Blog by Lucinda Croston

In DT this half term, we have been learning about packaging. We have designed our own Easter Egg boxes, thinking about what materials we could use. We thought about the packaging inside our boxes that would protect our special Easter treats. These are our final products, we will be bringing them…

We have had a great time during Science week in Year 3. We have made a rainbow in our classrooms and we excavated fossils (chocolate chip cookies). We had a visit from our governor and author Dr Sheila Kanani who has inspired us to look into careers in science. We have also exploded volcanoes in…

We had a wonderful time on our ' Once Upon a Time' day. We loved coming into school in our 'traditional tales ' costumes. We had a fantastic day filled with fun activities. We went on a gingerbread man hunt, performed a science experiment to see which solutions dissolved or didn't dissolve a…

In Science this week, we were learning about the different layers that make up a soil profile. We drew a diagram in our books and then we made an edible soil pot using yummy ingredients. We used oreos for the bedrock, crushed up oreos for the subsoil, cereal broken up for the topsoil and then…

We had a great time on Thursday when the girls were treated to a special football session. This is a national incentive in order to encourage more girls to play football. 

The girls in Year 2 had a super extra football session on Thursday 9th March. They learned to pass, dribble and had a great time. 

Today during assembly we learned how to make shortbread. As part of Lent we are learning new skills. After assembly, Mrs Townsend took each class to make our own shortbread biscuits. We then got to eat them afterwards, they were delicious! Ask us if we can remember what 3 ingredients we needed to…

As part of Lent, Mrs Hodgson is teaching us new skills. This week we learned how to make pizza. It was great fun and we got to eat it afterwards! We've heard a rumour that next week, we are making scones!

In English, we have been learning how to write instructions. We designed our own board game, then we wrote instructions for it. We then tested our instructions by playing our board games with a partner. It was lots of fun and we all did a great job at writing clear, easy to follow…

In Science this term, year 3 are investigating rocks, soil and fossils. Today we have been classifying rocks by type into igneous or sedimentary. We also found a fun way to pretend different chocolates and cakes were rocks and sort them into igneous and sedimentary too. “Angel cake is…

Written by Apple Class Science Ambassadors

In Reception on the 8th of February the Year 5 Science ambassadors went over to help om Reception with the Gingerbread man pathway. When they walked in, they saw a Giant's footprint. They measured the footprints with rulers, sequins, gluesticks and…