In Birch’s Science lesson we had a looked at the digestive system. We did a practical activity where we created a our own using tights, cups and a tray and recreated our small and large intestines, the stomach. We then went through the process our bodies do to digest food! We then created a poster…
As a school we are continuing to develop and improve the Vocational Department. Below is the vocational classroom, which has been wrapped in cartoon images of some of the courses we now offer. This is with the intention to grab pupils’ imaginations and inspire them when they come to learn in the vocational areas around…
In English, we are reading the book Journey by Aaron Becker. The story has no text and shows a journey and the events which happen along the way. Today we worked in teams studying illustrations from the book and discussing what speech or thoughts could be happening to match the illustrations. We then wrote these…
Today the pupils in Birch combined their learning from outdoor learning and Topic to tidying up their vegetable bedding planter and then searched for sticks of equal length and width to use as part of the God’s eye for topic. The pupils watched a short video clip of the tutorial of making the Gods eye,…
WHOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPP!!!!!! Beech have worked so hard on their reimagined pallet planter which involved painting, composting and potting on some beautiful red, white and blue flowers! What do you all think of it?
In maths this week we focussed on fractions having equal parts. We cut up pancakes into 1/2 (half) and 1/4 (quarter). We used the segments of an orange and put them into thirds, and for a challenge we succeeded to cut a cupcake into sixths. The children recognised that when they halved, quartered and cut the…
9H had a lovely day yesterday celebrating the Queens jubilee! We listened to lots of 1950s songs, decorated cupcakes. We made a cake as a class for the competition and 9H won🥇. We coloured in some great pictures, did some creative writing for the time capsule and had lots of fun taking part in the…
All classes in school were set the challenge of creating a Union Jack from recyclable materials. Each class created unique flags using a variety of materials and techniques; weaving, collage, image transfer, and painting. Amazing creativity from all year groups.
We had the best day in Maple class for the Queens Jubilee. On the morning we read a story called ‘The Queens Hat’ and then drew our very own Queen Elizabeth. One we completed that, we had been working very hard on our flag. We made this from any materials we have found around the…
10F absolutely loved making a flag, from recycled materials, together for the Jubilee celebrations. Who knew crisps could look as good as they taste! Well done everyone 🌟