. 

Her art focuses on war time landscapes with lots of texture and depth. 

The children loved her work and now feel inspired to create their own piece of art in her style. 

Category: Year 5

Art

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Year 3 (Class 8) - Music - A and G Chords

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Today we learnt how to move between our G and A chords to play along with a tune. 

We did a warm up to get our hands ready for all the movements. 

Category: Year 3

Music

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Reception (Class 1) - Mixing Colours

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Reception loved exploring colour mixing after reading The Colour Monster! 

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Reception (Class 1) - Who Am I?

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This week in reception we have been continuing our learning about 'Who am I?' and this week we focused on our bodies.

We really enjoyed our carpet time, where we made big body diagram and labelled the parts.

Everyone was very good at naming the different parts of the body. We also learnt…

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Reception (Class 1) - Settling In

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Settling into reception.

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