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During Science Week, Year 1 became engineers! After reading the story of The Gingerbread Man, we took part in an exciting investigation inspired by engineering fairy tales. The challenge was to help the Gingerbread Man cross the river without getting wet. Working in small groups, the children…

Year 6 recently visited West Lakes Academy to take part in an exciting careers fair. During the visit, pupils had the chance to speak with professionals from a wide range of industries and learn about many different jobs.

The experience was eye-opening and gave the children a better…

Year 5 and 6 representatives had a fantastic time at a multi-skills tournament yesterday. They took part in a round-robin of activities, practicing lots of different skills such as throwing, catching, aiming, and running. Everyone worked together as a team to achieve the best results they could.…

Year 4 celebrated British Science Week by investigating the question: What makes the best hankie when you have a cold?

The children explored a range of different materials, including tissue paper, cotton, paper towel and cloth. They predicted which material would work best before carrying out…

Year 3 and 4 representatives had a great time at the Boccia festival last week. They enjoyed playing as a team and learning this new game. Well done to everyone who took part. 

During Science Week, the children in Reception had a fantastic time exploring exciting experiments and discovering what it means to be a scientist. We began by carrying out an exciting experiment where we dropped Mentos into Coke and watched the amazing fizzy explosion shoot up into the air!…

As part of Science Week, Year 5 were given the challenge of designing a way for Rapunzel to escape from her tower. The children came up with lots of imaginative ideas including slides, lifts, ladders, ropes and poles to help her get down safely. They then developed their designs further by adding…

Year 3 celebrated their love of reading when they visited the library. They selected a book to take home and listened to our class book. They even saw a surprise visitor ….. Mr and Mrs Stead ????

Today we visited our local library and spent some time looking around the children’s section and choosing books to take home. At the moment, our favourite books are Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. We were excited to see if there were any new ones we haven’t read yet. Everyone chose a book…

This week, Year 2 have been finding out all about the benefits of protein and where eggs come from. They used eggs, tortillas, tomatoes, spring onions and cheese to make their own tortilla quiches. They were extremely proud of the end result and enjoyed eating them afterwards.

A lovely afternoon at our local library for our Year 6 pupils! 

It was wonderful to see so many children excited and enthusiastic about choosing a book to take home. The library shelves were full of great discoveries, and the pupils took their time exploring different stories and…

Year 5 have had fun investigating different materials in Design and Technology. They explored a range of material properties, including whether materials were smooth or rough, waterproof, durable, strong, natural or man-made.

The children tested and discussed how different materials behave and…